HYACINTHS FOR THE SOUL: Monday Morning Blooms

Monday, August 5, 2024

Monday Morning Blooms - Squeeze the Day With a Burst of Citrus

Monday Morning Blooms

Welcome to

Monday Morning Blooms

when August's version celebrates citrus.

I'm always thrilled and honored to join my talented,

flower loving friends, Pam, Lidy, and Mary.

Thank you, friends, for inviting me to join as a guest host this month as we welcome August and "squeeze the day with a burst of citrus."

When Pam and Mary invited me to join their citrus themed Monday Morning Blooms, my thoughts went to the yummy palette of delicious citrus colors of oranges, grapefruits, lemons, and limes.

What a joyful palette for selecting flowers!

Yellow roses, a given as they are long a favorite for me.

My mother and I had an ongoing tradition of sending each other yellow roses as a way to say, "Smile, and be happy today."

Yellow Alstroemeria or Peruvian Lily

Sprigs of Goldenrod

Orange Wood Lily

I had the treat of spending a few weeks the end of July in the

mountains of Colorado at my cousin's beautiful River House

along the Frying Pan River in Basalt, Colorado.

Sunday Farmer's Market, Basalt, CO

What better inspiration than shopping the Sunday

Farmer's Market with all the colors of fresh produce.

Add in the gorgeous flowers

blooming on the property . . .

Fresh mint in the herb garden . . .

I was totally inspired for a post

with the colors of citrus!

Though artichokes are not in the citrus family, nor currently in season, this Italian majolica artichoke centerpiece was a fabulous find

while we were out shopping at our favorite thrifts in the area.

You will likely see it many times this fall as artichokes

come into their prime season and are a favorite dish.

Believe it or not, the Colorado days were super sunny and warm.

I opted to serve ice tea with a squeeze of lemon and a sprig of mint.

I picked up lemon and pistachio

macaroons from a local bakery,

Along with these

delicious key lime tarts.

The beautiful Arte Italica pewter pedestal cake stand

was another thrifty shopping score.

With a perfect setting along a flowing river with mountains

in the background, I moved our tea tray outdoors.

I wish you could hear the water flowing

and smell the fresh mountain air.

Join me for a sip of tea

and a citrus treat.

Embrace the last days of summer with a little citrus afternoon teatime.

Be inspired as you savor the beautiful posts of my flower friends at the links below.

Mary @ Home Is Where The Boat Is

Pam @ Everyday Living

Squeeze the Day With a Burst of Citrus

Also Joining

Love Your Creativity @ Life and Linda Sundays on Silverado @ House on Silverado

You're the Star @ Electric Red Barn
Inspire Me Monday @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia Over the Moon @ Marilyn's Treats

All About Home @ Common Ground Vintage Charm @ Our Hopeful Home

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop @ Electric Red Barn
Share Your Style @ French Ethereal Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Thursday Favorite Things @ Katherine's Corner Farmhouse Friday @ Country Road 407

Saturday Sparks @ Pieced Pastimes

Monday, March 4, 2024

A-Tisket, A-Tasket, My Flower Filled Basket ~Monday Morning Blooms

Monday Morning Blooms

Welcome to Monday Morning Blooms!

When my friends invited me to join the March edition of Monday Morning Blooms with an Easter theme, I immediately responded, "Yes, absolutely!"Easter arrives early this year, just weeks away, so their thoughtful invite prompted me to quickly "spring" into action.

I'm always thrilled and honored to

join my talented, flower loving friends,

Mary, Pam, and Lidy.

Thank you, friends, for inviting me to be a guest

this month as we "march" toward Easter.

If you caught my recent Tales of the Traveling Tote edition,you might have noticed that spring in Austin is bursting forth with a symphony of color.You can read the post here.

After a drab winter it makes my heart sing to see all the trees with delicate blooms budding out on the bare branches. I often snip a few branches and bring them inside.

Easter falls on March 31st this year, a short 27 days away.

This post is all about inspiring you to use fresh spring flowers and perhaps a few bunnies and eggs to celebrate the upcoming holiday.

I filled a favorite vase with flowering branches for the buffet.

Needlepoint stitched over the years also settled in on the buffet as a nod to Easter.

This little guy is one of my favorites.

Flip him around and you get the backside with his cottontail.

Peter Rabbit is an impressive 15" tall.

A trip to Austin Flower Co. yielded several bouquets of exquisite ranunculus sourced from Winkelmann Flowers, a small flower farm outside of Austin. A-Tisket, A-Tasket, I filled my basket!
Ranunculus are also known as Buttercups, and they certainly look like soft, silky butter.These spring bulbs bloom for four to six weeks,and as cut flowers will often stay fresh for two weeks.

I was taken with the soft pastel colors, the bright fuchsia, and the curly edged pink and green blooms.

I never did discover the actual name of this variety, but this bi-color stunner immediately caught my attention. Notice the way the pink mingles with the pale green that radiates out from the center.

I added in a few simple stems of both white and pink Wax Flowers for added texture with a touch of faux Lilly of the Valley to hide the vase within, but basically this basket is chockfull of the exquisite, Ranunculus blooms.

I recently added this scalloped edge wicker tray to my tabletop stash specifically to use on the center of our table.It's the ideal base for a centerpiece vignette with an Easter theme.

The eggs were handprinted by a friend in the 1980s.She sold them at local shops, and I would add an egg or two to my collection each year.

I used vintage MacKenzie-Childs dishes to set a table for two, all a little frilly and girly.The delicate floral details on this set are a perfect nob forMonday Morning Blooms.

According to the MacKenzie-Childs catalog listing, "Chelsea Luster harkens back to Victorian England.The lusterware technique uses copper lustre, a semi-precious metal that becomes indecent with age. Timeless beauty."

The lusterware floral ceramic napkin rings add the perfect finishing touch to ring the ruffled edge napkins from Arte Italica Crown Linen Designs.

I have a set of eight of the napkin rings, and each features delicate floral bouquets all the way around, each ring with different flowers.They make a beautiful finishing touch to most any place setting.