… and a day of tidying up the garden leads to one very happy outcome. No, wait, make that two very happy outcomes… the first being of course a nice, newly neat and tidy garden. The other is lovely big new FREE floral arrangement for the house! Doesn’t everyone keep the prunings for a really big and dramatic floral extravaganza? Seriously if, like me, you are not a prima ballerina, then this is the best way to get gratuitous and regular fabulous floral displays happening in your house.
My outfit today serendipitously matches the new floral arrangement; so I took another arty, hand-held, looking-down-to-my-toes shot of my outfit, like Kirsty did the other day too. I’m thinking we should start a Flickr group together, and call it Selfie Foot-Shots, or the Navel-Gazing Fashion Bloggers Society, or something…
Beautiful — so jealous — we're getting snow again tonight!
I love those colors!
Such pretty flowers.
Qué flores más bonitas e inspiradoras
Your flowers and your lovely summer outfits are a breath of fresh air! Here in Canada we are knee deep in snow:(
Don't make me hate you Carolyn. These pictures of gratuitous beauty must stop. The only thing growing in my part of the world is icicles. 😎
oh to see pretty flowers outside at the moment – we just have slushy sno
Lovely blooms and toes. 🙂 I love your fashion diary … I must've missed its debut.
Is that Bougainvillea? That's something I miss from my childhood. Of course, there are lots of pretty flowers in England too, just different. At the moment, we have snow on the ground and school is closed.
you newly minted "Society of Navel-Gazing fashion bloggers" is hilarious. I often feel that way when trying to take photos for the blog. It is always best to laugh at myself. Oh I miss summer – you are making me jealous wearing a summer shift.
Those are some beautiful flowers!
Is that crepe myrtle? They are lovely whatever they are.
Shelley; it is bougainvillea 🙂
Yay for pruned floral arrangements, and matching toenails, and your lovely outfit sketches. 🙂
I'll second the Nave-Gazing Fashion Bloggers. 😀
I'm still longing for summer, so today I painted my nails (coral and aqua, because I like the two-toned contrast) even though I'm only going to see them twice a day in the bathroom (because I currently wear knitted socks even to bed). It felt good. I shall keep painting my nails even in winter, because it makes me smile.
Cute shoes! I remember the first time I heard Martha Stewart talk about bringing in her pruning for arrangements – I think it was Crabapples. Never occurred to me!
Your funny Carolyn! I love those names. A navel gazing foot shot certainly beats battles with the self timer! Gorgeous arrangement..
A beautiful foral arrangement. I have done this before with prunings. Bottlebrush make a magnificent floral arrangement.
I love Bougainvillea. It cascades down the mountain behind my house. I love the little white top in you last post. I think I have a little bit of top envy.
mmmm, pretty … both the dress and the flowers!
Ha ha! You're funny! Love the navel gazing interpretation! The best kind of floral arrangements are from your garden. You know you like the flowers or you wouldn't be growing them. Is your dress a border print fabric?
Those are gorgeous flowers.
Umh and the flickr suggestion could become an internet sensation.
Beautiful flowers. I think I can see a sneak peak of your itty bitty stash busting project !
Lovely to see some summer colour.
Gorgeous! I'm jealous of your summer and your course of floral arrangement, you always make me laugh, haha, "Navel-Gazing Fashion Bloggers Society", haha.