Rose Mille

Greetings 2012

Here's to a brand new year!

xo

mi

 

The Remains of the Day

It's been a rather warm December.

xo

mi

30% off Shopwide Starts Tuesday Dec 6!

Thank you for such a busy weekend!

We've re-arranged and spruced things up, and we still have lots of items left in the shop on Main Street. And this week it's all 30% off shop-wide!!

Many things that we have stored elsewhere like our storage units and basements have been brought up, and are included in the discount.

Lots of things will be moved to the Grand Garage shop before we make any further reductions. So, now's you chance to see if we still have that chandelier you've been eyeing at an unheard of discount.

{30% off already marked down prices that is}

{really?}

{no way!}

{yup}

{even clearance items?}

{YES!}

We open at 11:00 am on Tuesday, so don't be late!

See you soon,

xo

mi

 

Remembering Autumn

There is a path near my home that I take many walks on. It's where I clear my head and really experience the seasons change.

The colors are especially vivid this year, I am glad I am able to capture them.

Sometimes the trees simply, 

{glow}

{crunch}

{the path home}

 

xo

mi

September Morning Walk

On my walk this morning I saw these amazing HUGE mushrooms growing on the side of this tree, way up high. I think they look like some kind of white ears, or stepping stairs.

And then I spied this last water lily of the season.

Such a nice spot to sit for a while and remember the summer. For soon the season will change.

xo

mi

 

Lillies in July

If it's July there must be Lillies" or, "If there are Lillies it must be July".

Again, (sorry for repeating myself) I love that wild flowers, meaning flowers that are found growing on the side of the road, have specific months that they appear. In May we had Lilacs, June it was Peonies and now it's Lilies in July.  Not just one kind of Lilly, there are Tiger Lilies, Day Lilies, Stargazer Lilies, the entire Lilly species make their appearance in July.

We were fortunate enough to have planted a potted plant given to me by my cousin Charlene years ago, right in our back yard. Without any effort on my part, there are more and more every year.

{Amazing}

{Day Lillies}

As usual I found a few more species in the yard to share, but these Hydrangeas make their appearance throughout the Summer.

{Endless Summer}

{Anabelle's}

 

xo

mi

Peonys 2011

Peonies are so amazing. Every June, without fail, stems shoot up from the thawed previously frozen earth. By the time the kids are out of school they are in full bloom, so heavy they bow low, ready to be brought indoors to fill a milk pitchur.

This year, they are beautiful still, but scraggly and not as many. I suppose I should have fed the plants as they are now 10 years old.

Better late than never.

Amazing Passion Flower?  Unbelieveably gorgeous!

xo

mi

Lilacs in Bloom

I love flowers.

I love that certain varieties of flowers all bloom at the same time every year.

{Here in Minnesota, Lilacs bloom in May}

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This year the Lilacs were about a week late I think, which is most likely because we had a looooong winter.

{California dream'in}

One of the first things we planted in our yard, when we moved here in 2002, was a row of Lilac bushes.

They were only a foot high then, but we imagined that one day they would grow over 10 feet tall and provide a private little corner on the side of our house, right next to a neighborhood path. Nine years later, the Lilacs are way over my head. 

{and I'm pretty tall}

Not only are Lilacs beautiful to look at, but their fragrance is heavenly. In fact, when you first walk into Rose Mille, it's the smell of French Lilac soap that everyone loves so much.

Peony's are next!

xo

mi

Crabapple Blossoms

One of my favorite markers of Spring is when the row of Crabapple trees out-side my kitchen window, burst into bloom. Lasting only a few days, the aromatic white confection is sublime.

 
What's next?

Lilacs.

xo

mi