Details, Details

"Blasts from the past were like the rooms one entered and re-entered in dreams: they would not stay nailed down. When you returned to them, they had changed - they suddenly had more space or a tilt or a door that had not been there before. New people were milling around, the floors undulated, and the sun shone newly, strangely in the windows, or through the now blasted-open ceiling, or else it shone not at all, as if having fled the sky."
~Lorrie Moor

There are refreshing sparks of spring in our perennial garden! The loropetalum, forsythia, salvia, some of the azaleas, blooming. North Texas enjoys such a short spring each year, a blink, before the wicked summer begins yet again. So we make the most of it!

Kat's World tagged me with the Honest Scrap award, which requires that I list 10 honest and interesting things about myself and then pass the torch to seven other bloggers. Sounds easy enough.

1. I don't like artificial flowers. 
2. We have a Rhodesian Ridgeback. I'm allergic to cats.
   
3. My favorite perfume is Coco by Chanel.
4. We spent three weeks in Europe last summer, visiting Germany, Austria, Belgium and The Netherlands. We took 4,983 photographs.
5. "It's a Wonderful Life" is one of my favorite movies.
6. "Unwritten" is one of my favorite songs.
7. "Atlas Shrugged" is my favorite book.
   
8. I don't iron. Really. I don't even know where the iron is.
9. I'm reading "The Help" and it's totally engaging!
10. Stove-popped popcorn and iced tea are a perfect combination.

And the seven eight bloggers that carry forward the award (and their top 10 lists):

1. Eden aka Draw, Doodle + Decorate... top 10
   
2. For Love and Idleness... top 10
   
3. Artsyville
4. Moments of Perfect Clarity
5. Pringle Hill Studio
6. Ginger Blue ... top 10
   
7. My Four Rooms... top 10
   
8. My Peacetree ... top 10
   

Comments

[Terri@PringleHill]

I'm not too fond of artificial flowers either. And "It's a Wonderful Life" is tied with "Gone with the Wind" as one of my favorite movies. Additionally, my iron is only used for art projects. Thanks for passing this great award along, Tammy! Hugs, Terri xoxo

[chel]

Thank you for tagging me! I love these things :) I'll blog about this later this evening, as soon as my holiday dinner stupor wears off :)

[martha]

Tammy: I read the Help a while back. Loved it. Always love your blog.

[Paula]

My iron makes an appearnace once or twice a year...maybe. Loved the book, "The Help." I love your blog!

[Eden]

Glad to get to know you better! I'm with you with the artificial flowers! And you know I've had Atlas Shrugged for 10 yrs and haven't read it yet!! I hear it's really good...I think I'm intimidated by the size of the book! Thanks for tagging me, I'll link back when I figure out what to say :D :D

[Liv @ Choosing Beauty]

I love that you know exactly how many photographs you took on your trip - and that it's close to 5,000! Really? That's awesome!

[Jeannine]

I loved reading your list and learning more about you!

Ditto #5 and #6. I'm in the midst of reading Atlas Shrugged (I read a little at a time). Also loved The Help.

Thanks for the tag. You've given me something to think about! :)

[ingrid]

oh, thank you so much, lovely! just saw this ~ i will be sure to post it soon!