Rejoice in the Lord always. Philippians 4:4a
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"The Lord be with you! The Lord bless you! ..." ~ Ruth 2:4 NIV
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"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." ~ A. A. Milne
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"Never place a period where God has placed a comma." Gracie Allen
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” –e.e. cummings

Don't let the noise of the world keep you from hearing the voice of the Lord.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Sea Shells and Lavender Bells

There's a third color of Canterbury Bells--Lavender. I'm lovin' these new flowers in my garden. This one fell over, most likely in one of our many wind storms.
On one of my trips to Denver, I found this 3 tierd shelf. Don't know what it's really for, but it was cheap, so it came home with me.
Had a box of 100 sea shells from a former student so decided to put them outside for the summer.
When I taught First Grade we celebrated the 100th Day of school by bringing in collections. Amber brought this magnificent set of shells for the kids to see.
Her mom said they were going to throw them away! She asked if I wanted them-what teacher in her right mind would say no??!!
I ♥ them!!!
I'm sure they came right from the beach and have a soft chalky feel. Lucky me!

6 comments:

Donna said...

Marilyn,
Love your Lavender Bells, shelf and of course the seashells! What person wouldn't want that beautiful collection!
Hugs,
Donna

i beati said...

You always post just what my soul needs that day !!Sandy

Remington said...

I love the purple flowers! They are my favorite! The seashells are really cool too! They are all so different....just like all of us....awesome!

Rebecca Nelson said...

Don't you just love little shelves? They are my weakness!

Hugs to you and your purple blooms!

xoRebecca

summerland cottage said...

Hi Marilyn,

I LoVe the title of this post and all the beauty shared in it. As an artist flowers and seashells are my two favorite subject matters used in my ceramics.
Thank you for sharing the beauty !

DeniseinVA said...

Hi Marilyn, I really love how you have displayed that great collection of seashells, how awesome is that? Your lavender flowers make a nice topper for this. A lovely post!