Last Of The Geranium Blooms....

 Happy Friday to everyone!
this is the last bloom from my Summer Geraniums...
I brought them inside last November...
And they continued to bloom for me...
But...
This is the last of them all...
Now...
The trick will be...
To keep them alive all Winter...
They become very straggly...
Drop lots of leaves...
Look rather bedraggled by Spring...
But...
This will be their 3rd Summer here at home...
And...
They will be just as anxious as I...
To get back outside...
In the warm sunshine...

Thanks for all your lovely blooms Geranium!

This last guy...
Was a gift from a friend in early December...
The Poinsettia is still looking good...
Frosty Fern still growing...
And...
The best part of all...
The variegated Ivy!!
Will definitely try and keep her flourishing for a long time!
Oh yes...
My Elf is keeping watch for me...
Isn't he just so handsome?
Absolutely!

Today will be a drive down to the cottage...
Along the way...we will drop off some donations at our fav thrifty shop ...
Perhaps a few treasures will come home with me!! 
Lunch somewhere...must be careful...I have been soooo good!!

Hope you all have a wonderful day...
Cloudy here...rain moving in tonight...
Still unseasonalby warm...after a brief cold snap...
Fine with me!

                                Cheers!  :o)
                                    linda♥️

On This Dark And Stormy Day........

On this dark and stormy day...

I am tucked inside...

Warm and cozy...
 
Miss V napping...

Coffee cake on the counter, fresh from the oven...{which Miss v helped me make ♥️}...
 
Enjoying a few of my friends that I asked to join me inside for the Winter...

Portulaca blooming...

Geraniums blossoming...

Orange Kalanchoe still shining for Halloween...

Tiny white  pumpkins enjoying their time in the living room...

Scary scarecrow...with his new hat...relaxing in the foyer...

And the big full Moon a few nights ago...shining his face off!!

What are you up to on this blustery wet dark day??
 

Hope you are all having a great day...
Tucked inside...safe from the wind and rain...

Enjoy the rest of your day...

                      Cheers!  :o)
                        linda
 

Glad To Be Inside For The Winter......

 Yesterday I took some time to sort our my few friends, who came inside for the winter...

Deadheaded...

Spruced up...

Topped up with fresh Miracle Gro soil...

Watered...

Put in their places for now...

While they are still in bloom...

I can enjoy them for a while longer...

So today...

After changing the fleece sheets on our bed...

I noticed the sun catching this giant spike I brought in...

I have had her for about 5 years...

This year, she made it into the master bedroom! 

SO...

I decided to grab my camera, and take a few pics to share...

We all need a few flowers in our lives these days...

right now...

Outside...

There is a blizzard brewing...

Seems that hideous storm that has crippled Buffalo NY...

Has shifted to the North of Lake Erie...

And is hitting us here in Southern Ontario...

I am sure the old cottage is buried up to her neck!

So....

Enjoy these pretty Geraniums...

I know I am!

Hope you are all having a great day...

Are you getting snow???

Easy dinner tonight...Rotiserie Chicken from Costco...love it!!

Enjoy your evening...

Stay warm...

Cheers!  :o)
linda

Some Still Out....Some Already In...

As most of you know...

I love bringing some annuals inside for the long cold Winter...

Geraniums are usually my best bet...

Some I have had for 4 years...

And they just get better and better...

The Begonias don't always do as well...

But...it is still fun to try...

These 2 beauties here are still outside...

My Dragon Wing Begonia is HUGE...I have brought them in before...but they always die...so I am afraid that this beauty will have to go with the frost...if and when we get any...

The plants below...are already inside...but I have quite a few more to gather...
I think this weekend may just be their last stint outdoors...at least I can get them into the garage...I also brought my 2 fabulous Ferns from the cottage...
They are hanging out the front...still lovely and lush...but they are too messy for me to bring in...and I don't have that kind of space...so sad...:o(
 

Beautiful Peachy Blush Geranium...

Frog Buddies...with Ivy that I had out all Summer...

There is my giant JADE plant...still outside...he needs to come in this afternoon...

 

 

 

 

Here is darling Miss V last week at the park...with her bike of course!

We have her today...she is sawing logs right now...

Had a great lunch...talking a blue streak...and singing like mad!♥️
 

Hope you are all having a great day...

Weather is the same...huge clouds...look like snow clouds to me...:o(

What is happening in your neck of the woods??

Fish & Chips tonight....the sole filets are bathing in some creamy buttermilk...

And will be covered in crunchy Panko crumbs...

Baked to a golden deliciousness...

What is in your oven tonight????

Enjoy the rest of your Thursday...

Think I'll grab my camera...and capture some of the beautiful yellow going on in my yard...

Love the Fall colours!

                 Cheers!   :o)
                    linda

Yesterday.....After the Rain...

       
    Is there anything so refreshing...

                  As the garden...

                After a fresh rainfall??

                             I think not...

                                             Enjoy!

            As i write this post...the sky is as black as the ace of spades...

                                 More rain today???

              Perhaps yes......perhaps no...have to wait and see...

                        Miss V is well into her nap...she was pretty tuckered out...

             We will play by the pool...or go to the park...depending on the weather...

                        But for sure....

                 Some banana berry cake with fresh strawberries and yogurt on top!♥️ 


            Hope you are all having a great day...what's happening in your neck of the woods?

                  I have some boneless chicken cutlets soaking in buttermilk...

                Will roll them in Panko crumbs and roast 'til golden and crispy...

                        Some mashed potatoes, carrots and spinach alongside...

                                   Hope Miss V likes it!



                  Enjoy the rest of your day....

                                 I plan to...

            Thanks for all your lovely comments this week...much appreciated...

                I promise to post the bean salad recipe...soon...not much to it!

 Oh what the heck...

      Any can of beans...chick peas, romano, kidney beans whatever...at least 2 cans of something
       Drain and rinse...add red onion,green,red, yellow peppers..or whatever you have...
        Chopped celery...lots of cracked black pepper...
          I usually like to let it sit overnite...I use whatever salad dressing I have...
            Italian...roasted red pepper...anything with an oil base...add to taste...
              I usually add more just before serving....the beans absorb it well...
                 So.....as long as you have a can opener...and a few other things...
                     You are good to go...
                       You can also add a can of green beans and corn if you want...

                                          Bon Apetite!



                  There you go...for all who asked...

                           Cheers!  :o)
        
                                 linda