Hello!!

Hi everyone!

Hope you are all well...and enjoying August so far...

Hot and steamy here in Southern Ontario...

Looking forward to the long weekend ....

Enjoy!!

            Cheers!

                linda ♥️

 

Bits & Bobs......

We visited the cottage earlier in the week...

Lovely and calm...

If not a bit cloudy...

It was so beautiful...

Enjoyed the birds... 

The blooms...

The veggies...

And I even got another driftwood twirly thingy made...( I am becoming addicted to these)

Hope you are all well...

Another soggy day here...heading back to the cottage in the am...

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my last post...greatly appreciated!! 

Have a wonderful weekend my friends... 

           See you soon...

                   Cheers!  :o)

                           linda ♥️

Hydrangea Love ♥️

I said to myself..."I think this one will be just perfect to add to my BIG bouquet of Hydrangeas"....
 

 My Hydrangea bush at the cottage...I have 2 smaller ones...not nearly as large..

Last Wednesday...The Flower Lady brought me a whole BOX of Blue Hydrangea... A WHOLE BOX!!!!!!!!!!!

I left 1/2 at home...and took the other 1/2 to the cottage...

I added one of my BIG White Hydrangea in the middle of the bouquet...

 

The petals are a lot smaller than the Blue ones......

This bouquet was for the screened sunporch...

This is another favorite corner of mine...

 

 Can't forget my kitchen porch!

Along with a few beach treasures...beach glass found that day...and my first wee ripe tomato!!


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 Hope you are all well and having a great week so far..

Are you still surviving through this heat???

We are headed for another heatwave in the high 30's...humidex into the 40's!! 

Not sure when we will get any relief...the gardens are crying out for rain...

We had a very peculiar weekend...I will fill you in later...

Today is my Nana day...I am sure we will be in the pool!

Have a great day everyone...

Stay cool!!!

                     Cheers!  :o)

                           linda ♥️

It's All About The Flowers...♥️

Since returning home from Florida...

My 2 daughters have kept me supplied with beautiful Flowers...

From the PINKY Creamy Spray Roses...to the Soft Ruffly PASTEL Carns...

The PERFECT PINK of the Cyclamen...

The hint of PALE GREEN in the Creamy Hydrangea plant...

I love them all...and I love my 2 girls for always thinking of me...♥️

The house is always filled with flowers...wouldn't have it any other way....

And...

A few of my KALANCHOE are still blooming from last Summer!

Such a dependable...resilient plant...love these!

And...one of my AFRICAN VIOLETS surprised me with a few beautiful blooms...

If they are not happening outdoors...

There is nothing like an indoor garden to life your spirits...

My GERANIUMS I brought in last Fall, are tall and healthy...and...

Are anxious to get outside again!

Soon...hopefully...soon....*sigh*

Hope you all have a great day...

Still unseasonably cold here...at least the snow has melted...:o)

We are off for a drive to the cottage...drop off a few more boxes to the thrift shop...{Hi Tammy!}...I will make lunch at the cottage...crank up the furnace...at least spend a few hours there! I am sure there will be more growth out there...it is much further south than our home... hopefully a few DAFFODILS or FORSYTHIA branches, I can cut and bring home for some Spring cheer!!

       I have a Rack of Lamb thawing for dinner tonight...

               I think a glass {or two} of RED  wine will go nicely with that!

                   Have a great weekend...

                          Cheers!  :o)

                               linda ♥️

ps...let me know if you make that deliciously delightful Lemon Yogurt Blueberry Bread....yummy!!  ♥️
 

 

Preparations......

When I arrived home from the cottage on Saturday...

There was a large flower box in the garage...

35 Hydrangea stems...

From the flower lady...

AKA...

My daughter, Erika!

I got busy cutting and finding vases...

I had already set the dining table, before I left for the cottage...

I had chosen orange Mums for the table, and made an arrangement in my vintage green vessel... 

I really like the way the black tablecloth set everything off...

Assorted S&P shakers finished the look... 

I always use my Mom's china...for every special occasion...

Love it♥️

Do you like fussing with your table arrangement???
Ever take it apart...and start all over again???
I do! hahaha!!

Hope you are all having a great day...
Rather on the cool side here today...with a nasty wind...
Boyfriend got the pool closed...another season in the books...

I am making maple Salmon...Fried rice...Asparagus for dinner...
With a small Greek Salad to open...

BLUE JAYS are on...GO JAYS GO!!!
Hope they win!

                      Cheers!  :o)
                              linda