~~MARY MARY, QUITE CONTRARY, HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW~~

It's February, sunny and warm, so I decided yesterday to grab my camera and see what was going on in my garden.
I was shocked to see the Texas Laurel was in full bloom. If you have never seen this beautiful tree, the blooms smell just like grape soda....yummy to look at too.

so pretty, very slow growing, so I never expected to see this!!

Tangelos, (a cross between an orange and tangerine) the longer they remain on the tree, the sweeter they get.

beautiful, deep orange color and so delicious.

ruby red grapefruit

Valencia oranges. These make great oranges for juicing, but are hard to peel and eat. You can peel them, but they take some effort. The skins are thin and I think that is the problem, great flavor though.

Do you like Meyer lemons?

my Camila is starting to bloom

such a lovely flower, it's a shame there is no scent.

I also have some roses blooming:

I hope you have enjoyed your walk with me. Come again soon and we will see together what is blooming in my garden.

~~~HAPPY PINK SATURDAY TO ALL~~~

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY

I am so excited to be able to participate in Pink Saturday this week. I have been so very busy and have missed my bloggie pink friends.

I am a soap a holic, yes, I confess, soap has been my obsession for many years now. I took a class years ago on making soap, but was a complete and utter failure.

I combined lemon grass and lavender into the soap thinking these scents would go so well together.

They did not. After letting the mixture set up for weeks, the final product smelled so bad, that I had to throw it all out.

Making soap has been in my blood ever since and I am planning on giving it another try.

Until then, I came up with an idea of soap pockets, and the above photo is an example of my first one.

This is just the sweetest idea for gift giving. This pretty pocket holds a beautiful bar of soap. What could be a nicer gift?  Gesh, I love this idea.

A little bit of vintage linen and some vintage buttons are icing on the cake to me. I plan on creating many more of these, soap included.

This pocket houses a bar of Italian soap, yes, made in Italy and has a scent of lemon.....Oh, I love that.

Fully lined too. I think I know what I will be giving my mom for Mother's Day this year. Why not pamper the ones you love?

Thank you Beverly for yet again all your hard work each week. If you would like to visit all the pinkies and see what they have been up to, please go to Beverly's blog, How Sweet The Sound for the links.

Have a great weekend, and be safe.

~~~Ahh, Winter In Arizona~~~

Oh yes, life is rough in AZ in January. These are roses from my garden. I cut them and placed them on my kitchen sil.

My roses bloom best this time of year, because some summer, they get fried. I hope you enjoy.