Showing posts with label southafrica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label southafrica. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

A ~ Z of Marvelousness: O is for Oldies



Oldies (Old Pictures)

  • I love old pictures...
  • This is my mom, on her wedding day in 1965. She looks so happy and beautiful.

Monday, April 1, 2013

A ~ Z of Marvelousness: A is for Amaryllis


Amaryllis

  • Amaryllis Belladonna – even the name sounds marvelous...
  • One tall, elegant stem and a cluster of huge, red funnel-shaped flowers.
  • In Greek mythology,  Amaryllis was a shy shepherdess in love with a guy who only loved flowers. Because he would only love someone who brings him a new flower, Amaryllis pierced her heart daily for a month and from her blood sprang a crimson flower.
  • It means “to sparkle”…true inner beauty emanating outwards
  • And native of the Western Cape region of South Africa (as am I)