Blossom by Blossom Spring Begins

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"For winter’s rains and ruins are over,
And all the season of snows and sins;
The days dividing lover and lover,
The light that loses, the night that wins;
And time remembered is grief forgotten,
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten,
And in green under-wood and cover
Blossom by blossom the spring begins."
~ Algernon Charles Swinburne ~

Spring is the Queen of all Seasons

Chinese symbol for love

I love Spring

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. ~Rainer Maria Rilke

Have a beautiful day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWu9o5zrj3g I love this Get your groove on ═══════════════ ღೋƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღೋ══════════════ ⊰ ░H░A░P░P░Y░(✿◠‿◠)░W░E░D░N░E░S░D░A░Y░⊰  ═══════════════ ღೋƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღೋ══════════════ Enjoy this special day, for you will never experience anything like it again... Someone has written these beautiful words. Must read and try to understand the deep meaning of it. They are like the ten commandments to follow in life all the time. 1. Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout. 2. So why is a car's windshield so large and the rear view mirror so small? Because our past is not as important as our future. So, look ahead and move on. 3. Friendship is like a book. It takes few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write. 4. All things in life are temporary. If it’s going well, enjoy it, that won't last long. If it’s going badly, don't worry, that won't last long either. 5. Old friends are gold! New friends are diamond! If you get a diamond, don't forget the gold! Because to hold a diamond, you always need a base of gold! 6. Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, God smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!" 7. When God solves your problems, you have faith in His abilities; when God doesn't solve your problems, He has faith in your abilities. 8. A blind person asked St. Anthony, "Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?" He replied, "Yes, losing your vision!" 9. When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them; sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you. 10. Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace .

Luck of the Irish for Us All

A Wish for a Friend

Wishing you a rainbow For sunlight after showers— Miles and miles of Irish smiles For golden happy hours— Shamrocks at your doorway For luck and laughter too, And a host of friends that never ends Each day your whole life through!

An Irish Prayer

May God give you... For every storm, a rainbow, For every tear, a smile, For every care, a promise, And a blessing in each trial. For every problem life sends, A faithful friend to share, For every sigh, a sweet song, And an answer for each prayer.

“Christ shield me this day: Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me, Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me” (from “The Breastplate of St. Patrick”).

Every year for St. Patrick's Day

I buy a stock of Belle's of Ireland Plant

(green one)

Spring is the Queen of all seasons♥

Have I ever mentioned how very much I love Spring?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXifIS5pBi4&t=10

If you're enough lucky to be Irish, you're lucky enough! ~Irish Saying

"Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me"
Saint Patrick

St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic. ~Adrienne Cook

May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

If you're enough lucky to be Irish, you're lucky enough! ~Irish Saying

St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic. ~Adrienne Cook

Céad míle fáilte - a thousand welcomes in Gaelic

Beautiful creation and verse from my dear friend Dani

Every picture tells a story

“The beautiful 103 year old woman sitting in a wheel chair at the table next to you is Mrs. Amelia Boynton Robinson, who helped lead the march as a young woman in 1965, and was beaten unconscious, and became one of the most important inspirations of the American Civil Rights Movment.” David Turnley revisits Selma, Alabama.

