Blue Monday - Flowers & Cake

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I hope you had a super Easter celebration yesterday; I did! After church, I had my son and his family over for a ham dinner.

Jane, who lives in Pennsylvania, sent me this gorgeous arrangement of flowers. And, look! Some of the blooms are Blue!

Does anyone know what is the name of this flower? I've never seen it before.



It seems that flowers don't usually smell as nice as they used to, but oh my, does this arrangement smell good! I think it's the roses. There are two more roses than the one shown in this shot.

The arrangement is pictured here in our Family Room, where I placed it as soon as it arrived on Tuesday.
That way, we enjoyed it before Easter.

Of course, I used it for our Easter table centerpiece.



Our dessert for our Easter dinner was our traditional egg cake from Publix, a Florida grocery store. They create an egg-shaped cake covered in flowers, but I always ask them to form the flowers into the shape of a cross and write, "He Is Risen" on the cake. This year, thinking of Blue Monday, I had them do all the flowers Blue. The icing is chocolate fudge. Yum!



I'm pleased with the way it turned out.



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Blue Monday - Happy Easter!

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Here are a few more Easter decorations with bits of blue in our home.
This cute rabbit is sitting by my TV.




He has blue eyes and a blue egg in his basket.




Here's a basket with a blue ribbon, some blue netting, and a couple of blue eggs.
(That bunny is NOT chocolate! It's a $ store purchase from a few years back.)
You can easily tell that I'm not at all talented. Why, just look at that floppy bow!





Here's another basket. This one has a lamb and two eggs I made decades ago. The one on the left says "Happy Easter," and the one on the right has a cross drawn on it.
There's a blue marble egg on a black stand to the left of the basket. (I did not make this one!)






I hope that you have a wonderful Easter, celebrating the risen Lord!
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Blue Monday - Easter Decorations

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Since I've begun blogging, I find I enjoy decorating for the seasons. I thought that for the next couple of weeks, I'd share some of the Easter decorations in my home--the blue ones, of course! This is our front entrance. I love changing the items on this glass table top to reflect the season.




There's a chick inside the apothecary jar. She's carrying a blue egg, tied with a blue bow. I have her standing on some crystal and blue stones.







Sitting below, is this sweet lamb, with his blue bow, holding a blue butterfly on a pink stick. The bottom of his feet are blue too.




The chick shows up better outside of the apothecary jar. She hopped out to pose for this picture!




I bought this blue egg a couple of years ago at the $ store. I love the lacy texture of it.
Can you believe that it was only $1.00?



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Blue Monday - Rain, Rain, Go Away!

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It's April and as the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers.



We've sure have had a downpour of rain where I live, so I'm guessing that the month of May will find me swamped in blooms!

However, since we've been experiencing drought conditions for the past couple of years, we joined our neighbors in a "Happy To See the Rain Dance."




I've found a unique website that will tell you whether or not you'll need to take your umbrella when you venture outside. Check it out. Just click Do I Need an Umbrella?. You'll be asked to enter your zip code, and an answer will appear.

If you need an umbrella, a blue one would be a good choice.



You might find a blue umbrella that's large enough to share.



This cartoon might give you a smile.



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