
2 of my faves: blue murscari (grape hyacinths) + ranunculus. http://www.shopterrain.com
So, maybe you’ve noticed that every single blogger has posted something festive about Spring . . . + yet, I have not.
You ask me why not? Well, one reason is that it was 24 degrees here overnight! (March = cruel!)
I really don’t DO Spring decor, or so I thought. Why not give it a stab, if only for the morale boost? I asked myself . . .
. . . and SO, I brought home these beautiful + fragrant hyacinths from the grocery store.
Yes, I bought my hyacinths at the grocery store.

Jasmine topiary.
I also make at least 2 cool + inexpensive topiaries of my own — using my 2 favorite Guy Wolff pots, a wire hanger + some ivy.
Last year’s versions, with variegated ivy, looked fantastic. You’ll have to to take my word on that, because they, too, did not survive our Winter.
This pretty blue glass ball + the vintage floral bowl upon which it is resting, both came from http://www.rubybegoniastrinkets.blogspot.com/, right here in our town!
And now, for more morale boosting, let’s view a few closeups of my Spring happiness in the kitchen. Stay tuned! More photos will be taken after my trip to Chicago.

Small greenhouse from the late, great Smith+ Hawken. The sponged pitcher was my Grandma’s, + the faux bois cutie was purchased in L.A.

Sweet floral plate, also purchased in our town from http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Feathered-Nest/413933821964336

Vintage bird prints in faux bamboo frames, from — where else? — the Morris Antiques Emporium (my hometown.)
March 16th, 2013 at 3:59 pm
Great blog for a pic me up after this dreary winter.Loved it.