{Happy 236th Birthday USA!}

The 4th of July will be our nation's 236th Birthday, so we will fly the flags again; both the United States and Georgia Flag. For my post of last year's 4th of July, (link you find below) I used the speech my husband Pieter did deliver to our city on the 4th of July in 1994. That will give you a lot more information. Here I just want to show you our flags as we flew them last year. Timely for this year's post. Both of us are very proud to be Dutch by birth and American by choice. The very fact that the Dutch, of any nation, have the longest uninterrupted friendly relation with the USA makes us also proud. Also the Dutch were the first to salute the American flag; read more about that in the link below this post.

Happy 236th Birthday Uncle Sam!

Proudly flying the United States and Georgia State Flags...

To the left you see the big magnolia leaves as I'm standing next to the tree.

Photos are taken around 18:00 o'clock.

We still had green grass early July...

White hibiscus blooming.

Nice view of the white gingerbread in our front porch.

View from the driveway...

Our patriotic felines, Spicy (l) and Sacha (r).

Little Tiggy-Tiger, Sacha's sister, sitting inside the roll of garden hose... She is our mini cat.

Sacha looking down from the front porch...

That's it!

Do you (if American) also fly the flag(s)?

Hope you have a very Happy 4th of July!

Related link:

4th of July Speech given by my husband Pieter

{My Utterly RomanticTrain Case}

In some previous posts you did get to see MY UTTERLY ROMANTIC TRAIN CASE in use, for storing my vintage lace work. So I'd like to show you this great piece of art from the hands of the talented Rebecca at A Gathering Place. Roses and lace are such a fine companion; don't you agree with me? Don't skip the text at the end...

So Utterly Romantic and the Baccarat crystal perfume bottle with roses from our garden goes well with it.

Detail of it all...

Gardenias go well with roses always...

Do you too think this is Romantic?

Wouldn't it be lovely to live back in the times of Gone with the Wind?

Via Col Vento...

Vom Winde Verweht...

Gejaagd door de Wind...

But we are fortunate for living still in that setting, here in the good Old South. 

With its Antebellum Trail and the Gone With the Wind plantation to the West. 

Romantic Savannah to the East and  things are even more graceful with charm for today... 

We feel like we belong!

Related links: All are previous posts by me!
 {My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #2}
 {My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #1}
{My Lace Crocheted Gloves}
{LOOK My Vintage Train Case Arrived!}
Gone with the Wind
Georgia's Antebellum Trail
My Savannah: Architecture in Savannah

{My Towels with Knitted Lace}

For embellishing a simple cotton terry towel, you can quite easily add a hand knitted lace edging as I've done with mine. Have a look at {My Towels with Knitted Lace} here below. The magazine from which I made them will be shown mid-way. Those heavenly soaps I found at T.J. Maxx stores, one of my favorites to shop for such items. Are you also checking them frequently?

And of course using our fragrant flowers, our Gardenias...

Using cotton bouclé yarns created this result.

Both cotton yarns are in an off white or cream.

You also could use bamboo yarn.

Gardenias make a perfect and romantic addition.

Gardenia Floral Luxury Soap.

Such fragrant soaps I always keep in my linen armoire.

Eco friendly use, as they don't produce empty plastic bottles for the landfill!

A very fragrant duo, Gardenia soap with real Gardenias...

From the Dutch Ariadne magazine...

Laces as edgings.

Detail of the bouclé cotton yarn.

Gardenia scented candle by Crabtree & Evelyn

Gardenia Florals Luxury Soaps that I also found at T.J. Maxx...

The two different yarns in detail.