Magnolia Blossom Time

A bit late for posting these photos but our special French Magnolia Grandiflora 'Namnetensis Flore Pleno' still is blooming right now!

Husband Pieter took these photos in June.

You have to be lucky for finding blossoms low enough to photograph!

This variety is also fragrant!

Thanks for your visits and comments.

Related post:

{Our Fragrant Magnolia Grandiflora 'Namnetensis Flore Pleno' Flowers} | previous post by me

Would LOVE to Reincarnate as Fur Baby...

LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER!

Well, especially for our spoiled Fur Babies.

That's why I would LOVE to Reincarnate as Fur Baby...

Our tiny Tigg–Tiger is a hyper girl and she loves to find some sun puddles after breakfast.

On top of her SOFT blankies...

Love that NOSE of her!

Looking almost edible to me...

Closing her eyes and dreaming of mousies...

Isn't she adorable?!

Oh, such a spoiled stinker!

Kneading her blanky...

Her brother Bandido (Dido) all curled up on THEIR special cushion, on top of a chair with some sun puddles of course!

Mom, how dare you wake me up!

Dido is giving me that 'LOOK'...

Their sister by adoption 'Speckie' is more content with eating a FULL meal and than napping on her special padded pillow.

She too is giving me that look of WHY disturbing my nap time?!

She does always do the dishes; that means licking out every crumb or morsel of all six cat bowls and that twice a day!

Hence her FAT body but she's happy just doing that! 

Letting one of her legs just hang...

Mom, put that camera away!

And such is the life of our Fur Babies so I really would love to reincarnate as one.

Don't you want that too some times?!

Thanks for your visits and comments.

FINALLY two successful grafts of our Grand View Gold Live Oak

On April 3, we received the great news from tree enthusiast Adam Black, that he had FINALLY two successful grafts of our Grand View Gold Live Oak!

We got to know Adam in November of 2012, when he was still with the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville, FL.

He made the trip to our garden several times, trying to graft this very rare species.

On April 16, Our Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold looks almost as golden as my Escada leather skirt!

April is Grand View Gold Oak's most stunning season and on April 13, Adam got to see it in all its glory as he once more did make the LONG drive to our garden...

Coming all the way from Peckerwood Garden in Hempstead, Texas!

You can find the article by Adam about Preserving a Stunning Golden Live Oak in their Peckerwood Garden Newsletter, just scroll down to read about it.

Of course, Pieter too is feeling very proud of the fact that this unique tree will get preserved for the future!

Pieter is wearing his Patrick James Herringbone Tweed Ibizza grey sport coat, woven in Italy with Alberto Tonal Stripe Five-Pocket Jeans from PatrickJames.com. with his Ermenegilda Zegna shirt and Escada silk elephant tie.

My Escada leather skirt and Escada shoes.
Wearing it with my RED Valentino sweater.
To the left you can see our Spooky on the lawn...

Of course, our loyal Spooky boy is always near us, he follows like a doggy!

Thanks for your visit!

Catching up on things, slowly...

Related links:
{Princess Diana's Elephant Tie just like Pieter's} | previous post by me showing Pieter's silk tie
{My Escada & RED Valentino Score} | previous post by me showing the above outfit...