Come On In Out Of The Cold.....

Come on in from the cold...

Very cold here today....and blustery North winds....brrrrr!

How about a hot bowl of Turkey soup...with some toasted bread...salad...

Or...a slice of Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake...with fresh Berries...

Or...

A big bowl of Summer Fresh Pasta....

Perhaps a big mug of steamy Apple Cinnamon Tea and some fresh crispy Apple slices may do the trick...

Or a slice of Spicey Coffee Cake with BLueberries would do...

5 fruit pie with butterscotch ice cream may be what you are looking for...

Or...

A piping hot bowl of Potato Leek Soup....

Perhaps some homemade whole wheat bread...slathered in homemade strawberry jam is more to your liking...

Or...

Homemade Split Pea and Ham soup would hit the spot...

With some fresh Bruschetta alongside...

If none of these are what you fancy...

Perhaps some Tomato Chicken Vegetable soup would warm you up...

Or a big plate full of my Greek Salad....yummy!

And if all that doesn't warm you up...

And make you feel all cosy and warm inside...

Perhaps the simple Poached Egg would suffice...

If you are not warm yet...

Well...

I give up!!

Oh...

How about this shot of my boyfriend and I in Florida?

Ahhhh...now I got your attention!

Won't be long now...

Hope you are all having a great day...

Is it cold and blustery where you are??

We have Miss V for a sleepover tonight...and then a drive to the cottage tomorrow...

Having Homemade Pizza tonight...and greek salad...yummy!

I think red wine goes with that...don't you??

Enjoy the rest of your day, and have a great evening...

Feeling full???  hahaha!

Cheers!   :o)
linda

Thru The Window.....

 Last night's Moon...thru the window at 10pm...beautiful!!

The Blizzard ...thru the window...at 1pm today...

 Red...wondering where I was...thru the window...2pm today...

 The calm...thru the window...2pm...time for a walk...

Backyard twinkle lights on...at 2:30 pm  today...thru the window...
                    so dark, the timer came on..
 

Raining...thru the window...today at 3pm...just back from our walk...in the rain!

Check out those Geraniums...still blooming!

As I type this...the rain has turned back to snow...

The commute home will be a nightmare...



Hope you are all having a great day...

How is the weather where you are??

On the menu tonight...baked Cod..and...you know...soaking in buttermilk!!

Wild rice...fresh spinach...grilled mushrooms,onions and 3 colors of peppers...

Not sure about a salad yet...will think on that!!


On another note...

I have been doing a FB Art Chain Challenge...

Nominated by my buddy Martha...♥️

Let me tell you...this has been difficult for me...

I did one post yesterday...and I nominated Laurie...a very special person and artist extraordinaire...Wanda has already been doing her thing, and Martha has now finished her 5 days...I must nominate somebody else today...and I think I have a good one...if anyone of you are on FB...and I don't already know that...pop on over...send me a friend request... and see what is going on...it is 
fun!!...but HARD!! Not FB....the Art Chain...I am not an "Artist" per say, like the other gals...Anyhoo....I have blabbed enough...

Enjoy the rest of your day...oh boy...REALLY snowing now!!!

                              Cheers!  :o)
                            linda

Just Chillin'......

Hope you are all having a great day...

Decided it was time for some heavy duty housework...

So...I tackled that!

Cleaned up a few old messy plants...

Vacuumed...

Tubs and sinks and toilets...

Dusted...

Tidied...

You know the routine....

Think I'll make some Chicken Pot Pie tonight...

Have leftover Rotiserrie Chicken from last night...

COLD day again today...sunny...but cold!!

The Pot Pie will definintely warm things up...

Not to mention the aromas....

Gonna bundle up, and go for a walk in the sunshine...


Enjoy the rest of your day...

Cheers!  :o)
linda

Snow Day...........

There is a big Nor'easter storm, travelling up the North East of the US, and headed for our Maritime provinces...

It was not expected to make an appearance here in Southern Ontario...

But...guess what?

She did...and not a lot...but enough to make a wreck out of the morning commute...

We were lucky enough to have Miss V visiting...

And she wanted to get out there with her shovel...

Papa was only too happy to accommodate...♥️

Me...on the other hand...decided to hide behind the lens...and take pics from the warmth inside!!

I think she had a pretty good time...

And I had fun with Pic Monkey again...

Did you get any snow??? 

