Friday flowers

Thank you all for your sweet comments yesterday - I love reading your little stories. If you didn't get a chance to enter the book giveaway, get in there in the next few hours. I'll select winners sometime this evening - I know it's a short window of opportunity, but that increases the chances of winning for those of you who've entered, which is nice.

And there are flowers ...

{tea roses, chair}

Tea roses in a shade of orange-y pink that I can never resist. I have a rosebush of my very own back at home, one that I was allowed to pick out when I was a little girl, and it has roses of a similar color. I am prejudiced, of course, but I believe they are the most beautiful.

{tea roses, close}

I frequently claim to not care about roses, but they pop up here rather frequently. I suppose I should amend that to say that I don't care much for the standard deep red roses. Or maybe I shouldn't say anything at all, in case I jinx myself and suddenly feel compelled to start purchasing them by the dozen, complete with accents of glossy ferns and baby's breath. You guys, if that ever happens, please stop me. Real friends would tell you if your blog was looking like an 80's prom date.