peonies Archives ⋆ Polka Dot Cottage

Posted on June 5, 2021August 20, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Peony Petals

Peony season ended in an explosion of pink petals on my kitchen counter. I always want more time with these gigantic blooms. I must say, though, when they’ve decided they’ve had enough, they self destruct magnificently, in voluminous piles, photogenic in their own right.

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Posted on May 29, 2021August 20, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

TWiP: Fifty

Someone turned fifty years old on Saturday. Spoiler alert 🚨! It was me 😜! We had a tiny party – the first since the February of last year – and it was a lovely time.

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Posted on June 13, 2020August 20, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Empty space

I’m seeing the value in just doing nothing for a while. It’s unlike me to do nothing, but I am starting to enjoy a little bit of empty space in my life here and there.

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Posted on June 6, 2020August 20, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Get Out

I’m a homebody, but this week I have really felt a pull to get out and do things.

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Posted on May 16, 2020August 20, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: I’m Not Down the Shore

All of the TWiP mosaics from this time previous years involve beach pictures from Ocean City, NJ. This year, for obvious reasons, we had to skip the trip. I’m trying not to dwell on it. There are so many reasons why I love May, and our annual Jersey Shore getaway is only one of them.

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Posted on May 25, 2019August 21, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Flowers and Food

This week, like so many 21st-weeks-of-the-year before it, included my birthday, celebratory food, and pretty pink peonies.

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Posted on June 2, 2018August 25, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Flowery Days

Peony season is wrapping up. The evidence can be seen in the pile of petals that landed on my desktop this week.

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Posted on May 26, 2018August 25, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Birthday and Peony Season

My birthday was rainy and yucky this year, but that’s ok, because the rain brought the peonies. Oh, I just love these big poofy explosions of pink! I have a hard time photographing anything else while they’re in bloom. As you will no doubt notice in this week’s TWiP (and probably next week’s if I’m being honest…)

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