            Hope you all had a great weekend...

                        Enjoy the rest of your day...

                        Had delicious Summer Pasta and crusty bread for dinner...

                                       Love that meal....

                
                                   Enjoy the rest of your day...

                                           Cheers!   :o)
                                                   linda

Supposed To Be A Picnic.......Brrrrrr!

 First things first....

Thought I better do a refresher of posting on my IPad, as that will be my vehicle for posting in the next month......so......here we go!

Still can't recall how to add text where I want it.....bare with me!

Yesterday we took a drive to the cottage....

Bright sunny drive all the way....

But, as we started heading South....the sun disappeared....and thick clouds rolled in....Seems our last few visits have been dark and cloudy....this was no exception!

I had the brilliant idea of packing a lunch, instead of our usual stopping for lunch....

I made egg salad sandwiches and a nice pot of chicken soup...

Anyway....back to my brilliant idea!

Lunch at the cottage!

Turn on the furnace....eat at the table....looking out at the scenery.....

Well......let me tell you....not exactly how it all went down!

Ok.....here was the view from inside....

It was so windy and cold....

I did not go down to the beach, when we first arrived....

Boyfriend went to the basement to turn on the heat!

Fan was blowing....but.....what?....blowing.....COLD AIR!

Geesh.....hello? Furnace....where is the heat?

It was 29*f inside......VERY COLD INDEED!

And....with the cold air blowing....it was getting even colder!

Boyfriend called Ben...who had installed the furnace....

Unfortunately he was not near the cottage....but promised...

To drop by, and see WHAT THE PROBLEM IS?

I got lunch together, while the boyfriend vacuumed....

He loves vacuuming.....at the cottage that is!

We sat and ate.....freezing......chattering teeth.....cursing Ben.....and the furnace!

Looks delicious, though.....eh?

I decided to try a few editing techniques on my IPad app for blogger.....

Tried to hide my very red nose......from the cold!

You like my red glasses?

$ store!

I need to get a few new pairs for the trip....

They are not as good as my prescription glasses....but are ideal for using my camera....♥️

The sky was almost turning pink....

So cloudy though.....and cold.....in fact.....bitterly cold!

And we were so looking forward to spending a few hours putzing around the cottage....:o(

I never did go down to the beach....I was freezing!

We got into the car....heated seats on.....heat blasting!

What a shame our plans were thwarted!

Oh well.....lunch was delicious!

Anyway....it wasn't a total wash out....

The Salvation Army in Dunville was 50% off.....

Got lots of new baskets for next summer....

And a few cool planters....I'm thinking succulents!

Ok.....can't figure out how to get my text over to the bottom left.....

There......now I can carry on....

Not a bad trial run....

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

Pure cloud here....bit of drizzly freezing rain....

Making burgers and yam fries tonight.....

I see a fire in my future....and probably a crochet hook!

Finished a cat bed for Erika's cats....

Need to make one for my son's cat,Buddy♥️

Enjoy the rest of your weekend....

Anything exciting going on?

How did I do on the IPad? Tee hee hee.......

Cheers!   :o)

linda

Bits & Bobs.....

                            Guess who's shadow this is???

                                            Yup...Red himself! Love this shot!


             Hope you are all having a great day...

                 Sun shining...wee bit of wind...not a bad day at all!

     Miss V slept 'til 7:45...had her juice and cheerios...watched a bit of Zack and Quack...

                   We built a few towers with her blocks...got her dressed...

                                Papa took her down to her school♥️

                              Then....Nana got busy!! hahaha!

                    Made egg salad sandwiches for  lunch...

                                  Put on a pot of chicken soup...

Sliced the beef for dinner...marinating in soya sauce and cajun seasoning, and freshly ground black pepper...

               To make Pepper steak, over no-yolk noodles for dinner...

                         It is one of my oldest and most favorite recipes...

The fresh green peppers...sliced spring onions and grape tomatoes give it such a rich fresh taste...

            Got out with my boyfriend for a nice brisk walk...very nice in the sun!

                       I did some groceries, as I think we will take a drive tomorrow...

                            Supposed to be a nice day...sunny...YAY!!!

                                  What were you up to today??

                                     What is cooking in your kitchen??

                           Sunny for you?? But...still cold??

                           Enjoy the rest of your day...and your evening...
  
                                       Cheers!  :o)
                                             linda