Very nice Virginia, except the crew neckline, I don't like it and prefer a lower cut...

I usually wear my husband's clothing in the garden. He has no idea what he's got hidden away, never worn, and too much of everything... very plain...

I do wear flowery headscarfs though, along with other motifs..

Virginia, I don't wear rose clothes, but I sip rose petal tea and eat rose infused honey. I wear rose oil on special occasions. And I dine on antique rose porcelain of various sorts. My great grandmother's cake plate below. Carol

Marlorena, I'm not sure I like that neckline either, though it might be more boat-neck than crew? I do like the flowery pattern itself, though.

Perhaps I also need some flowery headscarfs, now that my hair is so thin from the chemo. Excuses, excuses...

Carol, I love that cake plate, and how wonderful that it's a family heirloom. I'm sure cake served on it tastes extra-good!

Thanks,

Virginia

Virginia, I'm sending my most sincere thoughts for your continued perseverance through the chemo and for great success in healing! I think rosy head scarves are a marvelous idea. If I didn't get migraines, I'd wear them just because. Carol

Thanks for your kind words, Carol. I was encouraged when I was in the hospital last week for my second round of chemo that at least 2 staff members who came in my room said that they were surprised that I looked so healthy. Part of that may be because I wasn't asked (and didn't volunteer!) to wear a hospital gown, but still it was nice...

I'm sorry to hear that you suffer from migraines. Headaches in general are a misery, and I know migraines must be so much worse. I know of a friend who got good relief from her migraines after taking magnesium taurate for a few weeks; she chose that formulation since it doesn't have the laxative effects other forms of Mg can have.

Thanks again,

Virginia

Saw that tunic in the catalog yesterday. Want! Can't have because this month's rosy clothes budget went toward pink tennies with an old rose print. I wear my togs to rose conferences, meetings and events. After thirty years, quite the collection accrued.

Best wishes for your health, Virginia. I do like that rosey clothing.

I have this rose diffuser necklace that I purchased on Etsy. It's made of terra cotta, so it can absorb a drop of essential oil. Sometimes I put rose oil, so I feel like I am taking my garden with me. I replaced the cord with a sterling silver pinch bail and wear it on a chain.

I don't have any rosy clothing that I wear now, but do have a dog called Rosie! In a cupboard somewhere is a ridiculously beautiful dress, small, pale pink roses, green leaves on a white background, with green velvet ribbon. Think Dresden shepherdess or Marie Antoinette! I admired it in a window, and my husband persuaded me to try it on, despite me saying I'd have nowhere to wear it. When I came out of the change room for the last time, he was paying for it. Wore it three times, I think!

Good to hear, Virginia, that the staff think you're looking well. It's a very good sign. All the very best, as ever.

Trish

Well, Dara- there's always next mont's rosy clothes budget, right? And maybe it will go on sale...

jasminerose, I really like the idea of a diffuser necklace, and it's pretty, too. Do you make your own rose oil, or is there a kind you like to buy?

Thanks,

Virginia

Trish, have you posted photos of Rosie? If not, serious oversight on your part, but if so, a serious oversight on mine!

That dress sounds lovely and romantic, and even if you just wore it a few times, I'll bet your husband thought it was worth it.

Yes, it is reassuring that health care professionals think I look healthier than expected. I've been lucky that I'm tolerating the chemo fairly well. Some fatigue, and dry, fuzzy "chemo mouth" are the worst side effects, and they haven't been too awful or long-lasting. At least not so far. Things could've been much worse so I'm counting my blessings.

Thanks,

Virginia

No rosy clothes to share here (perhaps I should), but I did want to say that I wish you the very, very best, Virginia. I would not be surprised to learn that all your gardening contributes to your well being and health.

Hi Virginia:

I purchased this rose oil on Amazon: Allin-Exporters-Musk-Rose-Oil. It comes from India, so it took a long time to arrive, but it was well worth it, because most rose oil is more expensive. I don't have nearly enough roses to make my own. The oil is very concentrated. One drop lasts a day or two. Are you sensitive to smells right now with the chemo? Some people can be. If so, I hope you are up to smelling roses again in the near future.

