A little spring-ish luxury

On a Sunday afternoon earlier this spring, I pulled one of my favorite "list" books off the shelf.  I don't think I've tried the recipes in Chin Deep in Bubbles by Melissa Placzek, but her lists are charming . . .  like "Good Deeds," "Good Books For Your Quiet Time," and lists of "Little Luxuries" for each of the seasons. 
I turned to the spring list (page 101) for a bit of inspiration and found this little luxury suggested . . .   

* "Using 'Nantucket Briar' drawer liner paper by 'Crabtree & Evelyn.'"

Now, that made me smile, because we'd gotten *this* at the Thrift Store not so very long ago . . . 

With thanks to my heavenly Father,

. . . the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

I Timothy 6:17b

 

Who once again, had already provided for my enjoyment!

 

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer;

and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Isaiah 65:24

Roses ~ someday~

 

My "old" roses with sprigs of Spanish lavender

I don't remember when I began the "Someday" list on the sidebar, but obviously no earlier than 2007. :)  Sometime, perhaps a decade or more, before I had seen a picture of "New Dawn" roses, probably in a magazine or book, and thought they were lovely.  I remembered (rather vaguely) pictures of pale pink, abundant, ever-blooming roses climbing over charming things.  Definitely the sort of roses I'd love to have!  And, so, on the list they went.

Then one day a few years ago, my mother and I were talking about my "someday" list, and on (what I thought was) a whim, I decided to look up New Dawn roses online.  It quickly dawned on me that our much -loved "old roses" looked remarkably like New Dawn roses.  I thought our "old roses" on the fence were simply lovely, but they usually only bloom for us once a year.   But, a little further reading yielded the tidbit that many people's New Dawns only bloomed once a season.  

We've once again enjoyed our blooms this spring, and once again, I've browsed some lovely photos of other's New Dawn roses. And, oh, how familiar they look! 



Could it be that perhaps God has already given me the New Dawn roses I'd hoped for "someday"?  That they were already waiting for me when I arrived at my new home more than a decade ago?  That they were already blooming while I was hoping for them?  It would be like Him.

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer;

and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Isaiah 65:24