Flower Hill Farm Retreat https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com B&B, Retreat, Vacation Rental Flower Hill Farm in Williamsburg MA Western Mass 20 minutes outside of Northampton MA 413-268-7481 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:20:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 183435305 There Is No Place Like Home for the Winter https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/no-place-like-home-for-the-winter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-place-like-home-for-the-winter https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/no-place-like-home-for-the-winter/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:20:19 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=7335 During January, February, and the first week of March of last winter, I was surrounded by lovely people, tropical hummingbirds, butterflies, bright flowers, and the Caribbean Sea.  A few days ago, when snow was falling all around Flower Hill Farm Retreat, I was not longing for the beauty and warmth of Treasure Beach, Jamaica.  Being home is inspiring.  The beauty […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/back-to-cooler-garden-days-of-june-roses-mauves-reds-and-bluebird-broods-2/feed/ 0 5292 Recalling Winter’s White Surprise ~ Dreams of Pearly Petals https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/recalling-winters-white-surprise-dreams-of-pearly-petals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recalling-winters-white-surprise-dreams-of-pearly-petals https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/recalling-winters-white-surprise-dreams-of-pearly-petals/#respond Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:19:00 +0000 http://duke.itabix.com/recalling-winters-white-surprise-dreams-of-pearly-petals/ Winter white robin absent pigments of color feathers like petals Time passing quickly winter mild and not so white dreams on milky clouds A rare bird sighting white gown among crabapples wistful pearly blooms  Magnolia stellata fluttering snow-white petals sweeten spring evenings White pillow promise plump peonies bush and tree stippling a landscape Snowball hydrangea  […]

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