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Showing posts with label fire. Show all posts

Monday, 30 November 2015

The Weekend....





Starting with the full Moon on Thursday night...

Off to the cottage on Saturday...


Very bleak,dark,chilly and wet...

At least the winds were calm,which made it less cold!!

We decided not to close the cottage yet...

The weather is still on the warmer side...no below freezing expected in the next few weeks...

At least this way...

The door is open if the urge comes over us, to have a sleepover...well....ME more than the boyfriend! hahaha!

She will be ok for a bit longer...I have emptied the fridge, except for a few essentials...that won't take any time to finish up...I left the bed made up...just in case!!









the beach was really low that day...I love when there is no wind!!

Found a few interesting things on the beach... 

Lipgloss!!

This piece of Birch Bark perfectly rolled up...

And...I think... a Gourd of some sort!!

Those beautiful Yellow flowers are still blooming!!

Wish I could remember the name!!

My boyfriend took some old boxes of "papers" to burn...

It was a great day to do that...as I said...NO WIND!!

He found a few interesting things in a few of the boxes...

Will share later!!
 


While he tended the fire...

I got busy, and snipped from fresh greens from some of my evergreen trees...

I used them today, to make my front door planter...

And one in the backyard...

Aren't those Pine Cones crazy big!!
 

On Sunday....my son came out, to put up the Christmas lights for me...

He and my boyfriend were busy outside, so I put together a vegetable lasagna for our dinner...
And I must say...it was darn delicious!!
 

My Halloween and Thanksgiving Pumpkins are still holding up...

I know as soon as the frost turns them to mush...RED will get his big face in there!!
 






Miss V and her Mom stopped by...

She added some Christmas spirit to my kitchen windows...

They also stayed for dinner...

after Miss V helped her Papa and Uncle Ryan with the lights!! 

tee hee hee!!

Hope you all had a great weekend...Thanksgiving...and a lovely day today...

On the cool side...but lots of sunshine makes a big difference...

Got my tree today...it is in the garage...soaking up a pail of water...

Hope to get it inside tomorrow... 

         Enjoy your evening...

                   Cheers!  :o)
                       linda
 

Friday, 27 November 2015

Last Friday...Last Sleepover.. Sunset..Moon.. Bonfire..and Fire Of The Season......













It sure seems like longer than a week, since we were at the cottage...
What a crazy busy week it has been since then...
We will go tomorrow...
Clean out the fridge...
Drain the water lines...
Give her a hug...
And wish her a good winters nap...
I will miss her sooo much...
We will visit almost weekly...
But...
It is not the same...
As...
Planning the weekend menu...
Putting fresh linens on the bed...
Sweeping everything clean...
Watering the thirsty flowers...
Planning the days events...
Waiting for company to arrive...
Investigating the ever changing beach... 
Catching up with neighbours...
Oh well...
Before I know it...
It will be Spring...
And...
Time to wake her up...
For...yet...
Another glorious Season at the cottage...♥️

                                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hope all my American peeps had a lovely Thanksgiving...
Weather yesterday must have been perfect...
Today...
Not so much...
Still warm...at 15*c...
But...a strong wind and rain...makes it feel a lot colder...
Boyfriend and I went out for a very delicious lunch...
I had a burger...it was excellent!!
We are spending a quiet afternoon...he is on antibiotics :o(
I have watered all my indoor flower friends...
He is watching American football...
I think I will do some crochet...making a wee toque for a friends new granddaughter♥️

Enjoy the rest of your day...
I will take pictures tomorrow at the cottage...
Have a great weekend...

                                 Cheers!  :o)
                                    linda
 



Monday, 13 April 2015

First Cottage Sleepover & Sunset for 2015....




It was darn cold on Saturday...

But we had our sleepover at the cottage...

Water is on!!

All systems are a go!!

Had a lovely fish dinner out at the local restaurant...

Slept like logs in our cosy bed...

Furnace is awesome!!

Sunday, we actually got some raking done...

Lovely warm day... 

You can see...

There is still lots of snow on the Lake...

And a lot to melt on the West side...

I took this from our bedroom window...

Boyfriend set up the bench...

And we soaked in a few rays...

Still pretty nipply!!
 

I also zoomed into this pic from upstairs...

Doesn't it look like a Polar Bear, climbing onto the ice!! 

It does....doesn't it??
 


I watched the Sunset hit the ice...

Beautiful!!

Through the remnants of last years Miscanthus grasses...
 




Hope you are all having a great day...

A very busy one here...

Feeding my daughters 3 cats in Burlington...they are away...

And...we have Miss V for a sleepover...

Her Mom is at the Season opening Game for the Toronto Blue Jays...

I am just about to put a Chicken Pot Pie in the oven...

And give Miss V a bath...

Enjoy your evening...

                                Cheers!  :o)
                                      linda

Monday, 15 September 2014

Hour By Hour..........

1pm friday...cushions out...ready...very cloudy...

Heading down to the beach...stopped to admire the impatience and begonias...

zoomed in on a family of Geese....floating by...you can see them in the next picture...to the left..

Seaweed {which we never get}...washed ashore where the waves must have been pounding in the big rain/wind storm last week...

Inukshuk Village devastated...all was lost...no surviviors...*sigh*...start again!

1:30 pm....flipflops still intact...chilly...but hopeful!


2:30...food all put away...clean laundry all put away...table set...boyfriend cut the grass...I fed the birds...seems to be brightening???

2:45....

3:00pm....ok...flipflops off...chilly...sweatshirt...shoes...*sigh*...come on!

3:18....YEAH!!!...I knew you wouldn't let us down!!!

Skies clearing...can you see that big blue face there??? Perhaps it is The Blue Grumpster!!! hahaha!



3:30...OK...this is more like it!!! Bring me a beer...I'm on vacation...again!

Happy face...squinting in the sun!!

Freighter...coming from the Welland Canal....heading to the Erie Canal...we watch them all day long!

5:30...getting chilly...time to head up to the sunporch...

Ahhh...there it is...and the sun will be there soon!!

6pm...lovely sunset...heading back to the sunporch...dinner in the oven...




7pm...

Here is where we ended up...

Lovely and toasty in here...

And...

I got to dance with my boyfriend...again!

Saturday was a whole new ball game...

tune in for the next chapter...

Hope you are all having a great day...

Cloudy and damp here...

Expecting more rain...










      What did you all do this weekend.....anything exciting....I NEED to KNOW...hahaha!

                 Gonna make some buttermilk soaked chicken fingers...

                      Simply amazing how plump it makes the chicken...and fish too!!

                       Fresh corn on the cob.....Greek salad....YUM!


                                          Enjoy your evening....

                                                       Cheers!  :o)
                                                            linda