Rose Festival weather

The weather has been persistently cool and rainy. My roses love it.

Party dress is getting ready to bloom.

And the Pink Peace is bursting with blossoms.

I wish I could share the fragrance with you. This one sits by my desk, and the whole area is heady with langourous perfume.

I put these three in the garden window, and Pepper acted like it was her job to snort all the smell out of them. For ten minutes, all I could get a picture of was cat butt.

Doncha love my vases? Two empty perfume bottles and a balsamic vinegar bottle. Hey, that stuff's expensive. I feel happier if I can make use of every thing I paid for.

I hit a milestone at Weight Watchers yesterday. I lost ten percent of my starting body weight. 19.7 pounds!! (Yes - I was close to 200 lbs when I started.) So I'm halfway to my goal of 160. I CAN do this!