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ON SEEING RED……….

June 6, 2016 118 Comments

THE WALK TO LA COOP

I DONOT ALLOW RED IN MY GARDEN………………AS FAR AS PLANTS GO.

BUT SOME ROSES IN MY GARDEN HAVE GONE BACK TO THE RED THAT WAS USED TO CREATE THEM!

THIS DRIVES ME MAD!

(see upper right of photo)

SO, I MADE A RED HEADBAND TO ADD TO THE MADNESS!

NOW TELL ME WHICH PHOTO IS YOUR FAVORITE IN THIS SERIES.

IF YOU DONOT LIKE ANY OF THEM KEEP QUIET!

HERE GOES……………

ALL PHOTOS ARE BY HEATHER ROBINSON OF THE FABULOUS BLOG

http://lostinarles.blogspot.com

SHE DOES KNOW HOW TO SET AN OLD NIKON CAMERA AND WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO FALL.

BEING  A REDHEAD

MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT TOO!!!

HEADSHOT

ONE

  I do look a bit tired here.

 

RED...TRA.LA

TWO

I am LOVING the lines that are coming on FULL force around my mouth!

Lipstick is staying between the lips!

CHAP STICK

is the secret!

CONTESSA AT POND

THREE

I cannot BELIEVE this is my Garden!!!

LA CONTESSA

FOUR

The light was PERFECTO!

SPANISH LADY

FIVE

Let us PRETEND we are in ROME!

I do that ALL the TIME!

It is GOOD for the Soul.

RED RED RED

SIX

My Garden tends to be a mixture of Yellow & White Flowers.

This year I couldNOT wait for the WHITE LAVENDER so I bought Purple!

The BEE’s are Happy Visitor’s.

ROSE LOVE

SEVEN

GRAHAM THOMAS YELLOW ROSE.

I was told by a Florist years ago I should have this for my garden!

So, I bought THREE!

Horrible to leave the other TWO behind!Chances are they were together at birth!

HERE COMES CONTESSA

EIGHT

Now, if I knew how to use this Apple Computer I could have taken out the black bowl sitting on the GORGEOUS GARDEN bench!

But I do not So can YOU ignore that FAUX PAS.

THE PATH

NINE

ME AND MY GARDEN

TEN

Adore this shirt.

One of my purchases I bought on my recent travels down south.

Makes me look GRANDE but I AM so why Pretend!!!

I think I will WEAR this outfit to my local grocery store minus the HEADBAND.

Do you think I will get a few

LOOKS?

I say THREE people will STOP ME and offer a few words!!

TWILIGHT

ELEVEN

Looks just like Twelve but my eyes are MORE open in TWELVE.I had to let

YOU see ALL of the PHOTOS!

ANTIQUE GODDESS

TWELVE

LA CONTESSA & HER DOGTHIRTEEN………..maybe the LUCKY number in this case!

The smile and the Furry WINSTON

are an added ACCESSORY!

Then there is the VERY Tip Top photo that began this Post.If that is your Favorite say Tip Top!

MY SON and HIS BUDDY JOEY,

Own FOOD TRUCKS in Cape Cod on the

EAST COAST.

One Truck is located on ROUTE 6 in WELLFLEET.

Another is parked in front of CHEQUESSETTE CHOCOLATE in TRURO.

LOOK FOR THE KANGAROO’S painted on the trucks!!

Joey's Food truck

If you are in the Neighborhood I would LOVE a report.

My Son’s name is NICHOLAS.

He has TWO BEASTIES that could be HANGING OUT!

Nollie & Goose

 My GRAND DOGS.

AS SWEET AS SWEET CAN BE!

I DO MISS SEEING THEM!

Joey's Food Truck

joey's truck

I AM ONE PROUD MAMMA!

I have asked for a SUMMER JOB AS TWO MORE LOCATIONS ARE SOON TO OPEN!!!

CAN YOU IMAGINE

ME

YOUR CONTESSA

working THE TRUCK!

Something MY SON doesNOT Know about me!

I worked at MALIBU MUTTS my first year of COLLEGE.

SO,

I AM  EXPERIENCED!!!

SOMEHOW,I do not think I will get the JOB.

But

I LOVE the IDEA.

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  • @cashmereandchickencoops
    · Reply

    June 26, 2016 at 9:20 AM

    Tip top! And 13. They are all delightful. I’m glad I found your blog! The old red in my Colorado garden is the little rose that was already there when we moved in. I just this season – finally! bought a Graham Thomas rose. We shall see how he does.

    joanne

  • Emily
    · Reply

    June 13, 2016 at 5:20 AM

    You are the bees knees! Now, would love a tutorial on how to make the head piece!

    • LA CONTESSA
      · Reply

      Author
      June 13, 2016 at 7:37 AM

      GO to a BLOG called TAMERA BEARDSLEY……..I think on her side bar on the LEFT!SHe is the one who SHOWED Me as I was making them before but Not with the GLUE GUN. SHE does BEAUTIFUL work ……..as she is an artist.
      GO CHECK IT OUT!
      XX

  • Anita Rivera
    · Reply

    June 13, 2016 at 3:05 AM

    CONTESSA! Greetings, the grand dame of GLAMOR!

    Thank you so much for coming to visit my blog. According to my pal and model Clara, yes, the creek water was a bit nippy, but what fun did we have. She is a willing model, ready to literally jump into the next scene, seemlessly!

    How I wish I could photograph you. Maybe one day, when we do go back up to California!

    • LA CONTESSA
      · Reply

      Author
      June 13, 2016 at 7:38 AM

      WE SHALL MEET……………
      CARMEL will CALL to YOU and I’m just up the road a bit!!!!!!!!!
      XO

  • Lisa
    · Reply

    June 12, 2016 at 6:14 PM

    Three:).

    • LA CONTESSA
      · Reply

      Author
      June 13, 2016 at 7:38 AM

      CHECK!

  • Ursula
    · Reply

    June 12, 2016 at 1:24 AM

    Tip top, 3, 13 – in this order! Love your blog!!!
    Best from Austria

  • Dore @ Burlap Luxe
    · Reply

    June 9, 2016 at 9:13 PM

    All of the photos are perfection in there own expression I wouldn’t want to chose here, because each foto tells its own story of beauty in your garden…I was going to ask you Grand lady Contessa is this your fountain and cement columns ?.. Then you answered it for me. 🙂
    Beauty surrounds you my dear, and love the blouse. I too would wear it.

    Xx
    Dore

    • contessa
      · Reply

      June 10, 2016 at 6:46 AM

      I AM A LUCKY GIRL………….LOADS of GREEN GREEN GREEN!
      YES, The fountain is ours……the ITALIAN made the cement base which he has filled with plants and GOLDFISH!
      THANK YOU!
      XX

  • Catherine
    · Reply

    June 9, 2016 at 5:50 AM

    Okay…here is the vote from the UK…drum roll….

    No. Three ~ fabulous setting and radiant YOU!

    xx

    • contessa
      · Reply

      June 9, 2016 at 6:55 AM

      BIG HUG!
      XX

  • Jen
    · Reply

    June 8, 2016 at 11:18 AM

    I adore these photos! You look like you are having a marvellous time. I am obsessed with food trucks: how lucky you are to have one in the family! That would be quite excellent if you worked at one of them. If you do, please ask your son and friend to drive it north to Canada to visit!

    • contessa
      · Reply

      June 9, 2016 at 6:55 AM

      I WILL INDEED!
      XX

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