For the last two months I’ve spent 101% of my waking hours on the sale of our old house, the purchase of our new house, packing, and finally moving into our new home. At last the dust is settled. On my first real grocery shopping trip I was headed for the fresh spinach when I saw this. It’s the first of what I hope to be many orchids to come live in the sun porch of my new home.
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Absolutely breathtaking!! My favorite color and my favorite flower all rolled in one! Cher xo
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It’s positively delicious, isn’t it? Thanks for stopping by!
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Oh it really is! I love it!!! Thank you!!
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What a beautiful sight to find! Glad you are settled in. It sounds wonderful. 🙂
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Thanks Karen. I look forward to posting pictures of my new yard. So many new & unfamiliar birds, many lovely plants.
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Welcome back to the blogosphere. Phew, bet you’re glad that ordeal is over! May you enjoy great blessings in your new home. 🙂
LOVE your orchid, my stars, I can see why you fell in love with it, it is gorgeous! And your header is stunning – a field of CA wildflowers, divine.
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Ordeal is exactly the right word. I have resolved never ever to move again, and if I must, then it will be into an RV — an extremely small and simple RV.
I had to get that orchid. The purple going from shades of deep lavender to nearly black. It’s so impressive.
Yes you’re right, of course, it’s a field of California wildflowers in my header. As I said above to Karen, I’m so delighted to have so many new nature things to explore. Today I saw a bird I’ve never seen before, right here in my yard. And I’ve seen several Orioles (or the same one several times) which is such a thrill for me. Makes sense since this area is full of fruit trees.
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Let the fun begin!
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Was missing you. Welcome back!
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Oh thank you so much! It is good to be back. I have missed my blog family.
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I only miss the great ones. 🙂 Thanks for the follow!
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Great color. I’ve don’t think I’ve ever seen that color in an orchid before, even at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s annual orchid shows. It ‘s more like a color one would see in a pansy.
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Now that you mention it, that’s exactly the color. I have a lot to learn about orchids – I’ve always thought of them as too esoteric for me. Time to get over that.
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how wonderful to now
kick back & enjoy
& create beauty 🙂
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the healing power of Nature delivered in little packets of beauty
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That color is amazing…looks like velvet. Beautiful. And again. congrats and happiness in your new home.
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Thank you Gigi. I like it here, very much.
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Glad to see you back and lucky you to be all settled. We spent months fixing up a house we rented and FINALLY it’s listed for sale. Still waiting on that one. Then it looks like we may be moving as well. So we may still have that to look ‘forward’ to… 😉
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Beautiful re-entry into our blogging family! Very happy all that work of moving is behind you and your camera is put back in action!!
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Congratulations for moving on and in! This is an orchid of celebration and landing 🙂
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This is a beautiful orchid. I too have never seen on like this before.
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Thank you Robin. I am following the directions religiously, and the blossoms are as fresh as the day I brought her home.
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