Happy Weekend!!

Image by Marie Labbancz

Happy Weekend Everyone!!!

Well..we are now officially in the month of May!!

Hooray!!

It is by far one of my favorite months...

Wedding season has begun...

The oaks and elms are a mass of 100 shades of green...

 while hues ranging from white to light pink to fuchsia dance on the flowering trees..

The grass is delicate and soft beneath bare feet...

The air is perfumed with the scent of lilacs, viburnums, cherry, apple and pear blossoms.

It doesn't get any better than this!

For all you May babies...

Did you know that Lily of the Valley is YOUR flower?

Well it is...

Some of the most elegant and graceful women of our time have carried Lily of the Valley as they walked down the aisle..

In the Language of Flowers, the Lily of the Valley is representative of sweetness, humility, returning happiness and trustworthiness.

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But for me..

The Lily of the Valley has GREAT significance....

I literally cannot pass by them without thinking of my Grandmother or Mother...

My Grandmother had them planted along a secret pathway to her pool...

It was most definitely, without a doubt..a fairy pathway...

When my Grandmother passed and the house was sold...

My Mother scooped them up and replanted them at my parents house right by their pool...

When the Tall one and I purchased our antiquated farmhouse...

My Mother once again lovingly scooped some of them up and we planted them amongst the lilacs and the giant spruces..

(It would have sounded SOO much cooler if I said pool right?!) 

So as the pips begin to emerge from the new spring soil..

I think of these lovely ladies...

and immediately (no thanks to my mother)

have this song run from the top of my brain to the very tip of my tongue..

Funny how things get passed down..

Since the very first time the Monster could sing..

My Mother and my Mom in Law both taught him this little ditty...

In fact..

If you just utter the first three words "white coral bells'..

he will sing the..whole..song...

it doesn't matter where he is..

the shower, up a tree, getting off the bus, riding a bike, getting dressed or even eating..

anyplace anytime anywhere..

He just can't help it..he has to finish the song..

I just tested him this morning..

kicking a ball..waiting for the bus..

3 little words..

Bam!

It's a fun party trick and I invite anyone to try it if they see him...

So whether it's seeing those delicate coral bells or hearing their song..

we both think of our lovely mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers...

Happy Mother's Day to all you beautiful ladies...

We'll be singing your song...

Be Safe, Call Your Mother and Have a Great Mother's Day Weekend!!

Do you Flamingo?

 Image by Slim Aarons of Durie Desloge and Wendy Vanderbilt

 Today and yesterday have been an absolute gift from the gods above...

The thermometer has been reading 58 degrees with the most loveliest of lovely balmy breezes.

The warm humidity has my skin jumping for joy,

although my hair might just disagree...

It reminds me of our yearly pilgrimage to Florida to visit my grandmother when I was a child.

Sadly, I haven't stepped foot on Floridian soil since 2006, but my heart and soul think about it often...

 Image via Chocolate Creative Design

 I remember flying through a starry sky into the Orlando airport... 
Stepping off the plane and having the intoxicating sweet smell of orange blossoms envelop me in the warm night air...

The dark silhouettes of the palm trees gently waved and welcomed me on our sleepy car ride to the house..

Being woken up by the smiling faces of the orange and yellow zinnias which papered the bedroom walls.

Stepping and hopping over cracks (not to break my mother's back) down the rough brick breezeway to the dining room
where

a freshly picked pink grapefruit awaited my arrival.

Seeing my long legged grandmother at the table dressed in her finest Lilly..

Always Lilly..always a skirt...

Such amazing memories that will forever be held in my mind and can always take me out of the darkest of places..

For some reason..

I don't know..

maybe it's because in my home,

 I live in a man's world...

BUT

 I think I am in LOVE with pink...

what better way to honor pink??

With the most decadently delicious of all birds..

The  
Flamingo

Image by Chocolate Creative Design

1. Heidi Tulip Maxi Dress at Piperlime 2. Flamingo Plate at Lou Rota

3. Thibaut Flamingo Bay Wallpaper 4. Flamingo Printed Clutch at Browns

5. Flamingo by Abigail Brown  6. Handmade Knitted Baby Hat, Tail and Booties Set at Bouf

7. Flamingo Photograph by Sharon Montrose 8. Jack Rogers Vachetta at Piperlime

9. Flamenco Serving Platter at Zara Home  10. Coral Small Marine Tumbler at Zara Home 

11. Flamingo Mingle by Nancy Ramirez at Imagekind 12. Hooked Wool Flamingo Pillow at Newport Nautical Decor

So watch out Wesson men..

The times they are a changing...

Pink is on it's way....