Showing posts with label roses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roses. Show all posts

Saturday, May 30, 2009

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY: "IT'S A BIRTHDAY PARTY"

HELLO! HELLO!
I'M HEAR TO SAY........
THIS IS NOT..... YOUR "USUAL".... PINK SATURDAYREAD ON! READ ON! YOU WILL HAVE LOTS OF FUN
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT "FRIENDSHIPS" THAT GLOW LIKE THE SUN

OUR BEAUTIFUL HOSTESS......BEVERLY.......AT HOW SWEET THE SOUND IS HAVING

HER ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY OF HER CREATION......"PINK SATURDAY!"

PLEASE STOP BY AND WISH BEVERLY AND ALL HER SWEET, CREATIVE, BLOGGING

PINK PARFAIT LADIES........"HAPPY BIRTHDAY"



YOU MAY REACH BEVERLY BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK:

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com

OR CLICK ON THE PINK SATURDAY BUTTON ON MY SIDE BAR



PINK BALLOONS ARE A FUN WAY TO SAY


BEVERLY, YOU ARE THE SWEETEST FOR HOSTESSING


"P*I*N*K S*A*T*U*R*D*A*Y"



BEVERLY, YOU HAVE A GIVING HEART THAT NOT ONLY SHOWS IN YOUR BLOGGING

ON PINK SATURDAY BUT 365 DAYS A YEAR...OFFERING WORDS OF WISDOM

AND INSPIRATION TO SO MANY PEOPLE...BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.


I HAVE ONLY BEEN BLOGGING SINCE JANUARY AND HAVE NOT BEEN A MEMBER OF

PINK SATURDAY VERY LONG BUT I KNOW HOW YOU HAVE WELCOMED ME AND THE

E-MAILS YOU HAVE SENT ME. THEY HAVE MEANT A LOT AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE

ONLY ONE WHO HAS BEEN LOVED BY YOU.




THE BEAUTIFUL PINK HYACINTH


SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW YOU WORK A FULL-TIME JOB....YOU HAVE A FULL-TIME

DEDICATION AND LOVE TO YOUR SWEET MOTHER WHO LIVES WITH YOU AND YOU TAKE CARE

OF AS SHE RECOVERS FROM A BROKEN SHOULDER.


YOU E-MAIL EACH PARTICIPANT OF PINK SATURDAY TO INQUIRE IF THEY WILL

BE PARTICIPATING IN PINK SATURDAY. NO STINKY MR LINKY WHO IS USUALLY IN A

BAD MOOD.








I WISH WE COULD ALL BE TOGETHER FOR ONE VERY BIG BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATION.......AS BIG AS YOU ARE GROWING, BEVERLY, IT MAY BE

POSSIBLE ONE DAY TO HAVE A BIG REUNION.


I PICKED FLOWERS FOR THIS POST. BECAUSE EACH PINK SATURDAY PARTICIPANT

IS AS UNIQUE AS A FLOWER. SOME ARE VERY ROMANTIC AND SOFT....SOME ARE BOLD AND

TRADITIONAL...SOME ARE BRIGHT AND FUNNY, SOME DELICATE BUT STRONG, SOME ELEGANT......BUT

ALL NEEDED TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET...PINK SATURDAY



I SO LOOK FORWARD TO EACH PINK SATURDAY AND THE LOVELY POSTS.

I HAVE MADE SOME WONDERFUL FRIENDS. IT ONLY MAKES ME

SAD THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO VISIT EACH 160 PLUS BLOGS.




WHEN I GO TO A BLOG I LIKE TO READ AT LEAST TWO PREVIOUS POSTS,

I LIKE TO SEE WHO IS FOLLOWING THEIR BLOG AND THEN MAKE A COMMENT BASED

OUT OF CONSIDERATION...... ON THE TIME THEY SPENT TO POST THEIR

BLOG. TIME IS VALUABLE AND I THINK IT IS WONDERFUL TO SET DOWN AND

LEAVE A POST FOR SOMEONE TO READ. LETTER WRITING IS ALMOST A LOST ART NOW

AND SO I SEE OUR BLOG POSTS AS THE ONLY ART OF COMMUNICATION WE HAVE LEFT.




THE GREEN ENVY, A BI-COLORED CONEFLOWER THAT BLUSHES ALL SUMMER.






HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU





HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BEVERLY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU






I PRAY YOU HAVE YEARS OF PINK SATURDAY'S TO COME
AND IT GROWS SO LARGE YOU HAVE TO HAVE ASSISTANTS TO
HELP YOU.









