Summer

Late Summer Flowers... 

George... he is so cute!

Here is Crab~Apple Hill "Summer"
I am working on summer colored pinwheels to go around the border...

I wish I could post a smell...

I joined a swap that Parsley hosted... It was a simple spring/Easter swap.  I must say I had fun shopping for my partner Karl... he collects orange traffic cones and dust bunnies... he likes reesees peanut butter cups and hand made items and Gospel music... 
ok, orange traffic cones?  too much fun to try to find! I did, on eBay... cute little mini cones! got him six.  Next... dust bunnies (omgosh you should see what you can find on eBay for dust bunnies) I settled on a magnet that says Protected by Dust Bunnies... Next, I found a wonderful CD by the Blind Boys of Alabama... very southern 50's bluesy gospel, I added a hand made Easter card, a Reesees Egg and some sugar free Nips and Jolly Ranchers.  He expressed much happiness and has picts on his blog!
I received my exchange when I returned from Florida. 

 Amy had me... she sent me a cute cute cute stuffed froggie, lovely and useful notepads, stickies and a journal... a bottle of Juniper Breeze body wash (one of my favorite bath and body scents) and bestest of all... lilac candles... hence my post title... is there a spring smell better than lilacs??? Is there anything more beautiful??? 

So, I leave you with these beauties...
Until later,
KimV

Exchange received!

I received these lovely squares from Peg! Aren't they too cute? (note the K A & V for my initials... ;-)) I love them... I bid on a chart on ebay ~ many moons ago (didn't get it)... called the James Town Minstral??? I can't remember anyways it was very remincent of this... I would love to find it... anyone know what I'm talking about? Anyways... I'm thinking of makeing a little pillow/pin keep... but then again I think it would be adorable framed up in a very dark prim frame... what do you think? I'm almost done with my squares for Peg... had a little glitch. Stitched the biggest part of the design then noticed OOPS! Oh, how aggrevating!!! GRRRRR... to much and too big to pull stitches so ~ I started over. I am close to done... can taste it! ;-) Will post when she gets them.

Also, working on another exchange. can't show you that one either... deep sigh... but it's gonna be cute!

It was beautiful Monday! My 13 year old and I went fishing and for a ride... (caught 6 fish ~ they were oh, so tastey!!!) as you can see I make him do all the work... I just catch them! The advantages to being a mom... ;-). I could feel summer! I think it got to be 82!!! Shadow thought it was way too hot to run but he is so out of shape since we moved so he did a lot of running... had to stop at every water hole on the way ~ makes it a little hard to fish LOL! Well, today is 33 so far and it actually had the nerve to spit snow!!! What is with that???? I do think it's gonna be a nice day but really now...

Daffodils...

"Daffodils" (1804)

I wander'd lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o're vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the Milky Way,

They strech'd in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils. by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)