Full disclosure: Dale did not buy me all of these roses, I took the photo at the grocery store. I love that they are colorful and abundant. And it’s all the roses I need, believe me.

Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! Today, as part of our family tradition, I will be making the cream puffs. And finding out if Jackie likes them!

I will hopefully have a surprise for you over the weekend so watch this space.

This sweet white daffodil has me dreaming of spring, friends.

Have a dreamy weekend!

At the same time that we got that beautiful dish garden of white flowering bulbs from Kim, we also got a huge basket of paperwhite bulbs from Kym. (Yes, they discussed this with each other.) The white flowering bulbs are in full bloom right now but the paperwhites have been a little slower to get going. The other day, much to my delight, I found this sweet little blossom.

It was tucked in among the greens and it made me smile and think how lucky I am to have friends who care for me, friends who show up when I least expect them, friends who surprise me, friends who may not be visible in my daily life but are always there to cheer me up. I’m truly fortunate.

And we’re all fortunate that it’s the weekend! And the last day of January! Hooray!

These two white tulips are from the dish garden I showed you the other day. For some reason these two lovelies sort of flopped over so . . . I cut them and put them in this sweet little pitcher on my kitchen window sill. You can see the snow outside but these remind me that spring is getting closer with each passing day.

The weekend is pretty close, too! Make it a good one!

This beautiful dish garden was a gift from Kim and Ken. I’m amazed at how quickly the flowers have grown, when it arrived from White Flower Farm a few weeks ago there were just a few tiny green spikes. Now we have white tulips in full bloom with the promise of hyacinths, grape hyacinths, and daffodils to come. It’s a tangible reminder that spring will come again, that there is beauty in the world, and that there is always a reason for hope.

And all I have to say now is that I hope you have a great weekend!