Our lilacs are in bloom! May, my hands down favorite month of the year. Both of my children have May birthdays and my step-son's is in early June. May is a month of weddings, graduations and new beginnings.
The lilacs are just starting to fill out this week. We only live 5 miles from town and they have had lilacs in full bloom for over a week. I guess they are just a tad bit warmer. I can't smell them though. Hubby had a really bad cold this week and of course I had to get it. When I sneeze or cough my stitches hurt. I guess my resistance was already down.
My bleeding heart is also in bloom!
It's still filling in but it make me smile just to look at it.
And this beautiful cake stand also makes me smile. It's going to my Mil for Mothers Day.
I found it in the clearance aisle at TJ Maxx. Only $10! I think she will like it, I know I do.
Well my friends, that's about it for me today. I am resting and hoping to get over this nasty cold soon.
I am joining Susan for
Outdoor Wednesday.
And Marla for
WooHoo Wednesday.
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Cindy
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What beautiful flowers and colors. I especially like the lilacs. I think I remember these a "hundred" years ago when we lived in the northern part of Maine, near Canada. I have some beautiful video of them. Thanks for reminding me of them.
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Karen
Ladybug Creek
Cindy, your lilacs are gorgeous, and I love that vase you have them in. Your m-i-l is one lucky lady. That cake plate is beautiful! Aren't you tempted to keep it? I woiuld be! laurie
ReplyDeleteI adore your flourishing lilacs and bleeding hearts, and want to grow them. They are flowers from my family's garden in Wisconsin when I grew up. These are great flowers.
ReplyDeleteLove that cake stand and your lilacs are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBarb
Hi Cindy. Oh, I can almost smell those lilacs. Mine are gone now and I miss them already. Cannot help but bring in a bunch of those fragrant blooms.Your Bleeding Hearts are so pretty and what a beautiful cake stand.
ReplyDeleteYour lilacs are so pretty! I can smell them from here.
ReplyDeleteLove the MIL cake plate, she will love it!
My birthday and our anniversary is in May, so I think it's a wonderful month.
hugs
Sissie
Oh Cindy, all the flowers are just GORGEOUS!!!!! I sure wish some of those would grow in Az., but not at all. Everything is just beautiful. I love that cakeplate. What a great find. I think she will love it or at least she should. Hope you are feeling up to par now. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteTwo of my favorites, the lilacs and the bleeding heart. They are both gorgeous! Lov ethe lilac vase, it is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers. The cake plate is so pretty. Hope you get to feeling better soon.
ReplyDeleteI read lilacs and I could smell them just looking at the picture! So beautiful. I hope you feel better really soon so that you can enjoy them fully! Take care!
ReplyDeleteHello Cindy,
ReplyDeleteYour lilacs and bleeding hearts are gorgeous! Love the cake plate you are gifting to your MIL.
~ Tracy
What a strong lady you are - I could never give that beautiful cake stand away!!!
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I adore your lilacs. Every year I say I am going to plant some...well this is going to be the year. ANd I have been meaning to ask you what the name is of the flowering bushes in front of your house? They are fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteYour MIL is going to love the cake stand. You just can't go wrong at Marshalls. My only problem is I spend too much money there with all of the deals and of course, buying things I don't need! ;-D
I hope you feel better soon. Try squeezing a soft pillow against your stomach when you cough or sneeze. It really helps the pain.
xoxo
JAne
The bouquet of lilacs is lovely...and so is the plate!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures for today. You did a really good job on capturing so much beauty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lilacs and cake stand! Lean forward when you feel a cough or sneeze coming on. It lessens the strain on your surgical area and muscles in that area. Take care.
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Hi Cindy,
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon.
Just wanted to let you know that every time I click on woo hoo Wednesday it takes me to blogger?
Best wishes,
Natasha.
Hi Cindy...I think those lilacs are awesome...and so is the cake plate...I say...cut your MIL some lilacs and put them in a vase...and keep your cake plate...LOL!!! ~Robyn
ReplyDeleteMade my way here through Marla at Always Nesting...
Thank you so much for bearing with the craziness of this Woo Hoo! Wednesday and my linky issues.
ReplyDeleteYour lilacs are stunning. I can practically smell them just by seeing them. If your mother-in-law doesn't like that cake plate you send it my way. I love it!
