White Wednesday - New Beginnings ....

Dark winter night

brightened by

WHITE

on the kitchen

windowsill.

A bit of sparkle

banishes the gloom

and

plays well with others!

The Haeger vase

just waits for

spring flowers.

A shell beacons

me to

a sunny summer beach.

The faithful

cyclamen

embraces winter

and makes me smile.

She wears a bit of

jewelry ....

an old silver fork

with

blooms of its own.

The kitchen counter

respelendent

with mercury glass

and white roses

is in dress rehearsal.

They have a

secret surprise.

It's going to be a

great year!

Hugs and here's to celebrating all the possibilities of the New Year!

SAMMY GIRL

note: this is the FIRST post with my new computer. None of the programs or files would transfer (yet!) ... but I had some pictures in my camera.

White Wednesday - memories and a beach house - lol!

Welcome to White Wednesday

Karen at Faded Charm

lists sites who participate.

Visit several.

Can you say YUMM!

On the deck at the

Who Villa

a chippy, funky, white metal table

from a friend who died too young

can never be "fixed" by painting ....

In the two pots?

jade plants

started from my grandmother's

HUGE jade plant.

She had for YEARS.

The large plant survived

my care for years.

Sometimes just barely.

A couple of near-death experiences

and 3 moves!

Yes, there's a story about how the

cleaning solvent got sprayed on it

instead of water ...

and one on how it was

FROZEN

during a freak storm ...

It has now outgrown the

Who Villa and lives

retired in a greenhouse

at my mom's.

Should be safe there.

These starts are for her

great-grandkids.

Perhaps they will carry on

Gramma Liisa's

love of gardening to another generation.

Here's a start in a 

chippy birdhouse.

Now come with me to the beach house.

We have rocks and shells ...

(I LOVE beach agates!)

coral and more

"plain ol' beach rocks"

and here's the

"beach house"!

Well,

it IS a house ...

kinda.

and it DOES

have my goodies from the BEACH!

So it's the 

Beach House at Who Villa!

Not only that ...

this little house reminds me of

three ladies.

Cindy and Martha

are closely linked to the house ...

and the little table it's on

is a "make-do"

salvage

from my mom's

childhood table.

But that's a story for another time ....

Just so you're

not disappointed ...

here are some images from

A Beach Cottage

who has a giveaway going!

Hugs and hope the memories you make today are wonderful!

Sammy Girl