Thursday Afternoon: As is typical of me, I took pictures of Julie's gorgeous gardens but NONE of the ladies who were there! Actually, I snapped a few pictures very randomly, but my camera was still set on the outdoor garden mode so the few pictures I took of actual people didn't turn out at all. Sigh.
I'll post my favorite pictures that I took of Julie's gardens this year. Most of what Julie has planted and maintained are perennials, which are so beautiful and wonderful that they "come back" every year without having to purchase so many flowers. I believe she does add some annuals in for extra color--but she doesn't need many of them because her garden already is ... nearly perfect!
"You preserve and give life to everything, and all the angels of heaven worship You."
Aren't these roses lovely?
It's incredibly peaceful to listen to the water flow, the birds singing, and the buzzing of the bees. Wonderful.
I shall have to design a nice card for Julie from these pictures ...
There is something about a red rose, isn't there? I'm not sure it is my absolute favorite (even though RED is my favorite color) for roses--red is almost too stunning among the green!
There were ten of us ladies at the Tea. We were missing Ming and Helen for good reasons that simply could not be helped--but they were definitely missed. A few of the ladies made delicious and beautiful "finger sandwiches" that were almost too pretty to eat. Victor (Julie's husband) made his famous scones (then you top it with this amazing raspberry jam and Bavarian cream--it's WOW), Eva brought her super delicious brownies, Margaret baked cookies (very light and flavorful with peppermint icing!), and I forget what all else we ate--but it was very delicious. We got caught up with everyone's news and we especially prayed for Ming and husband and all that they are challenged with this past month. It was surely a happy afternoon. I am so thankful for these ladies.
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