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Showing posts with label horse. Show all posts

Monday, 3 October 2016

Last Day Of Summer...First Day Of Fall At The Cottage....Part 2......

Continuing along, from where I left off...

Remind me to do one post at a time, and be done with it!! 

Geesh...why do I get my self into these things!!

Hard enough to remember what I had for breakfast...let alone a week ago!

Hahaha!! 

Here we go...lets do this!!

So...this is Thursday...the first day of Fall...the sun greeted us with her smiling face, so we decided it was time to put a fresh coat of stain on the upper railing, above the sunporch...this is our guest room, and actually has a glass door out to the wee balcony...not my favorite spot...the railing {which we had replaced a few years ago}...is very short...so you feel kinda like a giant looking down...not a fan of heights...but...the job needed to be done...and...after all....we are a team...right?

You can see what a big difference it made...especially on the top rail...didn't take us long to apply 2 coats...and admire our handywork!!








After lunch, I made a couple of floral arrangements...

Imagine using Ferns on the First Day of Fall...

Also added a few pieces of Oat Grass, love the texture it creates... 

Hydrangeas still beautiful, and a few Sedum stems...

Same idea for the Sunporch...

Just makes things nicer, eh??

Friday was the dull day...we took off for town...did some thrifty shopping...Of course I got a few things!!

We went for a walk in the afternoon...the seagulls and cormorants were going crazy!!!! Not sure if there was a school of fish or what...but...I captured them along the beach from us...making quit a racket!!





I went down onto the beach, to get the photos...boyfriend stayed up on the road...waiting patiently for me, while I looked for beach glass too!!


See him there???

Don't you just love the "body language"...come on...hurry up....what are you looking for down there??? You are not supposed to be down there....it says "Private "Property"....

Such a worry wart...

hahahaha!!  














This is how Friday ended...gloomy all day...at least we ate on the sunporch, as it wasn't that cold...




Now....

Saturday was another story....









Glorious Sunshine all day...

I got a big garden cleaned out...

Boyfriend got the loungers painted with rust paint...they looked fabulous!!

After dinner...we enjoyed a firepit on the beach deck...first of the Season...hopefully many more to come!!
Sunday was more of the same...

We left in the afternoon, as we were supposed to take Erika and Miss V out for dinner, for Erika's bday...didn't happen...but they did come for a visit...

 















 Shot of the driveway, as I locked the gate...

Lovely and green,eh? ♥️ 









 I also saw my favorite polka dot horse on the way home...

A few of you had thought she might be pregnant last time I showed her...
how long do horses carry? I admit, I know nothing about this...she still looks the same to me...and I think it was June that I posted her first picture...hmmmm?



 Hope that you are all well...so glad it stopped raining here...
Not as much rain at the cottage...but kinda dreary and cool this past weekend.. 
Good for the trees and shrubs going into the cooler months...

Tonight will be a Ham and Scalloped potatoes...and fresh Yellow beans...
Lovely comforting meal...

Very busy with my crochet...already ripped the sweater out once!! Geesh... 

Can hardly believe that this weekend is our Thanksgiving already...

Not ready for this yet!!

Guess I will be hosting...even if only a few of us will actually be eating Turkey!

Hope you have a great day...

        I will be back sooner than later....

                           Cheers!  :o)

                                 linda ♥️

   





















Monday, 26 October 2015

Perfect Friday.......

As we turned onto the cottage road last Friday...
I just knew it was going to be a beautiful day!!
I have never seen this Horse and rider before...
And I tried to get a few pictures as we drove by!
When we pulled into the driveway...
I grabbed my camera...
Headed to the road...to wait for him to pass by...
While waiting...I thought...look at that cottage!!
How cute is she??
So...I snapped a few from the street!!
But...to my dismay...the rider must have turned around...:o(
Never passed the cottage...
Oh well...
This did not get me down...what a glorious day ahead of me!!
 





We set the chairs up...behind the beach deck...as there was a fierce East wind!!
We ate lunch there...sheltered from the wind...
No grass cutting...
Just...
Relaxation!!
I captured a shot from the bedroom...
How beautiful is that??!! {except for the dirty windows!!}

 














This sign hangs on the sunporch...

A gift from daughter Lissa and SIL Jeff...

Love it there!!

I zoomed in for a closeup! 

They gave us 3 signs so far...

They all look great!!















Time for a walkabout...

And a beach visit...

Loved seeing this Jay...

Even tho' our Jays lost that night  :o(

Thanks for a great Season!!

Boyfriend also loves Notre Dame football!!
Must be the IRISH in him!!
 

While dinner was in the oven...
And the WIND died down...YAHOO!!
My boyfriend got busy, and set up the fire pit, on the beach deck...
I got the kindling...and away we went!!
The Moon was very bright in the South east that night...
It looks fabulous when reflecting off the lake!!
 



My boyfriend thoguht that we should have a picture of me...
In my VERY old plaid fleece jacket...hahaha!
So glad I did not donate this!!
Comes in handy..for those chilly evenings...
And...matched with one of my cowls...very toasty indeed!!
Notice...no socks!!
And...my thrifty shoes!!

See the Moon up there??
 

When we went inside...I got to work on an indoor fire...
I just love spending the evening this way...
On the couch...
Listening to music...
And...even...a dance or two ♥️
 


YIKES!!!
This is what we woke up to!!
Spent a leisurely time inside...putzing around...had a nice breakfast...
Headed home around 2pm...as we were attending an engagement party...
For my nephew Liam...and his fiancee Aimee!!
All my kids were there as well...and saw a few friends that I had not seen for  a while...had a really nice time!! Even a live band...and MORE dancing!!
 

Hope you all had a great weekend...and are enjoying this Sunny day!!
We are expecting torrential rains on Wednesday...
Remnants from PATRICIA...
And very high winds!!

Oh...by the way...celebrated 4 years of blogging yeaterday!!

I am so grateful for all of the lovely people who visit me...

Blogging has been very rewarding to me...

Best of all...

I got to meet all of you...and you know who I mean! hahaha!!

Thanks for all your support...and new friendships...

Here's to many more years... 

If I can think of some new topics!! beside the cottage and Miss V!!!

                  Cheers!  :o)
                    linda