Bits & Bobs From The Beach....

 Hopefully back to some regular posts...

The birthdays have tuckered me out!

Thanks for all your lovely wishes for my kids...

I really appreciate all your comments...

And they do too!♥️

One more dinner this evening...

With Ryan, Erika and Miss V...

Lissa and Jeff are away at a Spa!!

And we can put the celebrations to rest...

At least for a month!



The beach pictures were taken last Thursday at the cottage...

These last few are evidence of the very heavy raking that was done...

All of the miscanthus have been cut down...

3 tiered rock garden all clear of leaves...

All beds have had their first rake...then...we ran out of steam...

Decided to plop into our chairs...enjoy the late day sun...and the birds...

Not sure if we will get out there this week...:o(

Tons of rain...and very high winds...gusting to 60 kms...

NOT fun at the lake....BELIEVE me!!!

  

IF we do get out there...I am hoping to see some blooms!

Lots of Daffodils,Scillia,Tulips,Hyacinth discovered...

Under the heavy layer of leaves...

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Thought I would get this post in early today...
Lots to do...house to clean...dinner to prepare...groceries to buy...
Perhaps a short visit to the greenhouse!

Hope you all have a great day...
Not raining right now...but the promise of more later...
Gonna jump in the shower...
And get out there...before it starts again!

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On the menu tonight...a real crowd pleaser!

           Summer fresh pasta...meatless...for all the veg-heads...(stole this from Deb!)
                   Tomatoes,avacado,goats cheese,black olives,fresh basil

                        Cheers!  :o)
                          linda

Another Birthday!

Father and son with those blue eyes!

Me and Ryan...circa '78...tee hee hee!

Miss V and her Uncle Ryan♥️

We are celebrating another birthday today!

My son Ryan is 37 today...YAY!!!!

He is the most wonderful son anyone could ever have...♥️

Never gave us one minute of trouble in all these years...

Have a great day Ryan...

You are deeply loved...

Ryan is a very talented web designer...artist...and lover of mid-century furniture and collectibles...

The photo with Miss V is at his charming house...

Decorated HIS way...

Perfect!

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Hope you are all having a great day!

The weather here is insane!

Rainy...windy...damp...total yucky!!

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On the menu tonight...

Oven baked crispy rainbow trout filets...

Homemade sweet potato fries and bok choy...

Enjoy the rest of your day......

Cheers!  :o)

 linda

It Was A Swell Party.....

It was a swell party....

We certainly had a great time celebrating with the Birthday girl!

She got lovely gifts from all...

Her Dad and I gave her a charm bracelet, and had the charm that my Mom gave me when Lissa was born...for my charm bracelet.....cleaned up...and added to the bracelet...It has her name and DOB engraved on it...

She really loved it! I was very happy...and I know my Mom would be too♥️

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Hope you all had a great weekend....

Turned out not too bad...still a bit of a nip in the air...

Gave the backyard here at home a second raking...

Now...just waiting for a few blooms!

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On the menu tonight...
         Grilled lamb chops, marinated in worcheshire and dijon mustard...
                Long grain and wild rice...sauteed mushrooms,onions and peppers
                    Fresh Brocolli...


Enjoy the rest of your day...

       Miss V is napping...hope to get her out for a walk later...
              Will take my camera!

                            Cheers!    :o)
                                linda

Happy 40th Birthday To My Baby...♥️♥️♥️

Lissa and I.... 40 years ago...

Baptized at home...

Auntie to Miss V...

                       With her lovely husband...Jeff...

           I can hardly believe it...

           40 years old....where has the time gone? 

            She just gets more beautiful...everyday....

             Seems like yesterday I was teaching her how to drive...

                     Happy Birthday to you Lissa...

                                        love Mom♥️

Bird Watching At The Cottage......

After a very hard day of raking...cutting...raking...cutting...

We settled into our chairs...with a cold refreshment...around 5pm...

To enjoy the late day sunshine...

And started to watch the show...

I had my camera ready...and had to zoom in on most of these shots...

Everyone was pretty darn hungry...

Even got a shot of a small barn swallow...calling for his mate♥️

We spent the night....pretty chilly...more water problems...

Will tell you all about that later...

But for now...enjoy the birds!

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Hope you all had a great day...

Just started to rain here...and darn windy...AGAIN!!!

I wanted to welcome a few more new followers...

Have you all met Eddie??

He came over from Betsy's lovely blog...welcome all!!

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On the menu tonight...

         Grilled pork tenderloin...potatoes with fresh basil...asparagus

             perhaps a salad...not sure yet!

Enjoy your evening...

                   Cheers!  :o)
                     linda

       

 

A Girl & Her Bear....

This is the Teddy Bear I crocheted for Miss V for Easter...

The pattern is to the right...
Very difficult to follow...
Only 1 picture...of the finished product!
I had no idea where to sew the legs and arms on...to make her sit nicely!
Also...embroidering the features on AFTER the head is stuffed, was pretty tricky!

All of my hard work paid off...
She put her right into her doll stroller...
And off they went!!!
In a BLUR!
Gotta love her♥️ 











Hope you are all having a great day....

The plumber called....the water is on!!!! YAY.......YAY......YAY!
We are going out tomorrow...get some more yard work done...
Might stay over...fingers crossed!

Nice day today....sunny....still rather chilly wind though...

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On the menu tonight...

        Fresh Cod filet...marinated in buttermilk...
           Baked til crispy after being...
             Rolled in Panko crumbs with Cajun spices...
               Bok Choy...fried potato patties with gr onion and red pepper...
                 Fresh Yellow and green beans...

          Enjoy the rest of your day...

                  Cheers!  :o)
                    linda