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The Art of Pierre Amédée Varin

The engravings of Pierre Amédée Varin  are most enchanting, especially for butterfly lovers like me!  

Hope you will enjoy!

 

xox

Constance

Beautiful Butterfly

 

A Beautiful Butterfly

Who dined upon Passion Flower leaves 

Was born in our garden and is fluttering around with a flock of colorful friends!

Aren't we lucky?

 

xox

Constance

 

Magnolia Blossom

Here is a Magnolia blossom for you.  The scent is subtle and sublime, as if part gardenia and part lemon.  So fresh and lovely,  so fragile and pure.  I delight in these days of the May Magnolia and hope you do too.

 

xox

Constance

Grace

Hydrangea leaves, age gracefully.

 

xox

Constance

 

 

Springtime

A time of

~  RE~Newal  ~  RE~BiRth ~

 

and a cowgirl boot 

RE~ViVal!

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Happy Week!

xox

Constance

 

 

 

Autumn Wonderland

~ Ravishing Red's~

~Brilliant Blue's~

~Bayou Blue's~

~ Citron Yellow's~

~Golden Light of Dusk~

~Aubergine Beans~

~Radiant Green's~

& a tiny Pop of Purple!

This dazzlings, delightful time of year makes me feel most alive and happy.   The long shadows, awesome bright blue light and colorful leaves fluttering silently in slow motion, transforming into Mother Earth's masterpiece, this Autumn Wonderland, filling my heart and making me dizzy with happiness!

Happy week to all!!

xox

Constance

 

 

Kay and Larry's Crawfish Boil

Kay and Larry invited us out to their house for a  Crawfish Boil yesterday!

They are some of the most fun people I know and some of the best cooks too!

The day was perfect which is so unlike Texas weather in May!  Typically it's already super humid and hot in our neck of the woods.  This is the coolest Spring that I can remember, maybe the coolest on record!

It was relaxing to be with friends outside, especially after not feeling well for awhile.

Here's the fresh crawfish and crab from the Gulf, boiling in seasoning.

Later, the guys unloaded a few large steemers of crawfish, crabs, shrimp, artichokes, corn, sauages and pototes into a mini pirot.

 

I adore crawfish, it's my favorite crustacean by far!

We ate with our fingers on boxes and used lots of  paper towels.

Rex the wonderful watched & YES sampled lots of yummies!

 Meriam and Sandra during dinner~

We even walked down to the lake. It was truly a magical afternoon ......

 

that turned into a delicious dusk. 

Bonus:  We didn't get lost on the way home!!

Rebecca invited me to share a Postcard from Paradise.  For me, yesterday was "it"!

 

Happy Week to All!

xox

Constance

Happy Day!

   
Today was an exceptionally beautiful day,  postcard perfect and it was Jefferson's annual Pilgrimage Parade and Tour of Homes.

(Beautifiul parosol, a gift from Mélanie of Le Petit Cabinet de Curiositiés)

The American Girl Book Club donned their hats for the occasion and rode in the parade.  Last year the girls took second place and I just found out that they won first place this year!

Michele is the mastermind behind this wonderful club.

And her husband is our handsome driver.

his copilot, Betsy!

Our assistants Charmain and Petra helped in every way!

 

Here we are ready to roll~

 

Also lining up for the parade, Dorothy in her Lady Bug Costume.  She sat up in the back during the parade.  Anna chauffeured the Lady Bug in her Beetle, too funny!!!!

It was fun to ride in the parade.  It's the first one of my life.

 

One last thing~

To all you Mother's out there, especially mine:

Thank you for all that you do

For all your secret sacrifices

For love, unconditional.

 

Love,

Constance

 

 

Giffords Circus

Let's run away and join  Giffords Circus in Cirencester, England!

 

  

Giffords Circus ~ Perfection!

Their story: 

Toti and Nell Gifford started Giffords Circus in 2000.  Their vision was of a miniature village green circus, packed, rowdy, glamorous - birds and horses and motorbikes bursting from a fluttering white tent - a show for rural families, farmers and film stars.  Since 2000 the Giffords Circus company of painted wagons has toured the rural Southwest, moving every week, and entertained over 250,000 people.  Giffords Circus has become synonymous for the inspiring musicality that each show is filled with. You can listen to snippets of music from their previous shows by going to their website and linking to The Music Box.

If you want more, watch the fabulous slide show of Giffords Circus at The Guardian. 

(Images above found here)

Spring Blossoms

The first thing that happens is bitsy violets pop up everywhere, just like fairy flowers.  I picked this tiny bouquet for my mom, because she notices and reveres each buds and blossoms that cross her path. They delight her!

The Plum Blossoms bloom and look fluffy and pretty.

Next, Wisteria pops and makes life look like The Land of OZ.

 

I delight in the Dogwoods at dusk~

 

And cherish pretty Peppermint Camilla blossoms, Mother Natures gifts to us.  Spring passes way too quickly, here in our neck of the wood.  Last year I began spending as much time outdoors as possible, drinking in the "wild air", as Emerson says, for soon it will be too hot to hang out outdoors, except in the morning.

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Happy Weekend to All!

I leave you with a sweet note by Katie, age nine, thoughts about what she loves.

xox

Constnace