Oh, Cindy! I messed up. I was getting everything ready and accidentally didn't change the date!
ReplyDeletewill I ever learn.
be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
So very pretty! I would love to have some lilac trees!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, in NY, our lilacs are almost gone now :( The ones in my room are basically dead *sigh*
ReplyDeleteThat cake plate is so beautiful!!
I wish computers were scratch and sniff. Nothing like a lilac bloom.
ReplyDeleteThe cake stand is gorgeous. It would be a shame to cover it up...even with a chocolate cake.
Gorgeous! I love the smell of lilacs. Hope you get over your cold soon so you can smell them.
ReplyDeleteI love lilacs, we have one small bush...still sort of a baby, but I bring in a few at a time. I love the cake plate. I saw the matching dinner plates at an area TJ Maxx and almost bought them.
ReplyDeleteI just told my husband that I think I'm catching a cold...I don't want it. So sorry you have to have one with stitches...ouch!
Love lilacs! Your bleeding hearts are gorgeous too!
ReplyDeleteSorry about your cold.
I miss my Minnesota lilacs so much! No lilacs out here on the high desert. And of course the cake stand stole my heart away. Wish I could be your MIL for a day.
ReplyDeleteDEAR CINDY,
ReplyDeleteSO SORRY YOU CAUGHT YOUR HUSBAND'S COLD. I HOPE YOU ARE RECOVERING FROM YOUR SURGERY.
YOUR LILACS ARE BEAUTIFUL...EVERYTIME I SEE A LILAC I THINK OF MY GRANDMA AND CAN REMEMBER HOW THEY SMELLED. I LOVE YOUR BLEEDING HEARTS...THEY ARE GORGEOUS.
THE PICTURES OF KATIE ARE BEAUTIFUL.
I AM A MAY BABY ALSO.
PLEASE REST AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR SELF. THE CAKE PLATE FOR YOUR MIL IS BEAUTIFUL.
ANGEL HUGS
DEBBIE
Oooh...it's all so pretty!
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Julie M.
Hi Cindy!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your lilacs and bleeding hearts! I don't have either of those in my yard...so pretty! Don't you just LOVE all the magnificent colors of flowers?
The cake plate is really pretty and I hope you feel better soon...
Hugs,
Lynn♥
Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing! My wonderful but dumb dog trampled by bleeding heart plant! I think they are so pretty but very delicate!
ReplyDeleteI love the cake plate.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Mama Bear
I can just about smell the lilacs. And the cake plate- beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are as stunning as that cake plate! Wish I had a TJ Maxx near me here in my new home.
ReplyDeleteI'm finally back to blogging after my move to Coastal Georgia. When I left most were still posting snow pictures, it is so nice to visit and see everyone's gardens in bloom!
Good morning Dear Cindy.
ReplyDeleteHEY! I have the same pattern for a pitcher and plate and mug! I got them at Home Goods, so that makes sense. I love it - have them up in my studio looking pretty and PINK!
How are you feeling . . . you know all our AZ friends are coming out to let me how them around So Cal for a few days the end of July . . . you should come!!!!!
awwwwww, come on - just come - you KNOW you want to!!! :) (hehehe)
It's just a few days . . .
OK have a nice day trying to figure out how to throw THAT one into your schedule! :)
{{hugz}}
Oh Cindy I hope you get over your cold soon so you can enjoy the scent of those beautiful lilacs. They are just lovely! We have some sort of wild blooming shrub all around our house and you can smell its perfume in the air the second you step out the door. Your bleeding heart is huge! I've never had any except in a hanging basket. I need to add one to my garden! When I do I will think of you every time I see it. The cake plate is simply beautiful and so feminine. Your MIL will love it! Take care my friend and feel better soon. Hugs
ReplyDeleteI adore lilacs! Yours are so beautiful - I can almost smell them!! Dreamy!!
ReplyDeletexx-Gina
I love lilacs..No blooms on mine yet, so I will enjoy yours..
ReplyDeleteI am sorry you have a cold..your resistance is low after the surgery. rest...
The plate is so pretty! Fill it with something delicious!
