Welcome to Litsy!

1. I was out and about on Main Street Saturday and saw some lovely peonies in front of a church.
2. That afternoon I went to a community band concert that wasn‘t only free but also included refreshments at intermission.
3. I became a patron of my favorite podcast and got a nice personal message from one of the cohosts.
4. Everyone I voted for in the primary won. Now the real fun starts!
5. New stickers for my BuJo.
#5joysfriday

Just a #christmasflowers photo for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere - its peony time here in New Zealand. I put some plastic holly berries in there to make it more Christmassy 😂😂 ( @CarolynM $20 worth of flowers from the local fruit shop - love our fruit shop! 😀)

Okay this is less of a weird word and more of a weird pronunciation but I just noticed that my partner pronounces peonies in the weirdest way! He's southern and I'm a transplant so we're always laughing about new differences in language/speaking habits
Which way do you pronounce peonies?
PEE-uh-neez
or
pee-OH-neez

#weirdwords @CBee

"This morning the green fists of the peonies are getting ready to break my heart" Mary Oliver ?. That's what they look like to before they bloom, angry little green fists . Picked these up from Literati yesterday

#daffodils #magnolia #RobertTree #dandelion #weddingdaffodils #AlliandLiMei #magnolia #peonies

Spring in my yard today!

To The Dandelion
Dear common flower,that grow‘st beside the way,
Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold!
First pledge of of blithesome May,…
-James Russel Lowell

@catiewithac these arrived at the end of last week. Thank you so much! It‘s very sweet of you. The soaps smell so nice, and their packages have the coolest drawings! The bookmark is special, my sister‘s name is Clover! Thanks for thinking of me. 💜

Great book - shows a ton of peony species and their attributes.

Can‘t wait to get some ideas. 🌸🌼🌺🐝

”It always seemed to me that the peony is the very epitome of June. Larger than any rose, it has something of the cabbage rose's voluminous quality; & when it finally drops from the vase, it sheds its petticoats w/ a bump on the table, all in an intact heap, much as a rose will suddenly fall, making us look up from our book or conversation, to notice for one moment the death of what had still appeared to be a living beauty.” -Vita Sackville-West

Following in @Cinfhen footsteps with #thursdayflowers (rather than Friday!) The local supermarket had a heap in today so I treated myself.

Also birthday wishes from this side of the world (where it‘s November 1 already) to @Clwojick @Redwritinghood and @mrp27 🎂🥂🎈🎁🎉 Have a lovely day Littens! #birthdaylove