Camellia – Flower of the Day

La Peppermint Camellia It is February and just the right time of the year for the camellia shrub to begin opening its blooms! Both of these blooms which are quite different from each other are on the same shrub. Last year I marked the branches which had the solid red blooms. I wanted to see…

Lavender – Flower of the Day

Lavender My lavender didn’t do too well this year, but I’ll try again. Due to drought there just was only so much that watering could do to help it thrive. Even though it never flowered the leaves did smell wonderful. For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge #FOTD

Numbers Game #23 — 144

The numbers game. Check out this new and interesting challenge I stumbled across this morning. More info on how to participate can be found at Life Lessons. To play just go to your photo files and search for “144”. Here are mine! More on my vintage luggage fascination can be found Vintage Travel Luggage: A…