A friend is a gardener for the soul!



Antique Rose 'Belinda's Dream'

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;

they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."


[Marcel Proust]


I had such a wonderful afternoon today, spending it with my friend.  After a leisure lunch at a Tea Room (Hart Sisters) she surprised me with a trip to the Antique Rose Garden of Sanford, FL, and did not stop there but took me to a German Deli & Cafe (Hollerbach's Willow Tree Cafe) where my German heart started to beat faster seeing all the goodies I normally have to bring back in my suit case when visiting Germany.  I will have to go back to this little rose garden to snap some pictures.

9 comments:

  1. how wonderful, Evelyn!! so happy that you had a lovely afternoon!!! ♥

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  2. Tea and gardens just seem to go together. The other day I took my Mom to the Sherman Library Botanical Gardens where we had afternoon tea and then toured the gardens. So relaxing! Glad you enjoyed your tea and garden day!

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  3. It was a great day with a great friend!

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  4. Aw, what a great quote! Sounds so much fun! That is so true about good friends nurturing the soul!

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  5. i love Willow Tree!!! Was the band there? Lots of fun.

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  6. I agree, a wonderful quote. I love quotes and keep collecting them :) Good friends is what it is all about!

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  7. it sure was a treat, spending a day with friends is like a mini vacation

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  8. oh how lucky you are, your Botanical Garden offers Tea and High Tea. Our local garden does no such thing :(

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