February, Month of Violets

I have almost let the month go by without posting about violets! The Flower of the Month for February is Violets. For those of you who haven't seen my violets collection I'm showing them again (since it was 2006 when I showed them before!) Above is my violets tea set, my Aunt Catherine gave it to me when I was a teenager, I guess it is considered an antique now! Ha!

I loved these matching tea cups, I call them "mommy and me!" (in my case, "grandmother and me!")

My violets centerpiece

Close-up of violets vignette

More violets tea cup sets

I've always thought the April tea cup above was a little strange with violets. I have another April tea cup that has different flowers on it.

Another February tea cup with violets.

Nut dishes with violets

I have loved violets from childhood. I remember picking wild violets growing under a tree in my mother's yard. I would take them inside and give them to her. She would act surprised and excited and thank me, then she would place them in a tiny vase and place them in a special place. I seldom ever see any live violets anymore, except for African violets. I sometimes buy an African violet plant and it grows for a time, but eventually dies. I can't seem to keep them alive.

"Look at us, said the violets blooming at her feet, all winter we slept in the seeming death, but at the right time God awakened us, and here we are to comfort you." -- Edward Payson Rod

(above quote copied from Gwen's Circle Journal, who found it on LaDonna's blog on Jan. 27, 2008! And I had it on my blog on March 30, 2006!! Great minds work together!)

I hope you have enjoyed my violets collection!

Katherine