A Fanciful Life

Hello friends,  What's my favorite part of this season? Why, flowers of course! I wait for the delicious ranunculus to appear and grab them when I can as the season is very short.  ...

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My poor blog has been left unattended as I've been spending my online time on Instagram this year. However, I'm still taking photos of lovely things. Since my iPhone is so handy, it makes it e...

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Processed with textures by Kim Klassen for Texture Tuesday . Yes, spring is all about flowers for me. Each week, I can't wait to buy new flowers at my local farmer's market or Trader Joe's. I...

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The following three photos processed with textures by Kim Klassen for Texture Tuesday . I'm so happy that my favorite flowers are in bloom. Unfortunately, they have a very short season but n...

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Scented Roses  Oh, I love these roses. $3.99 a bunch at Trader Joe's so I bought two this weekend. Pink, and white. First, I had them in one large vase. Then, I split them up into several s...

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Happy day to you! My computer is at the Apple store being repaired, so I haven't yet seen my last blog post. After I posted, I realized that the photo was cropped and low res for Instagram, so I'...

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Today I'm testing the Blogger app on my iPhone. I've never posted from my phone before, so consider this a test! If you post from your phone, please let me know how it works for you. In the meant...

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February Favorites Ooh, it's been feeling like spring lately. Even Trader Joe's has ranunculus now. I was so excited to see them because I wait for them each year. Unfortunately, I do need to...

http://afancifullife.blogspot.com/2014/02/i-love-february.html

It's a New Year! Happy new year to you! It was a short holiday season and here we are in 2014 already.  I've started on my resolutions, have you? Each year I make a list organized ...

http://afancifullife.blogspot.com/2014/01/cheers-to-new-year.html

It's that time of year again. Where has the time gone? Well, might as well jump in with both feet. So, I did a little decorating yesterday. I'm actually putting most of the decor in my mult...

http://afancifullife.blogspot.com/2013/12/its-that-holly-jolly-time-already.html

Processed with textures from Kim Klassen at the Kim Klassen Cafe .  Oh, yes. I know it's not spring. But I just had to experiment with some prettiness. I've been inspired lately by Sarah Gar...

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White and Pink What's your favorite color combination? White and pink seems so classic, soft and feminine. Right now, I can get enough white in my house. I've been painting my decor white, sl...

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Weekend Roses No, these roses aren't from my garden; they are from Trader Joe's. I look forward to seeing their floral collection each week when I do my grocery shopping. Great prices and a ...

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A Garden, At Last About a month ago, I finally got my backyard to look how I'd only imagined it for several years. It's not a big yard, pretty small actually. But no matter. With just a few ...

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Hello there, Summer is flying by, isn't it? Here we are in September already and I'm not quite ready for autumn (although the retail stores certainly are!). Luckily, we are having sunny, plea...

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More Busy Days Well, how have you been? Life has gotten so busy! Besides much to do at work, I've been taking more online classes, my mom stayed with me for eight days last week, and I'm in t...

http://afancifullife.blogspot.com/2013/08/roses-in-vase.html

Gone Too Long Oh, it's been a while since I've been here. I have been so busy including a one and a half week vacation recently. The highlight? A four-day photography workshop in Oregon by K...

http://afancifullife.blogspot.com/2013/07/back-in-swing-of-things.html

Remnants of Roses The week before last, I bought a bunch of mixed roses. After a few days, I put them from one vase into several small ones. They lasted much longer than the peonies I bought...

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So Excited for the Month of June So far, so good this month. Yesterday I attended two classes given by Paul Van Allen, a national trainer for Nikon, at our local camera store. I got some gre...

http://afancifullife.blogspot.com/2013/06/more-reasons-to-love-month-of-june.html

Pretty Just thought I'd share some pretty ranunculus flowers. I love the softness they exude. And who can resist pink? Or white with a sprinkle of pink? The week is almost over a...

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Well, I'm trying to take photos of anything other than flowers, but it is spring which makes it hard to do. How about a photo of a photo of flowers? Ha! I've been posting lots of my flower photo...

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Just Beautiful My addiction to RadLab is in full swing. I took a photo of these beautiful ranunculus flowers and applied these different RadLab treatments. I could do t...

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Think Pink! So loving all the spring flowers! Last week I bought a bunch of pink ranunculus and divided them into small vases. Let me just say it was pretty hard to decide which color bunch t...

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Cupcake photo processed with textures from Kim Klassen for Texture Tuesday Happy Birthday Nippy Today Nipper, our black and white tuxedo cat, is eight years old.  I'd love to show you ...

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All photos processed with textures by Kim Klassen for Texture Tuesday Oh, the ranunculus are back - happy Spring!  The flower vendor at the farmer's market now has one of my favorite f...

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