Hello all! I hope you've had a wonderful weekend. It's been gorgeous here in already beautiful East Tennessee. As I was admiring the last of the roses in Renaissance Man's garden, I remembered a field trip I'd already intended to share with you. But ... it's not too late yet. In fact, it turns out that the timing is perfect because this Thursday is the start of the 78th Annual Texas Rose Festival. Another Rose Queen's lavish gown will be added to the collection that began in 1933. Tyler, Texas holds the title of "Rose Capital of the Nation" and is home to the United States' largest rose garden. What once was "nothing special" land is now 14 acres where over 38,000 rose bushes of 500+ varieties are grown amidst beautiful ... Keep Reading...
It’s My Party …
Aging gracefully ... Last year about this time, I wrote about it in THIS post. Well, I now have another year of practice behind me, so Renaissance Man and I threw a party. It was just a little party because our free time is virtually non-existent right now (yep, still working on THIS "little" project) ... and because, quite honestly, we're pretty simple celebrators when it comes to birthdays. All we needed tonight were a few flowers from the garden... some fun new Happy Birthday goblets from Dollar Tree... I LOVED these when I saw them! They actually had two different styles, but these were my favorite! Can you believe they only had 3 of these -- so obviously I'm looking for a few more! and some ... Keep Reading...
Cha-ching! CHANGE is in the Air!
WELCOME to My Place to Yours and the beginning of a new week! Today I'm sharing a metamorphosis I look forward to every year. It happens just about the time the last of the daffodils are blooming. I begin to see peeks of pinkish-purple flowers ... and they make me smile. Before we moved into our old house, I'd never had this plant in my yard, although I was familiar with it. That's one of the things I love about living in a house that's lived an entire lifetime before me -- I get to see what plants come up. It's always a surprise. This plant has the added benefit of being pleasantly fragrant! This is a Money Plant, although it also goes by the names honesty, silver dollar, satinflower, penny flower, Judas' penny, and ... Keep Reading...
