Simple Frills Poster

With two daughters, I loved making girls dresses. Simple cotton and ruffles with lace. They were elegant and yet could still go to the park to play. Pansies are that simple elegance in flowers. The elegance of the innocent. The Joy of the Childhood, but in flowers. My walks to the store are not always predictable. But it is a grid and point A is home and B is the store, ⁠so there are limited variations to be had. Do I choose a specific route? Well, during late winter and early spring, yes. There is a neighbor, who loves pansies. She plants them all year round. For me, that is a small dollop of color even in the darkest parts of winter. White, yellow and purple line her walk all year. It is an inviting scene. This winter was quite rainy and quite dreary. Weeks of overcast followed by weeks of rain. Who am I to complain? This is the Pacific Northwest and I chose to be here. But, February and March can be very long and very cruel. We also had a snow. A very late snow. Snow does come to Po