Mlle Magpie

More Roses for the Garden

 

Gentle Hermione

 

Since the weather has been incredibly warm this past week, it has been such a delightful break from the winter season. Makes me feel like gardening season is just around the corner...

 

 

Wildeve

 

I've already ordered another bunch of David Austin roses to add to our city garden. Can one have too many roses in the garden?!!

 

 

Winchester Cathedral

 

These English Roses are grown in a nursery in Tyler, Texas and will be arriving up here sometime in April.

 

 

Eglantyne

 

There really is nothing like these gorgeous, fluffy and fragrant beauties.

 

 

Queen of Sweden

 

 

Princess Alexandra of Kent

 

 

St. Swithun

 

 

Clearly I am partial to the pinks.  My favourite colour!

 

Do you have any special garden plans for this spring...?

 

Mlle Magpie

 

Some Sunshine Therapy

 

 

Back from a week of rest and relaxation in sunny Florida. I really enjoyed the warmth and the sunshine, wearing flip flops, hanging out at the beach and just plain taking it easy. The simple life. This was the first time we ever went away all together en famille for March Break; I told my husband that we need to do it more often so that we can get better at it :)

Anyways, although it is now back to school for the kids and back to work for the parents, I must say that I feel much better after this vacation. Of course, it doesn't hurt that we came back to summer-like weather back home - just crazy high temps! Makes me feel as if winter is over and gardening season is just around the corner...

 

Mlle Magpie

My New Shabby Chic Chairs

 

 

 

My new Lila chairs from Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture arrived today!

 

 

 

 

Since we got our new sofa, our old armchairs no longer worked in the living room. We took the old Ikea Ektorp armchairs to the farmhouse where they look great with our huge white slipcovered sofa in the living room there.

 

 

 

 

I searched high and low to find chairs that I liked and that would work with the new sofa. These Lila chairs were on sale so even paying for the shipping and the customs duties (we're in Montreal, Canada), it worked out well.

 

 

 

 

I'm very happy with them! And there's our Molly checking them out... I think Daddy will like them too when he comes back from his week-long business trip in San Francisco.

 

Mlle Magpie