Sunlit Sunday....

Took these before the clouds rolled in...
A balmy day here at 11c!!
But...rain on its way...

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend...

Enjoy your weekend...

                          Cheers!  :o)

                               linda ♥️

Backyard Shenanigans......

We had a few very busy days in the old backyard this week...
After the snow melted...
The Pumpkins were just right...for RED to get his fat face into them...
It was quite a performance...
Even with Miss V's applecore from lunch...
His appetite was ferocious! 
Meanwhile...
Mr Black Squirrel was content to have a wee relax in the sunshine...
Ahhhh...Nature....how sweet!

Hope you are all having a great day...
Pretty darn unusual week for me...
Very emotional...indeed...

I truly want to thank of all you who commented...and emailed...
It was such an incredible outpouring of friendship...
I have said it before...
And I will say it again...

                      ****I have the best peeps... EVER**** 

Thank you all sooooo much...♥️

We are off shortly for our weekly drive to the good old cottage...
Every week offers a new experience...
Will there be snow???
Will the lake be frozen???
Will we be able to get into the driveway???

Oh...such an adventure!!!  tee hee hee...

As promised..by me...I am adding a few Flowers for your viewing pleasure!  
Peonies...from my garden...last Summer...are they not gorgeous??
And...another favorite...Geraniums...love them!! 

And...scroll down...for a special message...hahaha!! 

Here is RED...
Giving my troller the RASPBERRY...
With a pumpkin seed!!!
I laughed so hard at this photo...
You never know if you capture it...
And...
I think this says it all!!!

Enjoy your day...and your weekend...anything exciting going on???

                               Cheers! :o)

                                 linda ♥️ 

Geesh.....I love this photo!!!

A Few Thoughts.....

I have been absent from here for a few days...
I thank those who wrote and enquired if I was ok...

It seems that the person who used to leave crappy anonymous comments...
Is...
Once again trolling my blog...
I guess they don't realize I can see who visits!!!
I thought that this person was gone from my life...
At their own choice...
But...
It seems...
They still want to see what I am up to...
And...
Enjoy my pictures...
From a very safe distance...
So...
Once again...I am thinking of making my blog PRIVATE...
To the lovely people who always leave me nice comments...
And...never judge me for decisions...that...
My immediate Family and I chose to make...
It is our business...and our business alone...
Period....

If you would still like to follow my blog...
I will tell you when to send me your email addresses...
And...we can go from there...
My son will help me get it all set up...
Hope you all want to continue with me...

Unfortunately it wont be done before my trip...
Guess "they" will get to see that too...grrrrrrrr...

This recent invasion has left me very upset and very hurt... 
When my blog is private...they will not be able to "leer" into my life...

                                     ~~~~~~~~~ 

On a brighter note...Papa and I had a sleepover last night!!!
Miss V was a wonderful guest...
Even did some baking!
Ate all her dinner...had a fun bath...watched a few of her favorite shows...
We read 2 books...I laid with her for a few minutes...and off she dozed♥️
Woke us at 7am...very civilized...

                                      ~~~~~~~~~~


The flower lady brought me those beautiful  Roses last Wednesday...♥️

The cottage was once again a delightful sight last Friday...

 Hope you are all having a great day...
Windy...Wet and Warm here...6c!
All the snow is gone...again...

Thanks for listening...
Breakfast for dinner tonight...
Enjoy your day...

                               Cheers! :o)

                                  linda ♥️

 

The Latest In Thrifty Buys.....

I used to do regular posts on my Thrift Shopping...

Seems the last thing I posted was the fabulous kitchen/oven we purchased for Miss V...

These few things, are from the Fall...
I just never got around to posting about them...

This lovely bowl, was 75 cents...
I found similar ones...on the internet...from the Swinnertons collection...selling for $15... Very retro pattern...from the '50's...perfect for a salad...


Wee Jack Daniels glass is perfect for our toothbrushes at the cottage!   25 cents..

It is very thick and heavy...did not look this one up!

The rust stain came out with CLR...

Good as new!

The Black Scotty S&P shakers were 25 cents each...

Very dirty...cleaned up beautifully...

On the internet for $15!! 

Aren't they adorable?  My friend Devon would love these....♥️

 Have a few of these figures at the cottage...not sure what they are called...

The metal tin with handle now holds Miss V's treasures that she finds on the beach...and some beach glass!

A lot of the handled tins sell for $5...

I paid $1...not sure how much the girl was!!  She will join her friends on the sunporch next summer!!

