Finally!

Finally can have several different meanings in this post. The most obvious being that I am finally writing a post after almost 3 months. Life got in the way. Between my new job, the
holidays and various remodeling projects......well you know all the excuses. I am going to try to do better. I miss writing down all my thoughts and keeping up with all of you! Things are going well and I plan to update you on everything in the days ahead.


The real meaning of the word finally is that I finally found something I have wanted for a very
long time. A winter rose poinsettia! Over 10 years ago I saw several of these at a dear friend's
home. She had SEVERAL in her kitchen at Christmas and I thought they were just beautiful!
I am not a huge fan of the traditional poinsettia but these really caught my eye. I began my search for one of these plants and found them to be very expensive. Not something I could really justify knowing that I would probably kill it quickly! :-) I even left a space on my fireplace mantel this year hoping to find the perfect poinsettia just in time for Christmas.


I had really given up my hopes of ever having one of my very own. I hadn't even seen them in
several years. Last week I walked into Walmart.....Yes I said Walmart! There they were! A table full of winter rose poinsettias and only $7! Yes the traditional poinsettias were only $3
but I decided to splurge and go for my fav! I love it! Your eyes aren't deceiving you. There is just a touch of glitter on the flowers. I added a big gold bow and now my mantel is complete and ready for Christmas! Have a wonderful day and I promise to be back SOON!