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Wherever you are in the world, and whether Christmas is something you celebrate or not, I hope that this is a time of joy and peace for you. The ‘blogging world’ is a wide and varied one. It encompasses people who are very different from one another, but are brought together by common interests and a sense of camaraderie. I enjoy the relationships that have built up with both those who read my blogs, and those who write the blogs I read, and I wish you all great happiness at this festive time of year. Merry Christmas to you all!
(P.S. The rose is ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, which finished flowering long before now. One year, however, it managed to produce a few flowers late enough for them to get frosted – a photographic bonus for me!)🎄
Happy Holidays Ann. Love that rose. Wow.
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Thank you Flower! I hope you thoroughly enjoy the holidays! 🙂
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Ah, yet another frosted flower, and a novel Christmas ornament.
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You know what to expect from me by now Steve! 😉 Hope you enjoy the holidays!
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You too for the feast of love…above all a lot of peace! 🕊️🎄
(…unfortunately, we got the Black Advent in Germany with the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg…that unfortunately gets under your skin and brings a lot of tears at the end of 2024!)
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I hope that you find peace, despite the dreadful attack at Magdeburg. It’s horrific and my heart goes out to those suffering because of it.
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Beautiful picture! Season’s greetings, Ann!🎄
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Thank you Indira! I hope you enjoy this festive time! 🙂
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Thank you, Ann. Wishing you a lovely Christmas, and let’s hope the New Year ushers in a period of peace and reconciliation that this troubled world so desperately needs.
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Thank you! 🙂 And I will join you in your wise wishes for peace and reconciliation in the world. 🕊
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And same to you Ann. I’m not usually keen on blue roses, but this one looks quite purple to me and beautifully frosted. I have thoroughly enjoyed your flowers this year and look forward to seeing many more in 2025.
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Thanks Jude – I’m glad you enjoyed my flowers! I agree that this rose is really purple, despite the wishful-thinking (or more likely sales-motivated) name. Purple is one of my favourite colours, so a ‘Rhapsody in Purple’ would have been fine with me…😁
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And me!
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😁
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“Rhapsody in Blue” is one of my favorites. This still is one of my favorite performances. I never expected to find a flower bearing that name, but this one’s also a gem. It doesn’t look a bit blue to me — unless it’s blue with cold from that frost covering it! I hope your holidays are wonderful, and not at all blue!
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Thanks for the link to the excellent performance, Linda. I reckon the rose is definitely purple – but I love purple, so it’s fine with me. 🙂 Hope you have a lovely time in the holidays! 🎄
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I may have been absent from blogging since spring but I do still follow a lot on my emails. I wish you all the very best for Christmas, Ann. Keep sending pictures of your lovely flowers.
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Thanks Jill! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! 🙂
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A belated Merry Christmas, Ann! Your photo captures the colour of the rose so beautifully.. sensational!
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Merry Christmas Liz! I hope that you and Nigel have a very happy day! 🤗
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Thank you for the purple Christmas wishes, Ann. I hope you enjoyed your celebration.
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I did, thanks Tanja! It was a lovely, relaxed Christmas. I hope that yours went well too. 🙂
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