Friday Flowers & Apple Jelly

I am really impressed with how long the Wax Flowers (they are real, wax flower is just their name) are lasting. These are still mostly all in bright bloom three weeks later. The white ones are lasting longer then the pink. 

I also thought I would share a few shots of the delicious apple jelly that my mother made last weekend. If Anyone is interested I can share the recipe. The best part about this batch is that it is the first year we were able to use our own apples. Our solitary tree in the front yard had a bumper crop this year. I also think the fact that we now have a dog, is keeping the usual deer gang at bay. 

Happy Friday!

Nothing Gold Can Stay

 

 photo: reubenvision

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold,
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

by: Robert Frost

Festival Flowers

 

       

This past weekend was the Harvest Jazz & Blues Music Festival. I was able to exhibit some of my flowers at a local eatery Ceder Tree Cafe which was a host spot for some great live music during the festivities. Here are some quick shots I snapped. The arrangements are 90% wild flowers & locally harvested apples. It was a lot of fun & I hope to do it again soon!  

FNO Fashion's Night Out

SO SEPT 8th FNO or Fashion's Night Out

How was it? What did you buy? Who did you see? 

What I would have done to have been in the Big Apple tonight. 

Here is a close up of the drawing I did of Arizona Muse for FNO.

Christmas is coming...

This is one of my designs in my line of Christmas cards this year.

Wouldn't this make a cool garland!

I didn't draw this one ... but I thought it sure was cute.

Is anyone else starting to think festive?

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