Happy Monday sweet friends. Perhaps many of you are enjoying a long weekend with today being Presidents’ Day!
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
Psalm 119:105
It is Monday Morning Blooms with my friends Mary, Shirley, and Lidy. I always look forward to the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month when we share flower therapy with our dear readers.
Our common theme for this edition of Monday Morning Blooms is citrus!
You will find my talented friends’ links at the bottom of this post.
I love the idea of mixing citrus and flowers! The dining table was set for a light brunch that included citrus flavors of orange and lemon.
Instead of a vase, why not use a box? I think I have shared the story about this box before. I was looking for something different, not the normal vase to hold flowers. Since I always suggest shopping your house, I had shopped mine and hadn’t come up with anything. Later that day, as I was placing something in the backseat of my SUV, I saw this cute box holding cd’s. The box had been on the floorboard for quite a while, but I simply had not given it a thought. The moral of this story: don’t just shop your house, shop your car. You never know what you might discover!
I knew flowers would be in short supply following Valentine’s. Filling the box with small jam jars and arranging them to fit tightly within the box kept them from shifting. Alstroemeria is usually available and the back of the box displays two different colors. Green pom buttons, tutti fruitti roses, carnations, eucalyptus, and daffodils from the old farm complete the arrangement. I can’t wait for our daffodils to bloom in the cottage garden. Halo oranges were placed on bamboo skewers and joined the flowers for what I am calling a floral medley!
Fresh orange juice, lemon poppyseed mini muffins…
…accompanied lemon bars and Snickerdoodle coffee!
Beautiful lemon napkins by Mary Lake Thompson and “fruit rapture” cups and saucers by Mikasa (my everyday pattern) add more citrus to the table!
Did you notice the hyacinths? Their fragrance is amazing!
“In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you got one, it was better than ambrosia.”
~James Earl Jones
Lemon bars are a wonderful treat, anytime!
Oranges and lemons brighten a brunch table and also add a bright finish to food!
Be sure to visit Mary, Shirley, and Lidy for beautiful flower inspiration with a touch of citrus!
Mary ~ Home Is Where The Boat Is
Shirley ~ Housepitality Designs
Lidy ~ French Garden House
For more citrus & floral inspiration click here and here.
Thanking you always for your lovely visits and gracious comments. Wishing you a joy-filled day and week!
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Imparting Grace,Life and Linda
Interesting combination of flowers and colors, but it works
Thank you, Gail. Wishing you a lovely week!
Pam, your brunch table is stunning!…from the glorious citrus arrangement, t the beautiful linens and china. I am definitely going to create a citrus arrangement 🍋🍊for my next brunch…you have inspired me! … Love the “white box” that you used for this beautiful arrangement. Don’t you love it when that “ephipany” happens when shopping the house and in this case, the car! I find myself shopping my “storage abyss” lately…I cannot wait to see your gardens in full bloom again….and my daffodils are blooming…yay!…first time since we have moved into the new house…Happy to join you and our beautiful Bloom 🌸 friends today!!….Have a wonderful Presidents’ Day!!
Thank you, Shirley. My daffodils are up, but not blooming. Love sharing MMB’s!
Pam, I had to laugh at ‘don’t just shop your house, shop your car’! 🙂 Your box makes the perfect vessel for your colorful floral medley! I love how your tutti frutti roses are the perfect blend and shades of your oranges and lemons. Your table provides a delicious start to the day and how fun that your Mikasa mugs are bearing lemons! I agree, lemon bars are a wonderful treat anytime and too hard for me to resist! As always, it’s a treat to join you for some flower therapy and share blooms with you. Happy Monday ♥
Thanks so much, Mary. I am ashamed to say only one lemon bar remains 🍋 I always look forward to MMB’s!
I love the bright cheerful citrus arrangement! Perfect because citrus is in season. Love your napkins too!
Thanks so much, Penny!
This is so pretty, Pam, especially with those dazzling daffs! I can imagine a lovely breakfast at that table or a pretty tea time! Perfect~!
Thank you, Jeanie! I love citrus.
Absolutely picture perfect! I adore lemons, ok, all citrus, they represent all the good things in my eyes, bright, cheery, uplifting and your vignette lives up to it all! Such a beautiful start to my day, thank you!
Jain, thank you for your sweet comments. Don’t work too hard today!
I love this Pam! I’ll have to remember the car for lost treasures! 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful week and thanks for the Monday morning beauty!
Thanks so much, Barbara. Wishing you a lovely week!
Springtime in a box! Such a great idea. Your table looks so great.
Thank you, Sharon for your sweet comments!
Good morning! I had forgotten MMB and was delighted to realize it was the 3rd Monday.
I like mixing fruit and flowers too. Your vignette is so refreshing. I immediately wanted a swallow of orange juice and a bite of muffin. Then the lemon bar appeared and the flavors are wonderful to think about. I love how you mixed the different flowers. What a blessing to have an old homestead to pick daffodils from.
I am thinking of the lovely hyacinths fragrance and look forward to mine blooming.
Your arrangement is creative and striking.
Happy Monday! I don’t know how you do all you do!
Thank you, Bonnie. The hyacinth fragrance has filled the dining room and kitchen. Sometimes, I feel like I am running in circles. Happy Monday!
So beautiful Pam, shopping your house is one thing, but shopping your car 🚘 is something ai would not think up. Your flowers are the perfect therapy this morning. Anything lemon I love. A lovely brunch to start the week off. You have brightened my morning.
Thank you Linda for your sweet visit and comments. Have a wonderful week!
