FEBRUARY MEANS TIME FOR VIOLETS

 

As soon as Valentines Day

is over I begin to think

about violets!

We just got 3" of snow which isn't

really much but I will say Zero

degrees doesn't feel great on

the skin!  That's unusual for our

area of Missouri.

There are always things to do in the

winter:  sewing, baking or

crafting.  We don't mind staying in as 

we re-watch a little of the

Downton Abbey series each day.

I have collected violet themed

items for years and mix it together

with my purple transferware:

I hope your winter is going

along well!

Hope your week is wonderful....

WHEN VIOLETS MAKE A RETURN

 As soon as Valentines Day is

over, I seem to dream about

forest violets that begin to

pop up early in the springtime.

This seems like a lovely time to enjoy

the hope of spring with some violet

tea wares.

I started collecting violet 

cups and saucers many

years ago.  These are

all English.

And some other

English pieces....

After some warm days this week

we ended up with some snow.  I

am sure many of you have experienced

this before and found it puzzling.

Inside the house, we currently are

enjoying spring violets.

I hope you have

 a lovely

weekend.

GETTING READY FOR VIOLETS

I thought I would do my part to encourage

spring by getting out all my violet bone

 china pieces and trying

to encourage things.

For one thing I like to go walk around

my neighborhood every day and this

winter hasn't been too good for that

situation.  

I was able to get out twice this week and

did notice some bulbs just barely 

popping up in various yards including

my own.

I won't be wearing these

on my feet.  I hope you

have had a lovely day

and ready for your new week!

FEBRUARY VIOLETS ARE A PROMISE OF SPRING!

About this time every year I bring

 up all my violet china pieces
because it's time

 to think about lovely violets!

I have a February birthday so
I have always loved violets.

I remember as a teenager,
  going out on a cold day in 
Virginia and seeing violets
blooming under the leaves.  I had
a flower bed around an old
tree stump.  My family never spent
much money on plants or seeds for
flowers but rather we dug things
up that we found in the woods.

If you love to decorate for different
seasons you know that putting things
away can be quite a job too so I am glad
 that the New Year and Valentine
 decorations are all packed away.

BRINGING OUT THE VIOLETS for "Friends Sharing Tea"

Have you noticed any

 early signs of spring?

When we lived in Spring, Texas many
years ago,  I loved that when February
came - spring arrived.  It was a very
short and mild winter there.  I  have
learned that each climate that has
some amazing plus - also has an
some minus.  In the Houston area
it was summer heat clear to winter.

I always look forward
 to the violets
of spring! 

We have actually had two solid
days of rain and now we have
mud but that's all right because
I know things will green up now.

I love hankies with violets too!

Today a little bunny was sitting in
the rain outside our downstairs
sliding glass door.  I did feel sad
for him.  A squirrel  was very clever
and to my surprise I saw him up
looking in a birdhouse in the rain.
Then, I saw him chew the hole opening
for about 15 minutes - he chewed it
much bigger.  The next time I looked
he was snug inside looking out at 
the falling rain.

Today I took this photo
from inside the house.

I hope you are having a nice winter
and did you notice that March 20
is the first official day of spring?