Rose and O'Reilly

The roses are finally blooming and I love this David Austin rose so much that I have made greeting cards with it. They will be on the etsy site soon. Roses have always been a part of my garden. I think I inherited the love of them from Mom. At times we have had upwards of 50 rose bushes in our yard. I think the count is around 30 now. They are so beautiful and make wonderful cut flower bouquets. From now until November they will bloom, giving off a yummy scent as well as their variety of colors.


O'Reilly is still growing I think. Here is a picture of him after the last training class... he is curled up at my feet while I work on the computer, and is one pooped pup! Right now he is curled up on my lap. Puppies sleep a lot. He's all warm and cozy and has his little nose tucked into the crook of my elbow. It relaxes me to have him here and I suspect it is lowering my BP as well. What made me think I could get along without a dog in my life?

Photo Cards

I'm thinking about the Etsy site and will be offering these greeting photo cards and many more. They are blank inside, waiting for your special message and there will be envelopes included of course. I love photographing flowers and my kids are always telling me to stop, and take pictures of people! I do that too, but the beauty of flowers from my garden and scenes from my travels should be preserved I think. What better way to share them than with a greeting card?

The flowers are roses and iris from the garden and the shore cards are shells, rocks, a pier and a lighthouse.