So I bought these “little Peonies” the other day..
they were curled up tight in little buds, like any other Peony.. Ever..
{ they were purchased at Magnolia Floral Gallery, West Market Square }
To my dismay, I found out that I paid as much per stem as my friend had paid for an entire bunch!
{ Always buy flowers at Co-op, I was told, they have the prettiest flowers there. }
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That may be true.. however,
{ fortunately } I didn’t get that email.. I got these instead..
Seriously.. I ask you, what sort of peony has this in the center?
{ I was almost afraid to get too close! }
I was inspired.. to take about 1,000 photos..
and then to find everything I’ve ever owned that had citrus, pink, coral, or orange shades…
and when I ran out, I succumbed to fruit..
{ btw citrus fruit and I have a somewhat sketchy on-again off-again relationship, I’m ashamed to admit }
{ My family wonders where to put their books and plates when they sit at the counter.. poor dears }
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In keeping with my Colorful Enthusiasms
we are the proud owners of a new “gadget” in the kitchen..
Don’t you love “gadgets”.. this one isn’t from K-Tel,
I’d like to introduce you to..
Audrey III
She’s a Wickedly Awesome Masticating Beastly Gizmo.. I defy you to find one that can keep up with her appetite!
She devours everything in seconds.. and quickly churns it into a withering pulp..
oh.. and did I mention the juice?
Glorious, sparkling { o.k. healthy } juice..
That photo doesn’t quite do her justice… let’s try that again, shall we?
Ahhhh… now that’s better, can’t you just see the Sun Rise ?
- 2 sweet orange bell peppers, seeded
- 1 naval orange, peeled, leaving white pith intact
- 4 carrots, rinsed
- 1 large handful of fresh pineapple chunks, core removed
- 1 lemon, peeled, white pith intact
- Feed through your juicer, follow your juicer's instructions.
- Enjoy or refrigerate for up to 72 hours.
- By Reboot with Joe
Looks bright, beautiful, and nummy 🙂
Looks wonderful. Bet it’s delicious. 🙂
Such wonderfully vibrant and happy colours fill your home !
Peonies are one of my favourite flowers they are just so *pretty*.
I love my juicer – in goes whatever I have in my fridge and out comes delicious and healthy juice from the other end ! I always used to think that a juice needed to be fruit-based but I actually love juicing vegetables. My favourite combo is celery, carrot, ginger, beetroot. Soooo zingy in every respect.
Beauty for the body and beauty for soul all in one post! Your peonies are gorgeous, my friend is going to carry peonies for her bridal bouquet ~ they are stunning. May your juice and flowers bring a smile to your home all week! 🙂
Oh wowza, expensive flowers! At least they are pretty, and you gave someone a good day buying their flowers! HA! Now you know..to the co op you will go! This juice looks so refreshing, Audrey III is awesome!
Gorgeous!! Thanks for this brilliant spot of beauty today. 🙂
How absolutely beautiful are those peonies. Never have I seen an orange/peachy peony before! I don’t even think I knew they existed. I have a new hunt now – of orange peony bulbs! Also love that little orange pattern bowl from Anthropologie (I am assuming). 🙂
Audrey III has quite an appetite!
Beautiful flowers 🙂
I’m with you on the beauty of peonies. It’s easy to get lost in the color and structure of such amazing flowers! I’m not sold on the juicer… I’m afraid the caloric concentration would be the death of me. My son wants one in the worst way, so I’m using it as incentive for him to move out! I’ll keep your recommendation in mind for then.
I love love LOVE your peony photos. They are one of my favorite flowers but so expense I don’t often get to enjoy them. 🙂
The flowers say summer all the way, Barbara, beautiful colors! And the juice sure does justice to its name…Bet it tastes good too:)
Love peonies, one of my favourite flowers. I had a half dozen at my last house, but sadly, none here at our new place. Hmmm, perhaps it’s time to get working in the garden? Some of that gorgeous juice would surely get me moving. Alas, I don’t have a juicer, and if I buy one more gadget we’re going to have to build an addition. Something tells me that won’t go over so well
Wonderful floral photos … I just love peonies. They just started blooming over here. I wouldn’t mind that jar of goodness neither.
Beautiful peonies. Do you have some planted in your garden? Two days of rain damaged many of mine but there are still a number of buds so hopefully another flush of blooms will follow soon.
I see sunshine in your healthy juice.
Barb, your posts are like a gentle cup of tea, they soothe and calm and delight. Lovely photos, thank you, and what beautiful flowers!
Barb, in addition to opening up a bakery, you should definitely open up a a florist and then I can order arrangements from you everyday 🙂
I feel quite refresshed after that, Smidge! I really love red grapefruit but can live without oranges quite easily. The smell makes me feel queasy. Not lemons though. Happy days! 🙂
The flowers are gorgeous. I love how fully bloomed they are and they’re in such beautiful colours. Don’t you just love colour in Spring! That’s a very fancy shamcy juicer you have there. I feel I need to upgrade mine. I’ve never had a juice with capsicum before! xx
Barb, your peonies are beautiful! I love the color tones. Mine are finally just blooming after having to transplant them two years ago and they are all pink Beautiful!
Lovely flowers and delicious looking fruit!
Those peonies are beautiful, no matter the cost, Barb. Mine are in bloom but tonights storms may do them in. They’d certainly last longer indoors if I picked them but I like seeing them in the garden.
Congratulations on your new juicer! I’m sure you and Audrey will spend many happy, juice-filled years together. I had one years ago and found it a pain to clean. I have to believe they’ve improved by now and drinks like that Orange Sunrise have me considering getting back into juicing again. It looks really good and I can’t think of a better way to start the day. Does Audrey have any sisters at home? 🙂
Oh, I would love a glass of that sunshine right now! The flowers are amazing Barb 🙂
You really made my day with such lovely colours 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Can I move into this post please? I promise to be good. 🙂 It’s lovely, just lovely. Thank you so much for the juice recipe too. I’m a bit of a juiceaholic so this comes in very handy.
P.S. I see why I haven’t been getting email versions of your posts Smidge. Congratulations on the move to the .org side of WP. This is a beautiful blog my dear. And now that I’ve finally convinced my igadgets to load it, I can honestly say I love it.
The peonies are amazing!
Mine haven’t opened yet, up here… still waiting. I didn’t hear from you regarding The Canadian Food Project?
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V
Peonies are one of my favorite flowers. Luckily we have a big bush, so when they’re blooming we have a ton around the house! Alas, they’ve just stopped blooming so we have no more. But we have roses instead! Nice juice recipe – one of these days we really need to get one of those gadgets. Fun post with loads of great pictures – thanks.
So good to find you here surrounded by so much color, Smidge. Have a fantastic summer. Your flower photos are stunning and quite inspiring.
Peonies are my favorite! I use to have a peonies plant and it was just beautiful when it bloomed. The ones you bought are lovely! Looks like you are already having lots of fun with your juicer. 🙂
Ohh! I want one! 😉 beautiful photographs and fantastic recipe Barb. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Those peonies are just so alluring. Thanks for this amazing recipe of orange sunrise. 😉
Well that is certainly a lovely looking juice! The color is so happy and bright. I feel sunnier just looking at it. 🙂 And peonies are my absolute favorite flower. I love everything about them – their color, their scent, how the flower. And they always remind me of my grandma. I love them. An all around happy post – thank you Smidge!
I could swear I heard angels singing when I got to that last picture!