ROSE OF SHARON





I KNOW THAT ONE YEAR AGO YOU COULDN'T HAVE EVEN DREAMED HOW
LARGE PINK SATURDAY WOULD GROW AND HOW FAR IT WOULD REACH AROUND THE
WORLD.





AND ON THIS ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY YOU CAN BE PROUD OF A
JOB WELL DONE......I KNOW WE ARE PROUD OF YOU AND
APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK YOU DO EACH WEEK.













THE PINK DOUBLE DELIGHT CONEFLOWER CREATED IN THE NETHERLANDS.













THE PINK COSMOS






























THE "ANGEL FACE" ROSE






H****A****P****P***Y B****I****R****T****H****D****A****Y









THE BEAUTIFUL " ANGEL FACE" ROSE THAT HAS RUFFLED EDGES...THERE IS A WOMAN
NAMED CARLA, WHO LIVES IN OKC, OKLAHOMA THAT GROWS THESE ROSES.
I AM GOING TO TRY AND FIND THIS ROSE BUSH

















O***N***E Y****E***A****R C****E****L****E****B****R****A****T****I****O****N










A PINK SATURDAY PINK BALLOON BOUQUET















SOME MORE PINK BALLOONS FOR OUR PINK SATURDAY
PARTY














A BEAUTIFUL PINK ROSE BOUQUET FOR BEVERLY AND EACH ONE OF YOU










GRAB A BALLOON ON YOUR WAY HOME









I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT THE PARTY.


I ALWAYS LOVE A PARTY AND I HATE TO SEE IT COME TO AN END. I THANK YOU
FOR COMING AND HOPE YOU EACH ONE ENJOYED THIS STOP OF THE CELEBRATION.
SO BE ON YOUR WAY SO YOU WON'T MISS ANY PART OF THIS BEAUTIFUL PARTY
THAT THE OTHER PINK LADIES HAVE PREPARED.
















THE BLUE SKY ROSE
I HAVE THIS " BLUE SKY" ROSE PICTURED IN OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY AT MY AUNTS'
HOUSE. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL ROSE IN PERSON.
HUGS AND BLESSINGS TO EACH ONE OF YOU
debbie























Tuesday, May 26, 2009

A SURPRISE BRIDE SHOWED UP FOR OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY

WELCOME TO OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY. I AM SO VERY GLAD YOU COULD DROP BY FOR A VISIT
TODAY AND I HOPE YOU WILL COME BACK. I SO ENJOY FRIENDS DROPPING BY: OLD AND NEW.
PLEASE STOP BY AND TELL OUR BEAUTIFUL HOSTESS, SUSAN, HELLO AT
WHILE THERE VISIT ALL THE PARTICIPANTS LISTED FOR OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY. YOU WILL
BE VERY BLESSED.






ON SATURDAY MY DADDY AND I ATTENDED A WEDDING FOR MY COUSIN, HELD AT THE
HOME OF HIS MOTHER...MY AUNT JEAN. AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE DATE ON THE PICTURES
I DID NOT CHANGE THE DATE ON MY CAMERA...I MUST CONFESS...IT WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT...I JUST
COULD NOT GET IT TO CHANGE DATES SO I JUST HIT OKAY SO I COULD TAKE THE PICTURES.



THIS IS MY AUNT JEAN. I COULD SAY 5,000 THINGS ABOUT HER ALL GOOD. SHE HAS BEEN
A WIFE AND HELP MATE TO MY UNCLE BILLY FOR 60 YEARS, AND IS A RETIRED SCHOOL
TEACHER BUT CONTINUES TO TEACH SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR PRE-TEEN GIRLS. MY
UNCLE BILLY IS 80 YEARS OLD AND IS STILL PASTORING A BAPTIST CHURCH. HE HAS
BEEN A PASTOR FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND IS VERY BOLD IN HIS WITNESS FOR CHRIST.
AUNT JEAN UP UNTIL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE GARDENER
AND CARETAKER OF HER BEAUTIFUL YARD. SHE NOW HAS A GARDENER AND SHE LIMITS HER
GARDENING TO POTS ON THE PATIO. I DID NOT PHOTOGRAPH THE WHOLE YARD IN-
CLUDING HER POOL AS OUR TIME WAS LIMITED WITH THE WEDDING TO BEGIN AT 7:00 PM.
I ALWAYS TOLD AUNT JEAN HER YARD AND PATIO NEEDED TO BE IN BETTER HOMES AND
GARDENS.





THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL IS MADE TO BE A POT SETTER...SHE IS SO VERY PRETTY





I LOVED THIS PICTURE BECAUSE OF THE RUSTIC TEXTURE OF THE BARN AND I DEARLY LOVED
THE PATINA OF THE ROOSTER AND HEN.....SHE SAID THEY NEEDED TO BE PAINTED....I SAID
NO...IT WOULD RUIN THEIR PATINA. I WOULD LOVE TO FIND A LITTLE COUPLE JUST LIKE THEM.
















I HAVE NEVER SEEN A LITTLE PIGLET IN A HAMMOCK BUT HE SURE WAS A CUTIE.

















SHE HAS VERY BEAUTIFUL ROSES OF EVERY COLOR...SO BEAUTIFUL









THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL BIRD NEST WE FOUND LAYING IN HER YARD THAT HAD BEEN
BLOWN OUT OF THE TREE....ALL THE SWEET FEATHERS...IT WAS VERY LONG...SHE TOLD ME
WHAT KIND IT WAS.....AN ORIOLE I THINK












THIS IS ONE OF 2 PATIOS AND SHE JUST PURCHASED THIS BEAUTIFUL LAWN FURNITURE AND
IT IS SO VERY PRETTY













WOW....A BRIDE IN THE YARD....WE SNUCK HER OUT THE FRONT DOOR SO WE COULD TAKE
PICTURES WITHOUT MY COUSIN SEEING HIS BRIDE IN HER GOWN. SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL
GIRL FROM THE PHILIPPINES.












CONGRATULATIONS BEAUTIFUL ELLEN AND MY HANDSOME COUSIN LARRY. MAY YOU ALWAYS
BE SURROUNDED BY THE LOVE OF THE LORD AND EACH OTHER.
OUR TIME HAS COME TO AN END FOR TODAY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR STOPPING BY.
JENNIFER I AM PRAYING FOR YOU AS YOU AWAIT YOUR LAB RESULTS.
BLESSINGS AND SMILES
HUGS
debbie













Tuesday, May 12, 2009

OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY

HELLO AND COME ON IN FOR OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY.

IT IS HOSTED BY THE BEAUTIFUL SUSAN AT:

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com

Please stop by and tell her hello and visit all the other

participants.




TO START OUT OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY WE ARE GOING TO

BACK TRACK TO SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2009. THESE ARE THE

BEAUTIFUL R.N.'S FROM DR. DEXEUS'S CLINIC HAVING

THE RELAY FOR LIFE GARAGE SALE/PARKING LOT SALE

AT DR. DEXEUS'S CLINIC. THESE NURSES GO FAR BEYOND

WHAT THE DUTIES OF A NURSE ARE...THEY ARE LIKE FAMILY.

THEY WERE NOT ANXIOUS TO HAVE THEIR PICTURES TAKEN

AS THE DAY WAS MUGGY, COLD AND RAINED OFF AND ON.













I HOPE YOU BEAUTIFUL LADIES MADE LOTS OF MONEY.




OUR NEXT STOP IS AT MY AUNT PATRICIA'S HOUSE. THE
HOME OWNER'S ASSOCIATION WHERE MY AUNT LIVES, DOES
NOT ALLOW FENCES. EACH BACK YARD OPENS UP TO A BEAUTIFUL
WALKING TRAIL...AND IT IS LIKE A LOVELY PARK.
MY AUNTS HOME IS DECORATED IN WHAT I WOULD CALL
ROMANTIC TRADITIONAL WITH A TOUCH OF WIMSEY....GORGEOUS
HOME BUT SHE IS MOVING. THE YARD IS BEAUTIFUL WITH
STATUES IN LITTLE CORNERS THAT NO ONE WOULD EVEN SEE
UNLESS YOU TOOK A WALK AROUND HER ENTIRE HOUSE.
HER HOME IS WHAT MAGAZINES ARE MADE FAMOUS FROM.








YOU CAN'T SEE THE BEAUTY IN THIS PICTURE BECAUSE I AM
NOT THAT GOOD OF A PHOTOGRAPHER. BUT THIS IS THE FRONT
FLOWER BED. THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL PINK PIECE OF SLAG
AND A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF AQUA SLAG. SHE HAS VARIOUS
BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF VARIOUS ROCKS AND STATUES.








THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE BACK YARD LOOKING AT THE
HOUSE. MY GRAND DAD ALWAYS HAD A WINDMILL IN HIS
FRONT YARD AND HAVING A WINDMILL MAKES HER THINK OF
GRAND DAD.