Pam, I love how you thought out every detail and it is all citrus related. Absolutely beautiful. I inherited some beautiful pieces from John’s mother and am having so much fun “playing house” and rearranging things; it is bittersweet, but I hope Mumsy would be pleased. Wish we were having a chat over your lemon squares and Snickerdoodle coffee!
I hope you will share some of the beautiful pieces. I know Mumsy would be so happy you are using her things. Happy week to you, Roxanne!
Your beautiful table is stunning. I love all your pretty linens along with the beautiful blooms. Wishing you a beautiful new week. xoxo Kris
Thank you, Kris. Wishing you a lovely week!
I just pruned my satsuma tree this weekend and have used them many times in floral arrangements. Orange is my favorite color, and daffodils my favorite flower, so it looks like you gathered everything in my heart and put it on your table! – Beautiful. You always make it all looks so beautiful.
I love satsumas, Leslie Anne. Thank you for visiting!
Pam, Your floral arrangement is so happy and pretty! Love the daffodils; a favorite early spring flower. I’m ready for ours to bloom but not quite ready yet. The box is perfect! The citrus really brightens the table too. Love the napkins. The brunch treats look so tasty. Happy Monday! Clara ❤️
Thanks so much, Clara! The lemon muffins and bars were perfect with coffee! Wishing you a wonderful week 🍊💚🍋
Well, that’s gorgeous! I love the mix of the flowers, and using the small jars inside the job is so smart. Of course, all the sweets attract me. Lemons are my favorite. Happy Monday, Pam!
Rita, it would be my pleasure to welcome you for sweets and coffee!
Simply Gorgeous Bouquet. I love the beautiful photo’s in this post. Very inspiring.
Thanks so much, Rebecca. Wishing you a wonderful week!
Your Monday Morning Flower post is yummy and funny. Good way to start the week. I always love seeing your dining room with the blue walls and the art in the back ground.
Alice, thanks so much. Wishing you a wonderful week!
Pam, your brunch table looks so bright and cheerful! Your floral arrangement is gorgeous! How, I adore anything lemon! Those muffins and bars look most scrumptious. It would be so much fun to join you at this pretty table! Wishing you a most wonderful day my dear friend!
Shannon, thank you. It would be a treat to have you join me!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, makes we want to bake something.
Thank you for your visit and sweet comments 🍋💚🍊
Pam… the bright cheerful colors brought a great big smile to my face. Then add Lemon Bars and Lemon Poppyseed Muffins… well I do declare… I’m in heaven! A table set for a queen! Loveliness is at every corner.
Thank you Pam… Happy Monday!
Happy
Nancy, we will one day share a meal! Wishing you a lovely week 🍊💚🍋
Hi Pam! Oh, that box! I don’t have any pretty boxes around my house! 🙂 You have such a talent at making these lovely arrangements. The combination of your colored flowers and the fruit – perfect! It’s so pretty. Hope all is well.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
Shelia, you are so sweet. Wishing you a wonderful week 🍊💚🍋
Oh Pam, your arrangement is Gorgeous! ❤️💐❤️ I love the creative mix of blooms and oranges, just beautiful! I love the daffodils, so perfect for early Spring…Oh how I would love to have a mimosa and a muffin with you at this stunning table!
Jenna
Thank you, Jenna. We really need to get together soon. I would love that 🍋💚🍊
What exquisite placement…..impeccable balance ….refreshing colors…redolent with citrus aromas… the treats look delectable, Pam… can you imagine the girl chatter that would evolve from those sitting around that setting and indulging in
your goodies? Just love the box idea for the arrangement that grounds it all…. How you inspire…..
As always, thank you for your visits and sweet comments. It is a rainy Monday and most of the week promises the same!
Great! Now I am hungry and need some orange juice. So will have to check back in a bit later. Love this post.
Thank you sweet Nonie!
Oh, happy day! You made me lol with the “shop the car” comment. Your complete table is so inviting from flowers to food. What a treat for my Monday!
Thanks so much, Sarah. Wishing you a wonderful week!
Simply gorgeous Pam. I love the citrus and flower combination. Beauty everywhere!
Thanks so much, Dianne!
What a citrus delight Pam!
Blessings sweet friend ❤️
Thank you, Jennifer 💛
Pam, your brunch table is just beautiful! Your citrus arrangement in your white box is lovely, and your linens and dishes are so complementary. I love shopping the house, the garage and even the car!! It’s always fun to get inspiration in unusual places isn’t it? Like Shirley, I’m so looking forward to seeing your gorgeous gardens in full bloom this spring. But this cheerful flower arrangement is a pre-view joy! It’s always a blessing to join you and our beautiful MondayMorning Bloom 🌸 friends. xoxo Lidy
Thank you, Lidy. It is amazing what I find that I have forgotten. I love sharing MMB’s!
Gorgeous as always, Pam! Flowers make me happy and I love the scent of citrus so this one really speaks to me. Perfectly timed, my orange coconut cake has just come out of the oven and the house smells wonderful.
Amalia
xo
Amalia, thank you and your cake sounds delicious!
Good morning, Pam. Your table is a treat for the eyes and I know the muffins are delicious and a treat as well. I love lemons, they are so pretty. Even a simple bowl of them is beautiful on the table.
Have a wonderful week, sweet friend. Spring is certainly on the way.
Delightful post! Such beauty!
Thank you, Maristella!
Oh, how beautiful! You always make everything so welcoming, bright, and cheerful! Truly God has gifted you in so many wonderful ways. May He richly bless you for the blessing you are to so many of us!
Thank you dear one!
Pam, so stunning. Your combinations are absolutely beautiful Blessings.
Visiting you today from Imparting Grace #56
Thank you for your visit, Paula!
Such a colorful brunch! Sunny yellow lemons are so pretty in your photos!