Last weekend at the cottage was fabulous...
My porch arrangement was
all Yellow...Susans, Golden Glows, and 2 different grasses...ribbon and oat grass...
I just love my sunporch...it is really my very favorite place at the cottage...except when I am outside...or cosy in front of the fire! I am so fickle! hahaha!
The gardens are putting on a great show, and the Bumble Bees and Snails wanted in on the action! There is also a wee Cucumber bug in the Yellow Holly Hock!
My tiny Tomatoes were a meal here at home on Monday night...Summer Fresh Pasta...and it was delish!! There will be more ripened this weekend...YUM!!
My Hydrangeas are still making their appearance on the kitchen porch...this time with some Oat Grass too...love the combo...it has popped up everywhere in my gardens, and I love it!
That Portulaca is the biggest I have ever seen!!! And the colour...oh my!!
My handsome boyfriend put up a new flag for the coming Fall season...the other one was looking pretty bedraggled..{word}...nice and fresh now!!
We had a great time at my son's on Saturday...
Lots of delicious food and funny stories...his deck is fabulous!! He is so happy!
And let me tell you....Miss V had a ball!! All her favorite people in one place again!! There was beach balls...horseshoes...twirly things {hahaha}...and we blew bubbles for hours! She especially liked it when it was getting dark, and Uncle Ryan and Aunt Anna lit a few candles...she was glowing!
Hope you are all having a great week so far...great weather here...altho a bit humid again...
Oh well...it will soon be Fall...and I can complain about that!!
I made stuffed red peppers for dinner...OMG!!!...they were so fresh and delicious...they were on for 99cents/lb...great deal...along with some lovely crispy chicken cutlets and fresh corn on the cob...
What's cookin' in your kitchen?????
Enjoy your evening...
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
A few pics from last weekend at the cottage...
My Daturas were fabulous...I finally got to see them open up! They usually bloom when I am not there!!
I love my windchime on the Sunporch...
Fresh Hydrangeas for the kitchen porch, along with a few tomatoes form my planter...
Nice beach glass and interesting stones from the beach...
A Snail on the ceiling in the garden shed!
My Delphinium that my daughter Lissa brought me, had shrivelled, but last weekend there was an abundance of new growth! YAY!!!
Lots of pretty blooms in the garden...
And...of course...that Sunset...to die for!!
Hope you are all having a great day...
Thanks so much for your kind thoughts on my last post...much appreciated!!
It is Friday...and we are off to the cottage! Stayed home. as the rain was unbelievable yesterday...and it was sooooo humid! We figured we were better off here at home...
Saturday...we are off to our son's house...he has had a new deck and fence built...and we are all going to christen it!! It will be great to see all the kids again! And of course Miss V ♥️
I have bought a gluten-free baguette...it is in the freezer...and I am going to make Bruschetta and take that along...My daughter will be thrilled!!
Hope you all have a great weekend...
Enjoy!!
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
ps...sleepover went well...Miss V appeared in our room at 3am..."Nana...can I sleep with you?"..."No problem Doll"...I moved over..to the middle...I hate the middle...I had 2 " of pillow...no control over the sheet...:o(...the topper came at around 6am..."Nana...I am not very comfortable!"..."Really?...me neither!" And then we laughed and hugged...then I dragged my crippled body from the bed! Awwwww....until the next adventure ♥️♥️♥️
My larger Hostas in my backyard here at home...
Are later bloomers...and their flowers are white...
I think they are magnificent...
And I think that I prefer them to the earlier blooming Mauve ones...
What do you think????
Today was our day with Miss V...as it has been for every Wednesday for a very long time...come September, that will change. She will be in JK, and not near us, like her daycare is. We have been coming to terms with this all Summer...knowing that all good things come to an end. We will have her for PD days...a few holiday days...and if she is sick...But...it breaks my heart to let her go. She is growing up so fast...I want to stop the clock for a while. I shouldn't complain...some people rarely get to see their grands...or they live clear across the country...I am very grateful for all the time we have been able to spend with her...but I SURE will miss her after the next 2 weeks.Onward and upward, eh???
I took a short movie of her today...she is actually swimming!! I know...with her Elsa vest on...but SWIMMING!!! So proud of the progress she has made this summer...We will definitely get her out for a few more swims...
Just because my White Rose of Sharon is so beautiful this year...♥️
This was our dinner last night....I made fish tacos for the FIRST time...and I must say...they were delicious!!
I used Cod filets...BBQ'D with Cajun seasoning...
Coleslaw...chopped red onion...avacado...sliced yellow peppers...chipotle...
I will def make these again...delightful and easy!!
Tonight will be spaghetti and meatballs...with some crusty bread...too darn tired to make salad!!!
Miss V is spending the night...lots of stories to be read♥️ and of course...a nice warm bath...love these times!
Hope you are all well, and enjoying the weather...we are warm again, but it sure was nice to have a break on Monday....
I think we are to get rain overnite...fine with me!!
Not sure if we are going to the cottage tomorrow or Friday...
Only time will tell...
Enjoy your evening...
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
We arrived home on Saturday afternoon, as the humidity was building again...and was going to feel like 40*c!!! We had had enough of the heat...and welcomed the thought of relaxing in the a/c here at home..
Last week I switched up Miss V's room..brought her kitchen up from the recroom...she was thrilled...and immediately got some cupcakes in the oven for me and her Papa!
I even got her to try on her sweater that I am crocheting for her...It has some gathering at the back skirt...love this..sleeves get added to the tiny cap sleeves...she said she especially liked the sleeves! hahaha! I should be finished soon....
After lunch...we went with her Papa for him to get some new glasses...she was good as gold waiting...when he decided on a frame...her and I took off to go and visit the "Joe Fresh" section!!! Love their kids clothes...and adults too!
Just before we took off...I slipped this pair on her...too funny!
She exclaimed...."I can see"...we all laughed...even the optometrist thought that was pretty funny!
Next...tried on a few hats ...this was the best one!
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| Took this at lunch ♥️ |
Miss V and I got in for a dip after returning home...
She jumped off the stairs by herself this time!!!
Getting more adventurous everytime!
The Moon was gorgeous that night...Wednesday...
We left for the cottage Thursday morning...got a lot of nice pics...the gardens are looking especially good for this time of year...
Hope you are all having a great weekend...
Hot and rainy where you are??????
We are in for a couple of days of cooler weather...and then back to the high humidity for the end of the week...
We have thrown abandon to the wind...and opened the windows! hahaha!
Enjoy your Sunday evening....
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
Thanks for all your sweet comments on my previous post...
Much appreciated....
