In a Vase on Monday

In a Vase on Monday is a garden blogger's meme that I seldom participate in. I am not officially a "garden blogger", just a gardener who blogs, about all kinds of stuff, and, while I always have something fresh on my kitchen table, Monday is not always the day for a new design. The floral material I use is most often from my garden though, and that's one of the rules for IAVOM.

However, as I sat at the kitchen table after dinner Sunday evening, I got to thinking about the significance of the items in the new arrangement I made this afternoon as I was decorating for Spring and Easter. 

The ceramic bunny belonged to my grandmother. The aqua vase was given to me by my sister, years ago, and is one of my first McCoy pieces. The hellebore is an old one, what my mother referred to as a Lenton Rose. Forsythia and acuba leaves add a framework. 

The McCoy water lily vase is one I collected and it holds a camelia that came from a cutting Tom took from a bush my mother planted on our little farm in Oregon. 

The table mat is one I made a few years back, using scraps from a dress I made for Irene and a mat I made for Jill. It has machine embroidery in the center and applique in the corners. I had fun playing with that little project. 

Spring officially begins on Tuesday. I'm ready!