“Photo de famille dans un jardin à Bad Kreuznach (Rhénanie-Palatinat),” ca. 1900 – 1910, by Eugène Trutat, via Bibliothèque de Toulouse Commons on flickr.
Tag: Germany
In a vase on Monday: Artischocke Blüte
Or artichoke bloom. I bought it on Saturday at the Stuttgart flower market for €4. The directions on the tag said to keep it dry; no water necessary. The easiest “arrangement” possible.
It smells something like honey.
To see what other bloggers have put in a vase today, please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
In a vase on Monday: pink in purple
Today, I combined pink calla lilies and small dark pink and yellow mums from the grocery store with yellow shrubby cinquefoil from the yard.
I had meant to take advantage of the lilies’ long stems, but they went mushy before I could make the arrangement, so I ended up with several short pieces.
The little pitcher is from Saturday’s flea market. It has a name very lightly impressed on the bottom, which I think is Schramberg, an old pottery maker from the Baden-Württemberg state of Germany. The mark would put this piece in the mid-1800s. I really liked the purple color.
I also made an arrangement (adding a few sprigs of pink spirea) in another purple transfer ware bowl that I’ve had for several years.
To see what other bloggers have put in a vase today, please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
In a vase on Monday: midsummer roses
Roses from the garden this afternoon.
To see what other bloggers have put in a vase today, please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
In a vase on Monday: roses
Not an arrangement for the ages, but I did manage this morning to hobble out into the backyard and cut these roses (re: foot surgery), so it represents progress.
The vase is from Gatagara Pottery in Rwanda. The “accessories” are some of my used Mono-Embolex syringes, which, strangely, I find appealing as design.*
The big yellow and pink blooms are giving this end of the dining room a nice rosy smell.
To see what other bloggers have put in a vase today, please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. She hosts this Monday theme.
*Also, I’m not sure how to throw them away — garbage/recycling sorting is a very serious business here in Germany. I still have a collection from my last operation.
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