{pink romance}

some of my pinks just for you

 for the romantic month of  February

~

"pink is the colour of romance

and a friend tells me

that the girl with the 

pink dress

at the party is the one who is

selected for each dance"

{alfred carl hottest}

~

{xox always}

~colour me happy~

these are my

 happy colours

{ from some of my latest spring posts }

what colours make you happy?......I would love to know
xox

~call me crazy~

Why can't cinnamon buns be pink?

call me crazy but I had to try......my pink dough

the end results........

ooooh la la the prettiest "buns" in town

give it a go.....just add red/pink food colouring when mixing up the dough

weekend hugs

xox

still time to enter my giveaway here for a copy of Summer with Mathew Mead

hanging in my kitchen today

it's the little things that make me smile.....

like my sweet new potholder

that cozies up to my

pinks and blues

{potholder found here at this beautiful etsy shop}

if you smile when no one else is around

you really mean it

a. rooney

sending you all some snowy hugs.........boy is it ever coming down today

the perfect baking day indeed!

xox

{the complete picture...}

{take a peek at my images from my last post to see what I mean }

As we stumble through life it is always nice to

see the complete picture...

but

many times it

does not work out that way...
remember not to judge

anyone or anything

by bits of information....

wait until you can clearly see

and understand

the whole picture

*

the bus story in point form ....

-a women on the bus

watching a man with his 3 children

-the children were misbehaving

... disturbing the entire bus

-the passengers where getting more and more upset by the minute

-how could this Father

just sit there

ignoring the

horrible behaviour of his children?

-the lady could not take it any longer

-she got up and went over to the man

telling him how horrified she was

with the behaviour of his children...couldn't he

see the whole bus was annoyed...why didn't he do something?

-the man looked up and replied,

"my wife just passed away yesterday"

{a perfect example of not seeing the whole picture}

{pink & blue...what else would you expect?}

just some

pink and blue

friday pretties

{for more pretties visit Joyce's sweet blog here}

from around my home

and

a friendly reminder to

seize that weekend of yours!

how you ask?

be spontaneous

learn something new

indulge
unplug

and

bear hug someone you

L*O*V*E

{ good practice for Valentine's Day}

xox

{p.s......can us guess what book by Lewis Carroll is in my 3rd image}

{guess where I found happiness today?.....}

it really does not take much to make me happy...

just a new pair of adorable pink gloves

....along with my favourite Christmas mints
had me doing a happy dance today

What brought JOY to you today my friend?

{don't for get to enter my adorable giveaway here }

*One of the secrets of a Happy Life is continuous small treats*

I. Murdoch

{i am dreaming of a pink christmas giveaway}

And the song, from beginning to end,

I found in the heart of a friend......

h.w. longefellow

I want to introduce you to one of my long time

blogging friends

Kara Rosenberry

what a sweet friend she has become to me

so supportive, kind, generous

and oh sooooo

talented

I have been sending out her

adorable notecards/postcards/stickers

for a while now...

kara's etsy shop

I so want to share

the

Joy of Kara

with you all.....

Sweet Kara

has so generously offered
one of you....
{my bluebird friends}
a
Pink Christmas
Package

3 sets of Christmas notecards
and a set of matching
pink Christmas stickers
{Joyx100} Thank you sweet Kara!

All you need to do is pop over and visit
Kara's esty shop here

~leave me a comment telling me which cards are your favourite
~another comment if you follow me
and
~if you blog or tweet about this sweet giveaway
let me know by leaving another comment
{feel free to use the little giveaway button}

I will let you know Monday the 28th which one of you will be having a

PINK CHRISTMAS

xox

don't forget to visit me
at
Where Women Cook
today I share a yummy family recipe and so need your help.....marshmallows or no marshmallows....that is the question?.... leave me a comment over here at the WWCook blog telling me which way you prefer your yams?

{pinkiful inspiration....}

this image I took was inspired by.....


this photo
*sigh*
some folks would say
too much pink....
I say
HEAVEN....
why can't this be my home?
{my friend Tammy shared this image here ...take a peek to see more pink Christmas pretties}
*
{my other dear friend ... Susan... painted her font door pink this summer....sooooo clever and sweet
see her door here}


with so much pink inspiration....
I just had to make these lovelies



a classic treat with a pink twist....

perfect for Friday Pretties
{please visit Joyce's blog here for more pretties}

Happy Friday
hugs to all my new followers...
and my sweet old ones
xox

{little pink charmers}

a vignette of my pink creamers

perfect for

Friday Pretties

check out I love pretty little things

for more Friday pretties

blessings for a great weekend

{Pinwheel Dreams}

{whimsical pink-and-white spirals}

{a cookie classic}



{a timeless favourite in our home}



{baked fresh and ready for giving}

What is your favourite cookie recipe?
***
Off to visit my parents for a wee bit
{I will have some automatic posts while I am away but please
forgive me if I do not visit you for a few days..I will try}
Extra hugs while I am gone

and

something to think about....