Here's a link to the pendant: Rose diffuser 1. Here is another rose style: Rose diffuser 2. I'm not affiliated with these sellers. I'm just sharing items I enjoy. Thanks for starting this thread. Bonnie :)

Rosefolly, I appreciate your support, and agree that gardening must be beneficial. It's been quite warm here lately, and when I get out to weed and repot plants (while swatting gnats), I do lose track of time, and don't even think about being ill. Being taken out of myself that way is Mother Nature's stress reliever.

jasminerose, thanks for the info. Smells don't (currently) bother me, but my sense of taste gets a little wacky for a while after the chemo.

Thanks,

Virginia

Virginia, thank you for the magnesium taurate tip! Both your health professionals' responses and your gardening enthusiasm signify inner strength and well being. I think celebrating each good moment and each step toward healing is in order! Nature does indeed have revitalizing properties. Especially our roses! Carol

I wear mostly black and at first didn't remember that I have a knit jacket and several silk scarves with roses on a black background. But I have two ornaments with roses, a bronze rose brooch my daughter gave me, and a small eggshaped silver pendant with painted roses on enamel.

Virginia, I wish you a speedy recovery. One of my best rosarian friends is quite recovered after a trying year in chemo therapy. She had to give up her latest ambitious project but the rest of her very large rose garden is just as beautiful as before.

I love anything rosy, even tea shirts. I'm so glad your not feeling too bad from your chemo. I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Trish, your rosy dress is as lovely and romantic as I thought it would be. And your Rosie pup has the sweetest expression, and I love her tiger stripes.

Carol, I hope you can find some respite from your migraines, and magnesium is pretty safe and cheap to try. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22426836

I agree that Nature is both calming and healing; whether I'm birdwatching, weeding, or walking the dog, there is always something interesting going on around me, new things to learn and connections to make.

Cheers,

Virginia

My phone cover is by Kate Spade and totally covered in roses. It makes me happy all day when I look at it. My daughter got it for me for Mother's Day last year.

Marianne, I also tend to favor black and other dark colors, with occasional patterns for interest. I actually don't think I have anything with roses or other florals, though. I like them, but on other people. The jewelry sounds lovely. I have a silver rose pin I used to wear a lot, but I need to find it again. It looks a bit like this brooch, but simpler.

I appreciate your encouraging words about your friend. I'm glad to hear that she's been able to keep up with her roses, even though her big project was somewhat delayed by her treatment.

Thanks,

Virginia

I have what is called a tussie mussie. Not in the image of a rose itself but which can hold a tiny rose bud, for example a Cecile Brunner. It has a pin back and so is easy to use. Mine is a reproduction in silver.There are antique ones on the market but the ones I have found are a pricey.

Virginia, prayers and best wishes for you and hopes for a speedy and complete recovery.

Cath

I have a rose pin that's very similar. It was my aunt's. When my sister and I each chose some of her treasures, I picked the pin because of our shared love of roses. My aunt loved the vintage Floribunda Nearly Wild and sent me one from ARE for my birthday one year. It gives me great joy each summer. I'll see if I can locate that pin in my mess of a dresser drawer so I can post a photo.... Carol

Nearly Wild behind my collie puppy fence.

Alana, do you wear rosy tees for gardening? Sounds appropriate!

boncrow, I like that your phone cover has you smiling all day- probably not just because of the roses, but because it reminds you of your daughter... She picked a great gift for a rose-loving mom.

cath, I have seen tussy-mussies, but only in photos. I'm imagining one with a CB bloom, and liking it! Thanks very much for your good wishes.

Carol, I'd love to see a photo of your pin, if you can find it. I do like 'Nearly Wild' a lot- it's such a cheery rose, and if it reminds you of your aunt, so much the better.

Thanks,

Virginia

Trish, that dress is to die for and I do love wearing florals, although I hardly ever have occasion to wear a dress these days. Your sweet Rosie reminds me very much of my Nellie, who unfortunately has passed on, except that Nellie had much darker stripes. I miss her every day. May you enjoy Rosie for a long time to come.

