One Day I Woke Up & There Was More To Love..

More flowers, more blossom, more bird song, more beauty...
more spring!

 And my friend, Ruth bought to me the most precious gift in all the world...
a little posy of lily-of-the-valley.

 Can you smell it?
The scent is just so divine.
I've sniffed & sniffed these little bells & kept them close by so as to not miss a single waft of loveliness.

 They are just so lovely with lilac flowers too.

 Look who I found in one of my gardens last week, stuffing his little face with elm blossoms, chaotically slipping off branches as he gorged. It's always such a treat to find a native wood pigeon here in New Zealand. They are just so plump & beautiful. I was talking to Margaret, my lovely neighbour yesterday & she told me that Kereru are known to get so carried away with their feasting that they literally drop to the ground...satiated.

The elegantly draped clusters of wisteria can be seen all around our neighbourhood this week...including next door.

 Spring flowers are just so delicious!

 These roses...Madame Isaac Pereire & Winsome have that gorgeous old-fashioned fragrance about them that fills the air with a heady feeling of romance & hope.

 Foxgloves have always enchanted me..

 it seems a few furry others also agree..

 Ethel (from just round the corner) described this as the "common" foxglove the other day but I think I love it quite the best myself.

 At the hospice shop we found a lovely red retro suitcase...no reason it couldn't be used for a picnic we thought. Quite romantic in fact. So we gathered all our red picnic bits just to see.

 I also found this sweetly, perfect picnic dress.
It has no sleeves so I had to wear a cardi as it's certainly not summer just yet.

We've added a 50c pack of vintage cards to the basket of picnic fun..

 and a retro puzzle..well some people like to be kept occupied even on picnics!

 On Saturday morning we were out walking in our neighbourhood when we accidentally stumbled upon a garage sale. I found this darling little forgotten teddy in a box of junk. Can you believe she is made of vintage Sanderson.
 Dear aunty Shirley has made us some delicious knitted tea cosies. I love the pink one that you can see squeezed in beside Ted. I am crocheting some wild roses to decorate it...ooh it's going to be so lovely.

 After blossom, my very next best spring joy is asparagus. I eat it every day until suddenly, it is gone again. I have decided that this old fridge container makes a perfect asparagus keeper.

I thought you might enjoy this vintage postcard, kindly made available for free by Holy Card Heaven

 This lovely bouquet comes from The Graphics Fairy...also freely available for use.

 Thank you so much for visiting!!
I do hope that your week is filled with loveliness & green growing things.

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