THIS IS ONE OF HER STONE TABLES AT THE VERY BACK OF
HOUSE LOOKING TOWARD THE WALKING TRAIL. SHE HAS
BIRD FEEDERS AND BIRD BATHS AND YOU CAN JUST SET
THERE AND HERE THE RED BIRDS AND THE MOCKINGBIRDS
AND WATCH THE ROBINS HOP....SHE HAS A CROW WHO
KNOCKS ON THE PATIO DOOR WHEN THE BIRD FEEDER HE EATS
FROM IS EMPTY.











THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL RED ROSE BUSH THAT SHE PLANTED


SO WHEN SHE TOOK THE TRASH OUT...THEY WOULD BE PRETTY TO

LOOK AT.












THIS IS ONE OF FIVE PEONY BUSHES SHE HAS. THE BLOOMS ARE A
BEAUTIFUL WHITE WITH A TINY RED OUTLINE ON THE PETALS
RUFFLE EDGE.












THIS IS LOOKING ACROSS THE STREET AT THE MOST
MOST BEAUTIFUL BRONZE STATUE IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA.
I WAS SO IN AWE OF THE STATUE I FORGOT TO LOOK AT THE NAME
OF THE BUILDING IT IS ON THE CORNER OF....BUT I DO KNOW
IT WAS THE EDMOND EDUCATION BUILDING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I THINK JUST SEEING GREEN BACK AGAIN IS JUST AS
BEAUTIFUL AS COLORED THINGS...AFTER A WINTER OF DEAD THINGS.

THE STATUE IS CALLED "THE BOOK"
I COULD STILL BE STANDING THERE LOOKING AT HER AND THE
CHILDREN. IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.....THE DETAIL.......IT IS
AWESOME














YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIN ON HER CLOTHING...HER HANDS...
THEIR HAIR...THE LITTLE GIRL HAS LACE ON HER SOCKS
AND YOU CAN SEE THE LACE.
ONE WONDERFUL THING I CAN SAY ABOUT
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA IS THEIR LOVE FOR BRONZE STATUES
BECAUSE THEY ARE EVERY WHERE. I HAVE SOME MORE TO
SHARE ON A LATER OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY.





























THANK YOU FOR SPENDING A PART OF YOUR WEDNESDAY WITH
ME.
NEXT OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY I WILL BE SHARING OUR
FARMER'S MARKET WITH YOU. THE PICTURES MY HUSBAND
TOOK ON SATURDAY FOR OUR FIRST FARMER'S MARKET DID
NOT TAKE. IT IS HELD IN OUR OLD TRAIN DEPOT STATION
AND IT IS AND WILL BE AWESOME. THIS SATURDAY WILL
BE THE GRAND OPENING.
ONE REALLY NEAT CHRISTIAN MAN WAS THERE WITH HIS
ADORABLE CHILDREN.
HE WAS FROM NOBLE HERITAGE ACRES.
HE BRINGS FARM FRESH EGGS TO MARKET.
THIS IS HIS SCRIPTURE........
STAND YOU IN THE WAY, AND SEE, AND ASK FOR THE
OLD PATHS, WHERE IS THE GOOD WAY, AND WALK THEREIN,
AND YOU SHALL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS....
~JEREMIAH 6:16
HE IS FROM RINGWOOD, OKLAHOMA
IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR INSIDE THIS SMALL TRAIN
STATION AS THEY HAD A BAND PLAYING AND SO I ONLY HEARD
ABOUT EVERY THIRD WORD.
READING HIS PHAMLET I BECAME EDUCATED ON THE
DIFFERENCE IN FARM FRESH EGGS FROM HENS THAT ARE
FREE TO SCRATCH FOR BUGS, GRAZE ON FRESH ROTATED
PASTURE GRASSES, AND LIE DOWN IN THE WARMTH OF THE
SUN WITH PLENTY OF FRESH AIR AND WATER. THEIR FEED
MIX IS A CUSTOM RECIPE OF ORGANIC GRAINS, LEGUMES,
AND OTHER LOCALLY GROWN GRAINS. THEY ALSO ADD AN
ORGANIC POULTRY NUTRIBALANCER WITH KELP MEAL....IT IS
A COMPLETE VITAMIN MINERAL SUPPLEMENT WHICH FURTHER
ENHANCES THE NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF THEIR EGGS.
IF I WAS A HEN I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO PACK MY
DUFFEL BAG AND WADDLE ON DOWN TO NOBLE HERITAGE ACRES,
WOULDN'T YOU....LOL
I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THIS SATURDAY.
WELL AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR SPENDING A
PART OF YOUR DAY WITH ME.
HUGS
debbie