{Are YOU for Cross Country Skiing or for Sun Vacation?}

• That's a good question... 
• Are YOU for Cross Country Skiing or for Sun Vacation? 
• Probably most of you have done both at any given time. 
• Like the two of us have done in the past. 
• My husband Pieter did ski very well in Europe already and together we did some Cross Country Skiing in Cataloochee Ski Area, North Carolina. 
• That is located in the heart of the Great Smokey Mountains in beautiful Maggie Valley.

• With dear friend Dianne.

• All eight of us in one van; all related to work for the local news paper The Courier Herald, Dublin Georgia for which I did write a weekly feature at the time.

• Ready to go...

• Padded pants make us look more plump...

• We needed some lessons, except a few that were more advanced...

• Husband Pieter always being a loyal PR person for the company he was VP Training & Development for at that time; in their Mushroom Division... Campbell Soup that is!

• Calvin with Marion observed us all the time. I too was happy with some sunshine!

• Enjoying a break with Steve, one of the Newspaper's employees.

So after all, Cross Country Skiing is ALSO about Sun!

Related link:
Cataloochee ski area in Maggie Valley North Carolina | link with info

My First Cross Country Skiing and Special Gift for Pieter's Years of Consulting 

{Our Yellow Midas Touch Roses}

Here I would like to show you our lovely Yellow Midas Touch Roses. These photos are form 2009 and meanwhile we have lost all our Midas Touch roses due to drought and heat...

• The little table square I have sewn myself.

• The yellow Limoges cup was a gift from a friend.

• The silver rose is my personal Giovanni Raspini rose. Sorry but all others are sold out from my Zen Cart on line boutique Mariette's Back to Basics.

• It looks almost like a still life painting...

• So utterly romantic

Do you love yellow roses as well?

{Our Ligustrum japonicum}

• A very old fashioned type of shrub but still a great blossom in the spring I love to share here with you.

• Their fragrance is quite strong too.

• Added bonus is they are ever green! You can see however the new and tender 'spring' leaves that have been added to the ever green family...

Related link:
Ligustrum japonicum