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A life of whimsey


Finding joy and gratitude in the garden.
I was working in the garden the other day, dirty, hot, sweaty, and filled with aches that left me no doubt that I was approaching 60. I...
Rosa Veldkamp
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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Throwback Thursday. Looking back at the spring garden
The busy spring season (and, let's face it, life in general) can get in the way of posting as things in the garden happen. But that's...
Rosa Veldkamp
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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Assorted Anemones
I’m getting ready to go on vacation this week with @joycepanek, and that means making sure Henry has bread for the week and picking many...
Rosa Veldkamp
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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Playing with Tulips in Lightroom
Here are the tulips, budded and full-blown, their swoops and dips, their gloss and poses, the satin of their darks.’ Margaret Atwood...
Rosa Veldkamp
Mar 21, 20221 min read
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Working through the last letters of the Alphabet Challenge.
A blooming Kalanchoe nestled in a ceramic Zigzag mug beside a twine-wrapped stack of Neutral linens. Linens are topped by Knotty Wood and...
Rosa Veldkamp
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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And that's a Wrap. U for Urn
Last letter for the @kimklassen_innercircle Alphabet Challenge! U for Urn. Another thank you to @vvplantspeakfor the suggestion. 💕...
Rosa Veldkamp
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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X, Y, And Z
Nearly done! Xeriscape garden resting on a Yard-sale napkin, supported by a scale set to Zero.... One letter left in the...
Rosa Veldkamp
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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Still Life with S,I, and D as prompts
It’s the second last day of the @kimklassen_innercircleAlphabet Challenge and I’ve got several letters left. So.... today’s image uses 3...
Rosa Veldkamp
Feb 25, 20211 min read
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Q for Quietly
This is where I find myself these days. ‘and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work...
Rosa Veldkamp
Feb 24, 20211 min read
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G for Group of Glass. T for Teeny Tiny
Playing with a few more of the glass jars I found at the antiques mall last week. G is for Group of Glass and T is for Teeny Tiny.......
Rosa Veldkamp
Feb 23, 20211 min read
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