Virginia, I'm attaching a photo of my aunt's vintage rose pin. Is it anything like yours? Carol

Carol, that is lovely, As are the linens you used for background.

Now that spring is just around the corner, perhaps you'll find occasions to wear it more often? You inspired me to look again online to see if I could find a closer match to mine, and I did!

Mine looks just like the one in this photo. Perseverance does pay off! I still need to hunt mine down. Even though I don't foresee many "dress-up occasions" for wearing it, there's no reason I can't wear it just because I feel like it...

I'm not sure about what that thing is that looks like a bunch of grapes on the left side of the stem on my brooch. Artistic license, I guess.

Thanks for sharing the photo- we're almost rose brooch twins...

Virginia

Almost twins indeed! I'm sure a rose pin would make a lovely head scarf fastener! :-) Carol

My bronze rose pin looks exactly like the one in Virginias first link with the Mexican pin. I wear it with brown.

I'm sorry to say I also have an Estonian knit cardigan with purple roses but I usually prefer to forget about it. The wool is itchy and the color is awful. I bought it at a plant fair in Türi, a famous fair in this part of the world. Busloads of Swedes and Finns go there to buy cheap shrubs, trees and clematis from specialists nurseries as well as plants that private Estonians have dug up in their gardens. I bought the McGredy rose Swan Lake, a white HT climber from a rose nursery and some primulas from an old woman with the help of a Finnish woman who understood both Estonian and Swedish. I was too late to buy any Kivistik clematis, other Swedes had got them all. But the food at the fair was delicious and quite new to me, a great consolation.

I love Estonian sweaters! I tried to buy one on Craigslist recently, but I wasn't quick enough, darn it. The itch might be a problem, though....

I'm a guilty party! I have a bout a half dozen different rose tops and sweaters and all kinds of rose jewelry, pins, several pairs of earrings, 3 rings etc., lol! I not only buy them for myself but my whole family gives them to me as gifts as well. I bought a lovely cream sweater with pink roses on it just last week because it looked so Springy!

Some wool is too itchy for clothing, even outer layers, unless it is felted or something similar. I once bought a pullover in Peru that was sold as 'baby Alpaca' which should be very soft, but the guard hairs had not been removed and it was a misery to wear. I have several boiled wool jackets and I wonder if they were made from previously scratchy wool. Perfectly comfortable now, even for someone with sensitive skin. Too bad about the cardigan, Marianne.

I don't own any rose-themed garments, as I mentioned before. But I do have rose tiles. I like art tiles and have several rose ones framed. We also have about a dozen rose tiles here and there in the kitchen, the same color as the field tiles so people do not always see them.

Rosefolly

Rose patterns on clothing really is in style right now. I recently bought 2 pairs of jeans that have roses embroidered on them. Lately, I've been seeing a lot of floral patterns on dresses, blouses and t-shirts as well.

I don't wear anything nice when gardening or doing chores around here lol. I live on a farm so anything nice out there gets gawd knows what on it :0

Portlandmysteryrose, I love the shape of your Nearly Wild blossoms! So frilly and girly. I wonder if that one would do ok here in FL?

seil, your sweater sounds lovely. As does the idea of spring weather that is conducive to wearing sweaters...

Marianne, that's a shame about the Estonian sweater being too itchy. I really like wool clothing, but our climate limits its utility; we get very little cold weather. I am a big fan of wool socks, though; I find that they keep my feet warm when we do have cold temps, but they "breathe" so my feet don't overheat, as they can with synthetic fibers... I guess I should try to find some with a rosy pattern...

rosefolly, I love those tiles. They remind me of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's roses.

sultry, I also have noticed more floral patterns around, though not specifically roses- except for the tunic at the top of this post. I haven't been shopping for clothes lately, so that's probably why I haven't noticed roses in particular. I like embroidery on jeans; a more distinctive look, but perhaps a bit dressy for farm chores. Enjoy them!

Thanks,

Virginia

Sultry, Thank you. I like the frilly blooms, too, and the way they change from lipstick pink to mellow pink and white. Like candy flowers. :-) Nearly Wild might do well in FL. It does well in both TX and OR. Maybe ARE can advise you? Carol