Musing with Max

Musing with Max

July 30, 2012

(Sun)Flowers in the house or Girasoles en la Casa

I have a vivid memory of racing down a winding mountain road in Spain while going from Seville to Granada. Suddenly we came around a bend and my breath caught in my throat; on each side of the road were endless fields of sunflowers. Every inch on either side, as far as the eye could see was a sea of bright yellow. It was a sight to behold and impossible to capture with any true justice, my photos are a yellow blur. I stuck my nose to the glass like a child and stared hard, my brain went click, click, click. There, mine, forever.

So this weekend when I walked into Whole Paycheck Foods to gather the ingredients for a dinner party I stopped cold. Buckets and buckets of sunflowers; and since it's party day at Jane's I thought I'd bring a little bit of Spain.










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16 comments:

  1. flwrjaneJuly 30, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    Que linda Amelia. Muchas gracias para la girasoles.

    I am the queen of spanglish, ask my workmates.

    Now, what did you cook?

    xo Jane

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    1. flwrjaneJuly 30, 2012 at 9:20 AM

      Oh and "queen" of spanglish doesn't mean my sentences make any sense but it means i insist on trying.

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  2. LPCJuly 30, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    There's nothing quite like sunflowers, especially this time of year.

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  3. Raindrops and DaisiesJuly 30, 2012 at 12:18 PM

    Greetings from Ireland.

    Visiting you from the Flowers in the House linkup.


    Hope you have a great day.

    Fiona

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  4. Marina in BlueJuly 30, 2012 at 1:16 PM

    Girasoles,Have you got the same weather there that in Andalucia? because here there are lots of them at this time, Normaly we do not use them to decorate because the fields you saw are close and the owners only use them to make oil or they get the seeds

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  5. webbJuly 30, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    What lovely sunflowers! I grew them in the garden once, but am still pulling out the volunteers - years later. Am afraid to let them flower again, lest they invade! you chose a much better way to have them. so pretty. thanks for sharing.

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  6. Denise | Chez DanisseJuly 30, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    What a beautiful memory. You have me thinking of the sunflowers in Everything is Illuminated. Seeing fields full of them, in person, must be so incredible.

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  7. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    So big and pretty! Its hard to resist a face like that! The world is crazy with sunflowers right now!!! They look perfect in your house.

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  8. rosekraftJuly 30, 2012 at 5:06 PM

    Truly the essence of late summer...
    Impressed that you had a vase sturdy enough to keep them upright!

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  9. JenJuly 30, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    Ah ha, you have a nice tall vase for yours! Love your description of the scene in Spain--that must have been glorious!

    Love Whole Paycheck! :)

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  10. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    That's a great vase for the sunflowers. And very nicely arranged as well! Who is that on the mantle next to the flowers?

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  11. Bare Mtn FarmJuly 31, 2012 at 12:07 AM

    Big beautiful bold sunflowers!!! Nothing speaks more of summer than sunny sunflowers.

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  12. paisleysummerJuly 31, 2012 at 2:21 AM

    I love Spain and your sunflowers.... and Max...he is adorable!
    Penny

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  13. L o v e l y t h i n g sAugust 5, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    Your sunflowers look absolutely perfect! I never seem to have the right vase.

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    1. AmeliaAugust 5, 2012 at 12:43 PM

      They're tough to display but I can't resist them, I was pleasantly surprised how nicely they fit into that one.

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