Suppose neck deep in a terrible, horrible,

no good, very bad day,

you resolve to give it a chance.

Your choose not to drink or work or worry

it away but give it a fair shake.

You trust more.

Stress less.

Amplify gratitude.

Mute grumbling.

And what do you know?

Before long the day is done and

surprisingly decent.

{from Max Lucado...Every Day Deserves a Chance}

to be con't...

{the sweetness of colour}

pink and turquoise

cotton candy

&

bits of sky

all come together

to fill my nest

~

this is my palette

what is yours?

{some of my images from the past year}

~SWEET PINK~

Pink

Anything pink

and

Everything pink

Yes

I am a sucker

for

pink

even

pink cheerios

{I couldn't just leave them on the shelf in the big old lonely stored.....

they were calling my name}

{just like the pink toilet paper the other day...Yes Pink! Can you believe that!}

{I know I know so bad for the environment...but just one package wouldn't hurt...right?}

When I see anything
Pink
I think of beautiful images
like these
{I blame my pink obsession on all the oodles of magazines floating around my home}
{image from country living april 2007}



How do they taste you ask?
I give them a
6 out of 10
but they sure
look
mighty pretty in my bowl
{thank goodness I have girls}

~ some of my true colours ~

I've been tagged by the lovely

Torie Jayne

{one of my favourite blogs}

all I need to do is list 10 things about myself

so

open up my

Crayon Box

which is

filled with some of the colours in my life

and pick a colour... any colour

to find out more about

Me

now if I play by the rules I am to tag 10 more friends

but

I am not very good with rules

so

please

please

play along if you want to

I would love to find out more about

YOU

Now if I had to pick a colour palette

that I would turn into

these would be my true colours

{image from country living June/06}

What are your true colours?

~ sweets on the mantel ~

my sweet mantel today

my mantel is like my coffee table

constantly changing

today it is so happy being pink and white

thanks to some friends

Andrea from Everyday Beauty

gave her readers a led on these beautiful dusty rose treats

Any idea what they may be?

strawberry whoppers

{limited edition so grab them while you can}

Colleen from Vintage Home

{a friend who lives minutes away...lucky me}

gave me a few delightful treasures the other day

and this lovely rose platter was among them

so

thank you both for the mantel inspiration

we will see how long those treats last

..many hands have already helped themselves

{the white ones are just scotch mints}

Whats on your Mantel today?

~some simple gifts for you ~

lovelies to share with you this pink saturday
sweet pink

treats

one for you and one for me

notice the pink bakery box these little gems came in

{not quiet a Laduree box filled with bright macaroons but pretty enough all the same}

my soft pink garden dahlias
{dahlias named~ delicious strawberry cream}
picked just for you


each petal shaped so amazingly perfect
did you know that
Victorians embraced the symbolic use of flowers
to express their feelings
and that light pink flowers=admiration and friendship
the perfect color for you today



a gift of words
to share and accomplish
~
these are my simple weekend gifts to you
enjoy

~sew pretty ~

sew pretty

sew pink

some pretty pinks from Linnet

{ double click on photo to see close up ..sew pretty}

Happy Pink Saturday

Take your needle my child

and work at your pattern...

it will come out a rose by and by

Life is like that...

one stitch at a time

taken patiently

and the pattern will come out all right...

just like embroidery

{oliver wendell holmes}

One more thing to share....

A warm hug goes out to Andrea for awarding me with the Kreative Blogger award...

please check out her blog Arise 2 Write

her beautiful words will inspire you

{i am told to pass it onto 7 bloggers but i am having the hardest time deciding who to give it to ...you all deserve it....as well i am to tell you 7 things you may not know about me...i will tell you 2.....i always get "cold feet" and my feet are always freezing cold}

~ soft hues of pinks and blues ~

these are the colors i adore

a few deals found at a thrift shop that fit well into my home...
curtains...$2

rose bowl...$3

creamer...$1.50

creamer from a friend who knows my love for roses

last pillow in a local store...i snatched it up....

now i am on the hunt for the whole dreamy set...

{ this image from shabby chic}