Pink Roses

Thanks for coming by for a quick hello today! I understand this is the 1st anniversery of Beverly's Pink Saturday sharing(with others of us particpating in the posting that is). What a fun activity to engage in! Today I just have some pics of some wild roses that grow in my yard(and my neighbor's too). They grow right along the fence between us. Enjoy!

Hot Pink Ones!

Georgia O'Keefe inspired shot of a pretty light pink rose.

And just a few more.

Go see the other particpants in pink saturday too. Hope your day is grand! Sweetpea Sue

Thanks for stopping by today. It has been a while since I joined in the fun sucessfully. Last week blogger wouldn't let me upload any pics. Anybody else have that problem?
Below is a pretty little pink flower I found at one of the local parks right after I got my camera. Unfortunetly I have no idea what it is. I would love to know if anyone can tell me.


I caught a picture of this cloud just above my sister's house about a week and a half ago. We had just gone to Free State High School to see an art show my neice participated in. She loves to take photos like I do and she is a senior this year. Next year it is off to college for her. I will miss her!

Below is a pretty little pic I think I got from a group on flickr.com.

This last pic is my tiny dining area in my house. I started collecting crosses by accident but I love the way it looks. At christmas I switch to poinsettas in the wire frame on the wall. I just love the pink though. Pink tends to cheer me up for some reason.

Thanks again for stopping by. Don't forget to go see Beverly at

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com .

Pink Oops!

Hi everybody- Sorry about not posting yet! I am having difficulties with my blog- it won't let me upload any pics! I was just trying again and it still won't let me do it! Keep checking back-mabey I will be successful later?

Icy Pink

Good Morning all! Hope this Pink Saturday finds you in the pink of health! I woke up this morning expecting to see lots of snow on the ground and instead no snow, but icky ice. Yuck. I am not a fan of ice! My sister called and told me they have not had electricity at their house since 4 this morning( it is 9:30 now). Luckly I still have mine. Thanks for coming by for a visit. Below are a few pics. First I have Mr. Toby Handsome. I think his little pink nose is awfully cute. He turned 16 last January.

Next is a lovely Hydranga pic a friend sent me a while back. I adore Hydrangas and one of these days hope to get some planted to my yard.

This charming puppy is Sophie- she belongs to my boss's family. She is one of the sweetest beagles I have ever met. She was taking a nap on top of the pillows on the couch, snuggled into the afagan. There is just the tinest bit of pink on her nose too.

This is Gracie kitty. I may have shared this one before but since I was doing so many animals, I thought she should be included this time. I just took that pink blanket out of the dryer and before I could get it folded, she snuggled down into it. Heaven for Kitties!

I hope you enjoyed them. Don't forget to go see Beverly today and as many of the participants as you can. Sweetpea Sue

Pink March

Sorry I got my post done so late! I was having trouble with my computer this morning.
Earlier this week I took my two neices to the Kansas City Zoo - it was Spring Break here in Lawrence they weren't in school . I took a day off from work just so I could connect with them.
We had a lot of fun, did a ton of walking, and laughed more than I have in the past month. Below are some of the things we saw. A pair of camels(they look like they are whispering to each other).

A beautiful black swan with a hot pink beak!
Some Quince-it was blooming in March! My grandmother Marie always had this in her yard and I have always thought of her when I see it.

A very friendly bird-I think it was some kind of buzzard. It came right up to us and demanded that we admire it . My neice said it was really working it for the camera.

A few pink flamingos were out when we passed by on the tram-unfortunetly by the time we walked by they were not there. I was hoping to get a much better picture than this.

I plan on posting more pics tomorrow from the zoo. It only lets me post so many per post. Hope you have a wonderful pink Saturday-Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit all the other particpants. Sue

Happy Pink Saturday to you all! I'm glad you could stop by for a visit. I finally dug out my most precious pink treasures. They belonged to my grandmother Marie when I was a little girl and to her mother before her. When I was little they were displayed in her middle room on her huge old roll top secretary the was even older than these treasures. I always thought they were the pretties things I had ever seen. My grandmother told me that they were cranberry glass.

She also told me that when she was a little girl they adorned the top of her mother's pump organ in their parlor and that when ever they played the organ, the vases would sway back and forth on top and almost fall off, but no one ever considered moving them from there.

This is my grandma as I remember her. I think this is right after she and my grandfather Cleve bought their first house right across from the church she attended. They had worked hard all their lives and had never owned a home yet. My grandma told me that she had been friends with the woman who had owned it before her, and elderly woman who was no longer able to live alone. Her friend had insisted that she only wanted them to have it and that she wouldn't sell it to any one but them. Arrangements were made(what exactly I don't know) and they bought the house. It was always my safe place. Now an old and dear friend lives there so it feels like it is still in the family.

This is my grandmother with her parents in Parsons Kansas. I belive this is before she had any children and thought she couldn't. Her mother was Nancy Kizah Noakes Workman and her father was Frank Workman.

Well thanks again for stopping by and don't forget to go check out all the other participants at Beverly's place. http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com .

Happy Pink Saturday!
Sorry I am running so far behind today. My day started out a little differently than I had anticipated yesterday. After taking my car to have the oil changed and about to leave to have breakfast with my sister, I got a desperate call from my Dad saying Freda(my step-mom) needed some assistance getting up. She has been in the hospital for two weeks this month fighting pneumonia and going through an operation. They finally let her come home last Monday.
Her energy reserves are running low right now and she is a bit weak. She is a wonderful woman and we feel very blessed to have her in our family. My sister and I ran over there and stayed for a couple hours so I have been running behind today( although in truth I often run behind even when nothing unexpected happens!). On to the Pink Saturday stuff!

I don't know if many of you are familiar with Karla Nathan but I urge you to check out her blog. She is a wonderful artist and very nice all around person. She is doing a Puppy Love Tag Book swap right now that I am participating in-just click on the puppy love icon on the right side of my blog and it will take you right there.

Below are some of my tags I am working on-some are closer to completion than others but it is a process. I need to finish them up soon and get them in the mail to Karla as the deadline is almost here. Hope you have a great weekend!
Love Sweetpea Sue

Don't forget to check out all the other ladies particpating in Pink Saturday! Just visit Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/