I just had to demonstrate what I meant when I said the hydrangeas must love all this rain; I've never seen them like this before. I mean, don't they look Seussian, like they should be blooming under Truffula trees?
What's that? What do hydrangeas have to do with wisterias? You think this post should probably be called "hydrangea hysteria"? You don't give a flying f--- about a bunch of freaking freakishly blue flowers? Where the f--- is the CHINESE LACE?
Ah, yes. 
Here, here she is, in child's sleeveless dress form, and I shall call her...Wisteria. Why? Well, the first time I remember noticing a wisteria vine, I was a college freshman, and knew (and cared) very little about gardens--and yet the cascades of purple flowers adorning the entrance to the Frick Chemistry Lab amazed me enough that I asked someone the name of the plant. Since then, I've seen Wisteria sinensis (or Chinese wisteria--how perfect is that?!) on buildings, on pergolas, and ascending tree trunks, and it never fails to amaze. As this dress took form, its violet color and the waterfall effect of the Chinese Lace border brought the wisteria to mind.
And yes, instructions will be available soon, for girls' sizes 6 months to 10 years; I reworked the neckline today, and so the pattern should be up by (dare I say it?) next week.
My hydrangeas look better this year than they have in a while, but yours put mine to shame! And I do love that shade of blue. Do you have some secret formula you feed them???
Posted by: Anneliese | July 14, 2006 at 07:29 PM