Cindy, sweetie, this is NOT the time to get a cold with all those wonderful flowery smells to enjoy! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry your stitches hurt. It's been seven months and it still hurts when I sneeze. Not bad, but I can feel it.
You are the second person I have run across that has mentioned that young woman who is traveling and lecturing.
I am running so FAR behind in my visits...and I think I am becoming discouraged!
I have no lilacs here..but I wish so much that I did. How beautiful they are..and to see that lovely pink petal glory all over the ground must have been a joy. I loved the photo. What a beautiful month this is...
I hope you get over your cold soon. I have one too. Not my favorite thing but your lilacs and bleeding hearts are. Feel better soon!!
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Susan and Bentley
I love lilacs and it looks like you have a ton of them. Lucky you!
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Enjoy the wonderful fragrance girl. Mine have come and gone but oh baby, when they were in full bloom ya could smell way down the road. You flowers are just beautiful. Take care and get rid of that stinkin' cold.
ReplyDeleteYou have a wonderfully blessed day sweetie!!!
I love lilacs and have alot in our yard. Ours have done finished their blooming I am sad to say. May is one our birthday months too. Our Granddaughter's is May 10 and she will turn 10 years old. Mine is May 29 and I will turn 56.
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Those lilacs are beautiful! They are my favorite spring flower. The house we live in and just bought last fall, didn't have any lilacs, so I planted a small one this spring. I hope it grows....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lilacs...our bushes are a year old and only 2" high, but I have 2 small flowers, so that's a good thing!
ReplyDeleteYour MIL is going to love the cake stand! That bleeding heart is just gorgeous! Sorry to hear about your cold. The pollen has been awful here. Take care and don't overdo!
ReplyDeleteYour Gardens are beautiful as is the cake stand. I never saw one so pretty.
ReplyDeleteSo so gorgeous! The one thing I miss about living about north is I miss my lilacs! They don't grow well in Georgia. Your's are so beautiful and I love the container they're in!
ReplyDeleteManuela
Cindy, love your lilacs and the bleeding heart. Wish I could grow them here. Thanks for stopping by HFTS. I always appreciate your visits and hope to see you again soon.
ReplyDeleteThe cake stand is a great find! Your lilacs and bleeding heart are beautiful, but what I really loved was the picture of Cocoa on the Porch that's on your sidebar! :)
ReplyDeleteI can smell those lilacs from here, Cindy. Sorry you can't smell them, I hope you get rid of your cold soon and don't cough. We wouldn't want the stitches to open up. Your MIL will love the cake stand. It's beautiful and all your flowers are gorgeous...Christine
ReplyDeleteTwo of my favorites too! Hope you are over your cold soon and recuperate well.
ReplyDeleteI love lilacs, but don't see them much here in southern California. They remind me of my grandma's yard. She had the most beautiful flower garden. So spring reminds me of her.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you now have a cold & can't smell the beautiful flowers. Take care of yourself.
Thanks for visiting my blog & leaving me a comment on my tablescape.
Kim
Beautiful flowers!! Don't have a cake plate and I would love that one!
ReplyDeleteHi sweet friend...
ReplyDeleteWell Darlin', I'm still playing catch up over here at your place! Sheeesh...I just didn't realize how far "out of the loop" that I was! Eeeks...I think the world could have whirled off into outer space...and I wouldn't have known it! Hehe! Oh well...I'm back now! Hehe!
Well my friend, I always enjoy seeing your beautiful lilacs!!! They really are one of my favorite flowers...love that lilac color and ohhh, that sweet scent! I love that pretty french floral bucket that you have them in!!! I think that's what those are called??? You know, our lilacs around here are just beginning to bloom as well! I have just a few on our bush...the buds are there but not bloomed out yet! Ohhh...and I love your Bleeding Heart plant...those really are one of the most beautiful and unique flowers ever! Love the two toned pinks! Sooo very pretty, Cindy! I should look into finding one of those plants...I'm sure that they would do well here!
Love, love, LOVE that pretty cake plate pedestal that you gave your MIL for Mother's Day! I'm sure she loved it!!! You sure got a great deal on it...don't you just love TJ Maxx! Hehe!
Love you, dear friend! Sure hope that your feeling better from that cold by now! Oooh...that must have been painful...coughing and stitches...eeeks!!!
Chari