Tag: flower
Photo: Pink blooms, Experimental Farm Arboretum, May 22, 2011
Photo: White as cotton, Experimental Farm Arboretum, May 22, 2011
Photo: Trees in bloom, Experimental Farm Arboretum, May 22, 2011
Photo: White blooms, Experimental Farm Arboretum, May 22, 2011
Photo: Red Tree Blooms, Andrew Haydon Park, May 20, 2011
Photo: Red Blooming Tree, Andrew Haydon Park, May 20, 2011
Photography cards: Ottawa tulips
Beading: Sun Dance bookmark, silver-plated
Photo: Yellow snapdragon, May 12, 2011
Photo: Carnation dream, May 12, 2011
Photo: Dripping snapdragon, May 12, 2011
Beading: Green Tea bookmark
Photo: Sunny Snapdragon, May 12, 2011
Beading: Breastfeeding Necklace – Tricolour Spiral Flower
Puzzle: Taste of Tuscany, Cucina Allegra
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 48.26cm x 35.56cm
Producer: The Canadian Group, Sure-Lox, Taste of Tuscany series
Notes: “Cucina allegra” according to Google translates to “Happy kitchen”. If anyone speaks Italian, please correct this if it is wrong.
As I could not find anything online with this name, I assume it is the artistic description of the painting. And so, I found a site in the UK called “Happy Kitchen” and browsed around. It seems, the kitchen is ran by two women making wheat-free, sugar-free, dairy-free organic dishes. Would be interesting to try, although I could not tell from their contact page where they are based. [Happy Kitchen site]
Beading: Black and blue with gold-colour glitter folded flower lampworked glass pendant necklace on black cord
Puzzle: Taste of Tuscany, Bella Piazza
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 48.26cm x 35.56cm
Producer: The Canadian Group, Sure-Lox, Taste of Tuscany series
Notes: A piazza is a city square in Italy, Malta, along the Dalmatian coast and in surrounding regions. The term is roughly equivalent to the Spanish plaza. In Ethiopia, it is used to refer to a part of a city. [Wiki]
Plaza is a Spanish word related to “field” which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square.[1] All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be incorporated in a wing of a governor’s palace, and the audiencia or law court. The plaza might be large enough to serve as a military parade ground. At times of crisis or fiesta, it was the space where a large crowd might gather. Like the Italian piazza, the plaza remains a center of community life that is only equaled by the market-place. [Wiki]
Puzzle: Marigold
Size: 500 pieces
Producer: Mega
Notes: Calendula officinalis (pot marigold) is a plant in the genus Calendula, in the family Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of garden origin. It is also widely naturalised further north in Europe (north to southern England) and elsewhere in warm temperate regions of the world.
Plant pharmacological studies have suggested that Calendula extracts have anti-viral, anti-genotoxic and anti-inflammatory properties. Calendula in suspension or in tincture is used topically to treat acne, reducing inflammation, controlling bleeding and soothing irritated tissue. [Wiki]
Puzzle: Manicured Gardens, San Diego
Size: 750 pieces
Dimensions: 39cm x 60cm
Producer: Impressions, Sure-lox
Notes: San Diego, named after Saint Didacus (Spanish: Diego de Alcalá), is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California, after Los Angeles, with a population of 1,307,402 (2010 Census) within its administrative limits on a land area of 963.7 km2. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. The urban area of San Diego extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 2,880,000, making it the third-largest urban area in California. San Diego is the 33rd richest city in the world. [Wiki]