The Lily of the Valley.

Last week I joined Stephanie for a cup of coffee at her house.

She has always had faux Lily of the Valley on her dining table.

However, she had finally treated me to the scent of some real ones, as they are in season.

Oh my! What a sweet, clean and pure smell - like what you would want your bed linen or washroom to smell like.

I've been obsessed since I poked my nose into one!

Here are some of my Etsy favourites that are inspired by Lily of the Valley:



 A cream floral french clip from Etsy shop Gardens of Whimsy.



A hand painted set of two wine glasses from Etsy shop Deanna Bakale.

Lily of the Valley Goats Milk Soap from Etsy shop Country Soaps by Marlen.

Lily of the Valley Still Life 'Signs of Spring' from Etsy shop Peylu.

And last of all, a nice poem for you:

Gentle fairies, hush your singing;
Can you hear my white bells ringing,
Ringing as from far away?
Who can tell me what they say?
Little snowy bells out-springing
From the stem and softly ringing—
Tell they of a country where
Everything is good and fair?
Lovely, lovely things for L?
Lilac, Lavender as well;
And, more sweet than rhyming tells,
Lily-of-the-Valley’s bells.

by Cicely Mary Barker

Take care little ones.