David Turnley

 Rights movement. I spent ten days staying in Selma’s Hotel St. James, just feet from the Edmund Pettus Bridge where one of the most important moments in the Movement that came to be known as Bloody Sunday happened on March 7, 1965 as civil rights marchers were beaten, tear gassed, and killed by Dallas County Police as the marchers tried to cross the bridge on their way to Montgomery. The Hotel St. James is incredibly special, and what I discovered ten years ago was that on any given night, one can sit at the bar, and inevitably sitting next to you and often available for incredible conversation will be one of the children still living in Selma, of the heroic marchers on that fateful day- many of whom had put up Dr. King in their homes during the important time in the Movement.
Returning to Selma, to cover the 50th anniversary, I was determined, despite the fact that the 42 rooms had been booked for months if not years, to get a room in this hotel to experience the 50th anniversary. My wife Rachel, and almost three year old daughter Dawson and I checked in on the Tuesday, before the weekend when the rooms were all booked, knowing that we could likely be forced to check out as the weekend approached, but also knowing from experience that once in a hotel, there are always cancellations, and if the hotel management comes to appreciate you, they tend to look after you. Liking one another was not difficult. Each time I have stayed in the Hotel St. James, the best part about the experience is the beautiful spirit of the hotel staff, themselves mostly, from Selma. This year, the excitement of the commemoration was overwhelming. And we felt privileged to make friends with the entire staff, including the waiters and waitresses in the restaurant, all of whom particularly loved our adorable red haired baby girl Dawson. On the Friday morning, as we were having breakfast, our waitress, “Skaii” a beautiful young woman whose family had moved from the south to Detroit, and then back, who we had befriended, leaned over and said, “The beautiful 103 year old woman sitting in a wheel chair at the table next to you is Mrs. Amelia Boynton Robinson, who helped lead the march as a young woman in 1965, and was beaten unconscious, and became one of the most important inspirations of the American Civil Rights Movment.” And as we realized who this was, my heart sped with excitement, and as I stood to walk over to pay my respects, our baby girl Dawson wanted to come too. Mrs. Amelia Boynton Robinson smiled with affection and love as Dawson reached to touch her hand, and for several minutes, after then kissing Dawson’s hand, she went on to tell Dawson stories about marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , the Civil Rights Movement, and about how they contributed to achieving the Voter Registration Act. This has become for me one of the most precious and meaningful photographs that I have ever made. I have also been overwhelmed and grateful by the extraordinary response it has received. And this photograph will hang prominently in our home as we will always want Dawson to remember and be inspired by Mrs. Amelia Boynton Robinson, one of our country’s national treasures and true heroes.
©David Turnley, all rights reserved. Selma, Alabama, 2015.

Mountain-rose petals

Falling, falling, falling now...

Waterfall music”

~Matsuo Bashō, Japanese Haiku

Beautiful creations from my lovely friend Dani

I love you and all you do

Have a happy Sunday full of love and peace and joy

Spring Beauty

Spring is the time to spread your wings and fly

I adore this bunny wreath

April issue of O magazine

Love is in the air especially in spring

I love petunia's the first pot of flowers I buy in spring

for the balcony

Always time for spring blossoms and a beautiful latte

Love all the colours of spring

Listen to the beautiful

Chinese Bamboo flute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRGcUZJ9xlY

Beautiful Asian gardens

My silk  purse from Asia on my door

Asian plum trees

One of my favorite stores in Seoul

All love all things from Asia

"So it's the laughter we will remember, whenever we remember, the Way we Were"
-The Way we Were-

Beautiful creations

http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/50-things-forget-thank-moms/948381/

http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Storms-Mother-Daughter-Found/dp/0985735805/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426071475&sr=1-1&keywords=secret+storms+book

My sweet friend Mary Jane recommended this book to me.............

I'll go and order it from the library

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcsdJJjgheQ
Beautiful

Nicole M Riccio

d to try this because this might be the recipe that converts you to a cabbage lover.
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This is a simple side dish worthy of a dinner party and couldn’t be easier to make. Four ingredients, a couple of minutes to prepare and toss in the oven for an hour.
Ingredients
1 (approx 2lb) head of organic green cabbage, cut into 1″ thick slices
1.5 tablespoons olive oil
2 to 3 large garlic cloves, smashed
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
spray olive oil OR non-stick cooking spray
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400F and spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Pull outer leaf off cabbage (it’s usually dirty and nasty looking), cut cabbage from top to bottom (bottom being root) into 1″ thick slices.
2. Rub both sides of cabbage with smashed garlic.
3. Use a pastry brush to evenly spread the olive oil over both sides of the cabbage slices.
4. Finally, sprinkle each side with a bit of kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
5. Roast on the middle rack for 30 minutes. Carefully flip the cabbage steaks and roast for an additional 30 minutes until edges are brown and crispy.
Serve hot and Enjoy!

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