Have you heard, dears?
April is here!
Do you like my new silk dress?
The color is called Rosemary.
You know, for remembrance.
I'm remembering all the delights of April.
I'm craving asparagus and shad roe and strawberries.
At the same meal at my favorite restaurant, please.
A proposal on the same night would be lovely.
Or at least a clutch of Parma violets edged with paper lace.
I may look like a modern woman of 1930, but at heart?
At heart I'm just an old-fashioned girl.
And it is sweet sentimental April, after all.
What are you craving this April?
[Picture is an ad for silk fabric from my March 29, 1930 Vogue magazine.]
I'm wearing a sky blue dress with little polka dots. and simple sandals for comfort.
ReplyDeleteI just found our we're dining at your tiny garden spot and I'm regaling you with my favorite story of one of our favorite actors. Randolph Scott has been a long favorite of mine. he would be lounging by your silvery aqua pool chatting with Cary Grant if you had a pool! instead we're enjoying your exquisite lunch amid the birds chirping and two adorable little doxies running about. do they like cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off? LOL!
Make that grated carrot mixed with minced chicken and BreeBree and James Mason would be sitting at the table!
DeleteSo much fun, Tammy! We will have the best time talking about Cary and Randolph, who is also one handsome guy. That square jaw!
Ah, Spring....
Ladies, do you mind if I join you? :-) I do love Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, but could we include William Powell...would you mind terribly? He is so witty. I would love a fruit plate with a small salad. Since I'm in my work suit with stockings and heels, I need to keep the food selection light. Love and hugs to you both sweet friends!
DeleteI ADORE William Powell!!! yes! you're more than welcome! but take off your heels. :D
DeleteWilliam Powell will be very welcome but let's add another William, William Holden--are they making any men like these today???
DeleteLadies, you can wear anything you want but don't forget your girdle. You know a lady in 1930 wouldn't have been caught dead without hers on.
Lovely, simply lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, dear Nan!
DeleteI am craving sunshine, warmer temps, and pots of pansies! The asparagus is covered - I just picked that up at the grocery earlier today. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm sending wishes for sunshine to you, Melanie, and pots of sweet-faced pansies!
DeleteIs that you Dewena in the cloche hat? Nice to see Tammy here.
ReplyDeleteOh, dear Peggy, I am her and so many other women on this blog! This blog is my fantasy world!
DeleteColor named "Rosemary" ...love it!
ReplyDeleteYesterday I was up in Big Bear - our local four season resort lake - it was beautiful and I saw just a little bit of signs that spring was on its' way. No spring in my yard yet.
Big Bear Lake? How amazing to live close to a lake named that! Sandy, I look every day at your romantic Mr & Mrs Sheep picture. They have become real to me. I picture them in all sorts of situations!
DeleteI've been saving off some photos of sheep to do some more - thanks so much for liking my sheep.
DeleteYes Big Bear is a great place to visit except in winter when everybody wants to go up and ski. then our highway is so congested.
Rosemary, whether it be used for the distinct aromatic freshness it lends to scrumptious dishes, olive oil and soap is such a gorgeous springtime scent. Wearing a dress stamped in a grainy, green shade reminiscent of the herb, I guess, must feel equally revitalizing!
ReplyDeleteI'm patiently (not), waiting for lilacs, peonies and warm sunshine this spring, especially after seeing that it has arrived in all its glory in my Cretan garden!
Have a wonderful week, Dewena!
Poppy
I love rosemary too, Poppy. I was so excited when we moved here in 2017 to find two huge rosemary bushes in the front garden. And so sad that the winter of 2018 killed them, but the small one we planted last summer survived and is flourishing.
DeleteAnd now you're experiencing the joy of your beautiful Cretan garden! And planting all kinds of good things to cook with. Enjoy!
I would love to have a Rosemary silk dress to wear to my favourite restaurant. I would enjoy tiny sandwiches of cucumber, cream cheese and watercress. A pot of tea with lemon and some fresh strawberries would be nice. Lilacs are blooming here on the west coast of Canada and the peony buds are swelling. I'm reading a lovely romantic story called The Gown. It's about the ladies who embroidered the Queen's wedding dress.
ReplyDeleteOh, Madame! your menu choice sounds delightful! I can just taste those tidbits of dainty sandwiches. I remember eating fresh watercress at my grandmother's where it grew alongside the creek, which is probably called a brook where you come from. I must jot down The Gown!
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