Beat It.....

Hopefully you will be able to "Beat It'
out of town...or to a beach....or for a picnic...or to the EX...or to see 
friends....

Anyway you look at it...it is the weekend to do any one of those 
things...

And this advice comes from Vivian..

So aptly attired in her "Michael
Jackson" onesie!!!

How cute is that?

I tool the other shots last week..
Celebrating 5 weeks old...

Enjoy...

This picture was sent to me by Vivian's
Mom....

After a rather exhausting night...

She would not sleep...

But....as you can see by her face...

She needs to!!!

Ahhhhh...life with a newborn...  :o)

             Hope you all have a great , relaxing, warm, sunny weekend...


                     Don't forget to watch the Moon...should be spectacular...

                                 Cheers!       :o)
                                           linda

Just Peachy.....

Yesterday I decided to make some peach freezer jam...

I used to do this sort of thing all the time...now it seems like quite an effort on my part...guess I am getting old....or...just older...that sounds better..

Score the peaches on one end, and immerse in boiling water for 1 minute...then plunge into ice water for a minute...it is amazing how the peel practically slides off the peaches..

Here is what they look like before the skin came off....Aren't they a beautiful blushing colour???

Look how easily the skin comes off...and how juicy!!! My boyfriend sent me a video showing this method...and let me tell you...it is the best!!! I usually end up peeling with a knife, and wasting a lot of the flesh...Do try this if you plan on making anything with peaches...

All peeled...

Chopped...

Came up a bit short of 8 cups of peaches, so I added a few strawberries from the fridge...

Should be yummy...don't you think??

 A few odd jars from my cupboard..


4 cups of fruit...

1 1/2 cups sugar...

1 packet of Club House No Cook Freezer Jam...

A bit of stirring...and VOILA...

The sugar canister to the right, is from my wedding shower....40 years ago...

I still have the flour  and tea canisters....

My kitchen, as a newly-wed, was black, white and red...

Hence these beauties!!

I think my tupperware measuring cups are about 35 years old...

Can't tell you how many kiddies have visited, and I have filled them with cheerios, or they just loved to stack them and take them apart...  Very cheap entertainment...I tell 'ya!!

And here is the finished product....6 jars of jam...3 hours of work...

                Didn't have any labels...so I improvised...perhaps a Hostess

                     Gift during the Holiday Season...My boyfriend already has one

                        defrosting.....he is the real lover of Peach Jam...  :o)

        Hope you all had a great day...Isn't this weather glorious...

          Looking forward to the Long Weekend...and the Full Moon...

                    Hopefully a few more swims at the Lake....the water is still

                       75 degrees.........FANTASTIC!!!!!

             

                                    Cheers!   :o)

                                         linda

First Real Smiles....

Yesterday was a milestone!!!

Vivian made immediate eye contact with me....

And....when I asked her if she was a
good girl....

SHE SMILED RIGHT BACK AT ME!!!!

At the end of the smile fest....

She must have had a small "cramp"...

Well.....you know the rest!!!

It was a pleasure having her for a
few hours....

After the small "cramp"...she settled in for a short nap....
 

Then she sat with Grampa in the back yard for a while...
 

And I got more cuddles..:o)

We had a wonderful visit...

Hope you are all having
a great day...

Lovely sunshine...

Nice temps...

HOT weekend coming up!!






                                            Cheers!   :o)
                                     linda

Weekend Guests.....

Another fine summer weekend at the Lake...

The beach deck was all ready...

Umbrellas in place....

Table set...

Waiting patiently...

Any time now....

Well perhaps I will take a garden stroll....see if anything is blooming.... 

Pretty slim pickins for the table arrangement...

I see some berries in the bushes....

Vine Geranium still going strong...

These tiny rudbeckias pop up everywhere....they add a nice touch...

Obedient plants not as good this year....too dry...but the tiny Hummingbird 
                      Moths seem to love them...didn't get a pic...will try
                                     next weekend...

This Spider was hanging around....waiting....

White flowers on the Hosta....

Some of my Miscanthus have put out their Fall Plumes...

Blue Spruce has lovely fresh new needles...

Sedums starting to bloom....

                               Waiting.....in the shade!!!!    :o)

   Checking along the beach....

When they arrived...they were hungry and hot...

Went for a swim......lovely and warm...

Chatted with the neighbours also out in the water...

Had a few snacks...

Drank some Beer...

Ate dinner on the sunporch...

Drank waaaaay too much red wine...

Had butter tarts...

Sat on the deck and stargazed and watched the moon....

Crashed quite late....up waaaaay too early...

Coffee on the deck...

Had lots of fun.....hope my guests did as well...

                      Hope you all had a great weekend...

                                   Cheers!   :o)
                                       linda