Friday Flower Pick : Kangaroo Apple Plant

A spot for quiet morning reflections - of both the internal and external kind - is easy to find in the meditative labyrinth that is the Venice Canals.

I've enjoyed strolling and pondering along this botanical wonderland's narrow little pathways and quaint bridges for years now...in any season and any weather!!

Friday Flower Pick-ing has me at again...searching the canals for something breathtakingly beautiful and unique!! And I found it under this charming canopy of a flowering kangaroo apple plant, all pretty 'n purple and looking just like an early spring daydream!!

Happy♥Friday!!
Love,
Mademoiselle♥Mermaid

Friday Flower Pick : Bright Young Things

The ornamental pear tree is an ornament to society indeed...
especially in February, when it fills up the clear blue sky with a dazzling display of bright young things!!

Those lovely and delicate petals are as ephemeral as they come...and soon the street will be a remarkable sight as they lazily flutter to the ground.
...It's all part of spring's opening ceremony!!

Happy♥Friday!!
Love,
Mademoiselle♥Mermaid

Mermaid Monday : All For Love

If you're a Queen of Hearts of sorts...and you L♥VE love, heart motifs, and romantic, lacy, Victorian style accessories...then you've come to the right place!!

...And today is your day!!

So here's a BIG kiss and wish for a very Happy Valentine's Day from Mademoiselle Mermaid!!

May today (and everyday) be filled with all the ones and things you love!!

Love,
Mademoiselle♥Mermaid

Friday Flower Pick : Greenery

By now, I'm sure you've heard that Pantone's Color of the Year #greenery is the new favorite neutral!! 
...Basic tans, grays, and beiges...step aside=)!! Let's do like mother nature does and accent our beautiful brights with something from the verdant side of the spectrum!!

Inspired by that notion, I hit the streets in search of a Friday Flower Pick to suit the spirit. To my surprise and delight, #greenery was everywhere, and looking especially lovely after these rainy days we've had lately!! Most of the roses around town have been pruned, and the springtime flowering trees are only beginning to bud...so I'm eternally grateful to #greenery for filling in the wintertime gap!!

Happy♥Friday!!
Love,
Mademoiselle♥Mermaid

Friday Flower Pick : Golden Daze

Late January is a particularly busy time for a resort wear designer...with so many of my fabulous customers jetting off to fantastic places...and needing that special gauzy something that packs light and looks chic=)!!

...So this siren says, "keep it simple, keep it sweet" for today's Friday Flower Pick!!

And you can't go wrong with an uncomplicated, golden daze of wild flowers throwing a spontaneous soiree along the bike path. 

Happy♥Friday!!
Love,
Mademoiselle♥Mermaid

Mermaid Monday : Miles of Coastal Style

Our rainy winter storms of late have given way to the most glorious of blue skies and springlike weather...that it had me playfully asking...January who?! More like Tan-uary, I gleefully thought to myself as I darted here 'n there on my beach cruiser over the weekend!! 
...Breaking only to capture breathtaking palm tree vistas and for photo sessions in the sparkling sand 'n surf of course!! 

Go for nautical miles of coastal style in a jersey knit caftan, handmade-to-order and available in 24 colors. Find it on Etsy!!

Happy Mermaid♥Monday!!

Love,

Mademoiselle♥Mermaid

Friday Flower Pick : Unbirthday Flowers

The rain may be leaving for a while now, so how about one last rainy day, flower picking hurrah?!!

From cheerfully bobbing lemon yellow gladiolus....to coral roses dripping rain drops overhead, here are a few of my favorite flower picks from my adventures this week in a botanical wonderland!!

Speaking of wonderland, today's Friday Flower Pick just so happens to fall on the birthday of Lewis Carroll, and I'm sure I can dig up a delightful quote for the cause=)!!

"There are three hundred and sixty-four days 

when you might get un-birthday presents, 

and only one for birthday presents, you know."

-Lewis Carroll; Through the Looking Glass

...Never was a sentence more splendidly true!!

...I'm ready to see what gifts my unbirthday weekend ahead holds=)!!

Happy♥Friday!!

Love,

Mademoiselle♥Mermaid