My son gave me these roses yesterday. They look like beautiful winter roses!
I usually stick to reading just the Bible on Sunday morning, but it's a special day, so I pulled out one of my vintage Ideals Magazines.
I love these magazines; they are filled with beautiful photos, poems, recipes and nostalgia. They remind me of my mother-in-law, who is the only other person I know who enjoyed them as I do. Whenever I find copies at antique malls or estate sales, I pick them up. I've noticed lately they're becoming quite collectable - they're getting popular on ebay.
Here are a few of the pages I read today:
I read this out loud to my husband. "That creates such a vivid picture, I love it," was his comment.
(If you click on the image it will be readable full size. 😀)
The photography in Ideals is always stunning, really. So many of the photographs remind me of my childhood in New York. I miss the beautiful snowy days of winter.
Isn't this sweet? I can't say this ever happened to me...
I love this arrangement of roses and daisies! I would never have imagined putting those two flowers together, but they are a charming combination. I want to make this!
I don't have crocuses, but I DO have tulips and daffodils, and -
It is ALMOST daffodil season! I divided my daffodils last spring and planted them all over the place in my yard - I can't wait to see the payoff this spring.
Crocuses in the snow - this is hope in photo form.
Lovely poem, lovely image.
I don't know where this is, but I want to go here!!
Ideals gives me that magic that reading always does - it takes me somewhere else. And I guess in a world that lately often feels ugly and vulgar and hard, the sweetness and the simplicity in the life captured inside appeals to me so strongly.
Perhaps this gentler, softer, "ideal" life never really existed - but if even the shadows of these ideals is possible to find - this is the life I want.
Happy Valentine's Day! 💗💗
Hermoso, tan hermoso. Feliz dia de san ValentÃn, mi amor.
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