{'A loving heart is the truest wisdom' ~Charles Dickens}

Because we are having a very hectic week, this time only a Quote inside a photo from some budding Exochorda 'Pearlbush' macrantha The Bride flowers...

'A loving heart is the truest wisdom' ~Charles Dickens

{1950s Handmade Silk Roses Framed in Gilded Wood under Bubble Convex Glass}

Such a unique and very romantic, gilded wooden frame with dark pink roses that are handmade out of silk. 

They look so realistic atop the burgundy velvet. 

The bubble convex glass makes it into a very rare and special wall hanging. 

Quite large with 12.5 x 16.5 x 2"

Please visit my on line boutique for more information on this vintage French Country Style piece. Spectrenoir ← click on link.

Just an enlarged corner of this beautiful piece which I got at a Dutch Estate Sale.

Due to the bubble convex (domed) glass it is extremely hard to capture on camera without any glare. 

 The photo below shows the flash that I used, but less glare...

This one shows more the true color of the silk roses and the burgundy velvet on which they are mounted.

The photo below, taken from the side, gives a lighter color of the velvet but that is just because of the

nap. 

Photo below pretty much shows the true colors of the silk roses.

Don't you love something timeless romantic?

{Our Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant Blooms in January}

Just like the early blooms on our Japanese Magnolia, in mid winter, also our beautiful Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant showed its early blooms!

Today is a wet and rainy day so the blooms turned brown from rain damage...

Using some earlier photos for you.

Looking so lovely against a blue sky!

It is a huge blossom, see my fingers to compare its size.

Nearly impossible to have those blossoms pure white without any damage from heavy rain!

But it sure is a very welcome sign of new life during this time of the winter.

Hope you enjoy something blooming in your surroundings as well!