Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation when you shop for interior wall decor at Marie Stephens Design SPECIAL NOW THROUGH AUGUST 14, 2015  Marie Stephens Design Will Donate to JDRF Team Aryn: $15 of each 8 x10 photo print sold $7 of each 5 x 7 photo print sold $5 of each 4 x 6 photo print sold and 15% of any other size photo print or gallery wrapped canvas sold Enter TEAM ARYN in the NOTES SECTION at CHECK OUT, and a donation will be made to TEAM ARYN.  If you would like recognition for your donation, please let me know, and I will enter your name in the recognition spot when I donate the money. Aryn is a personal friend of mine who has been living with Type 1 diabetes for about 13 years. To learn more about Team Aryn, click here:  Meet Aryn

Purple Hyacinths Spring is in the air, but there’s still a bit of a chill in it!  So of course, I’m yearning for flowers and adding them to pillows. The photo below is of a lovely grouping of purple hyacinth flowers that I took a year or two ago on one of my dates with my little son, Ben, to the conservatory at Vander Veer Park. Vander Veer Park Conservatory is one of the best places to visit in February and March, when you are itching to get outside, but it’s still just too cold and windy to be out for long.  During these two months, the conservatory is bursting with blooms of all kinds.  Among my favorites, are these lovely purple Hyacinths.  They only last a week or two, but they make an amazing show and powerful fragrance. Purple Hyacinth Flower Square Accent Pillow by mariestephensdesign See here for Pillows

Wish I had a retractable frost blanket for my entire back yard.  This time of year is so bittersweet for me and my plant loving self.