This next purchase was $1...

Stacking vintage Aluminum Canisters...

Including the salt and pepper...

When I found these on the internet...they were listed at $35-$40... 

With no salt and pepper!! When I took this photo, I had not really cleaned them up yet...they look even better now!! So cool..... 

Another $1 purchase...

Celery tray...on the internet for $13!!

It is currently in use here at home...on the dining room table, with my candle sticks and Bunny vase on it!

This one  blew me away...as soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it!!

My parents had 2 oil paintings of "The Hunters"...I remember it so well...

I do believe my brother has them now... 
 
This Tea Caddy was really pricey....$5!!!

Made for Twining Teas...

On the internet...$40...

This piece is on my sidetable in the dining room right now...but...I do think it would be a nice gift for my daughter, who is also into collecting beautiful pieces!!

This one was a real surprise to me!

I am always looking for glass casserole dishes with lids...I had never seen this golden glass before!!

Turns out, it is called Mexican vaseline glass...sells for $12...I paid $2!!

Love the shape of this one!!

This milk glass divided relish dish...was $1...selling for $12...

Mine has the golden edge worn off...

But will be well used at family get togethers!

And...of course...the best $5 ever!!!!!

We brought it home from the cottage last week...after I found a bag of "food" at the thrift shop...for $1...

She loves it!! Had a ball yesterday playing and cooking up a storm!!

Made me a hot dog...fried egg...and a cupcake!! 

Loves putting everything in the oven to cook!! 

PHEW!!! That was a long post!!

Hope you enjoyed my Thriftys!!

You all having a great day???  Very dark and uneventful here today...

Got out to Michaels again...the yarn I purchased for my beachy afghan was on buy one...get one free!!! Picked up a few more balls...and added another colour!! Sure hope I have enough...I have 20 balls...100 grams each...you crocheters out there...sound like enough for a large afghan????
it will be my project while away...won't be long now...:o) 

I picked up a lovely piece of Cod...he is soaking in some buttermilk right now...
Will drench him in Panko crumbs and bake him...along with some homemade Yam fries....fresh bok choy...green beans and a loaded spinach salad...

Hope you all have a great evening...

                       Cheers!  :o)

                         linda ♥️

A Few Pretty Bloomers....

I am lucky enough to have a few pretty bloomers inside...
3 beautiful African Violets...and 3 Cyclamens...only 1 pictured here...
They certainly do make you feel cheery, as the sun shines on them...
You have anything blooming indoors right now???
Do they put a smile on your face??? 
Let's hope so...

Hope you are all having a great day...
I drove out to feed my daughters cats...went thru a lot of blowing snow!!
Very blustery and cold today...
Oh well...as they say...

                                    It is January!!

Picked up a rotiserrie chicken at Costco...
Will add some fries...I know..I know...I shouldn't...but I will!!
And a greek salad...sound good?

                                  Enjoy your evening....

                                    Cheers!   :o)

                                     linda ♥️ 

Icy Visit To The Cottage......

As you can see...
Our last visit to the cottage...
Was...
A rather icy one...
I guess the winds had been high during the week...
And formed some rather impressive ice bergs along the shoreline...
It wasn't really all that cold this day...4c...not too bad...
And not really a lot of snow either...
We thought there would be more...
The sun was trying hard to peek through...
Always happy for a visit...

Hope you all had a great weekend...
Most of our snow melted on Friday...
Saturday was brutally cold...
Sunday also very cold...as is today...
Small blizzards keep blowing through...
But...in between...lots of sunshine!!


Due to the lack of photography at this time of year...

I am going to start ending my posts with a few Summery photos...

A few of my favorites...

Hope you enjoy them...

You all may remember this Begonia from last Summer...
I absolutely adored this flower...
There is a Nursery near the cottage, and they really have beautiful Begonias...
This year...MORE Begonias!!

 My daughter Lissa gave me this sweet laughing Pig for the garden many years ago...
Whenever I see him...I have to smile...how cute is he?? 

 This was a favorite planter of mine at the cottage...
Unfortunately...
It went missing during some very high waves...
It was made of tin...sad to see it gone!!
Love the arrangement of White Nicotiana...
Mauve Cosmos and Purple African Daisies...
Must do this combo again this Summer...

Well...that was refreshing...did you enjoy the flowers??
I certainly did...nothing much colourful around here for a while now...

Enjoy the rest of your day...

                            Cheers!  :o)

                              linda ♥️