Oops, we totally fell off with the whole used-to-be-monthly budget blooms thing. But lookie what I found growing in the jungle that is our front lawn:
Allow me to put on my best Australian nature-show voice to set the scene for you: The air is still. Not a predator in sight. Something moves in the brush. A buzzard circles overhead. Somewhere in the distance a lion roars. No wait, that’s a baby crying. And just like that I’m out of character.
I don’t know the real name for them (flower whisperer, I’m not), but I like the sound of Purple Ring Pops. So that’s how I’ve been referring to them. At first I just admired them on our way up and down the driveway. Then I thought a little snip snip was in order so I could take some of the stems inside to be ogled more regularly. Here are a few cuttings living it up on the back of the living room console table.
Sidenote: Everything looks better with a white cardboard rhino in the background (from here a while back, bee tee dubs).
I think this vase gets used more often than any other in the house (it’s from Crate & Barrel three years ago or so). Pink and purple sounds like it could sway into the unicorn/fairy princess realm… but somehow it works.
Anyone know the real name of these blooms? Have you found any fun mystery flowers – either in a field, at the farmer’s market, at the grocery store or in your yard? Do you ever have that internal debate about whether you should leave flowers outside to enjoy when you’re out there, or snip ’em and bring them inside, where you spend more time? I usually leave things outside for a few days and then can’t help myself and bring in a few cuttings. Oh and did anyone notice I snapped these pics before our frame switcheroo (mention this morning) but it just took me longer to write this post than it took John to get his done? Maybe we should add Overachiever to his roster of middle names. John Overachiever Danger Soda Petersik. I like it.
Psst- Wanna see our first cheap-o bouquet from January of 2009? And February, March, April, May, June, July, August, and September’s too? How about our 2010 blooms from January, February, March, April, May, June, and July along with one from a few months back? Can you even handle all of that glorious nature in one sitting?
angie says
Even your vases are cute! Ok, here’s the real question I’ve been pondering. Is there anything in your life that clearly does not complete the room but you still own it due to sentimental value or it just makes you smile? For example, I display my grandma’s baking pans, which have seen better days, but they just make my heart happy. I would love a post on the items you keep around regardless of any seeming clash with the room.
YoungHouseLove says
That’s such a good question! Hmm, we have tons of sentimental things that are sort of awkward to “display” (from sushi date chopsticks and an old milk cap that we dug up in the yard of our old house) so we usually just slap a lot of those things into frames or put them into a shadow box to somehow “elevate” what they are (ex: a crusty old rusting metal milk cap from decades ago). Of course cookware is better not stuffed in frames- haha, so we love that you keep them around because they make your heart happy! Our old desk in our bedroom was actually a hand me down from John’s parents who had it growing up- it’s worn and well-loved but we love that it has so much history behind it!
xo,
s
Anita says
Just an FYI. Be careful sometimes with ballon type flowers like that. I have one (not this type) that when it opens, it “inks” (like Nemo’s friend lol). Would hate for it to do that to your lovely books.
YoungHouseLove says
Ooh thanks for the tip! Ours appear to have slowly dried out (to white little unopened pods) so no cool open purple stars for us. Maybe we cut them too early? Either way the purple ring-pop shape is so much fun!
xo,
s