A Peek At The Beautiful Things in Life!

On December 17, 2025 By Barbara StroudIn Design Inspiration, Garden Center, Photograph, THOUGHTSLeave a comment

vintage earn, red berries, fence with roping for the holidays

Happy Wednesday! Where does the time go? It seems like it was just Halloween! Thanksgiving flew by and now Christmas is very, very close! For many of us there is so much to do to prepare. It’s good to start early, which I used to be good at, but now am running behind like most of you. It’s all good, we can only try to get everything on our lists done, right? Wondering what cool place I was at with such a beautiful view (in the image) – see below…

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Spring has sprung: Lupine is here!

On February 8, 2025February 6, 2025 By Barbara StroudIn Charleston, Design Inspiration, flowers, gardening, PhotographLeave a comment

Lupine (plant) blooming, purple cone shaped flowers, green pointed leaves, striking combination — Lupine in bloom!

I’ve never planted lupine. I’ve never actually seen it blooming in Maine because we always used to visit in September (after they bloomed), but here it is in Charleston! Blooming beautifully and for sale. I love to visit shops with beautiful plants, we have several that I can think of and each is a dream!

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