My Gardens at home, are progressing nicely...
I always depend on my hearty Perennials to provide most of the colour...
I only have a few potted Annuals this Summer, as I find it very difficult to keep everybody happy and healthy, with 2 properties to look after!!
I am absolutely loving the Strawberry Plant that my daughter Lissa gave me for Mothers Day!!! The Flowers are gorgeous, and the berries themselves are so delicious!!! I have potted up a few runners, so we will see how they progress.
My front garden is covered in these wee Anemones...such a beautiful sight!!
My Peonies are sadly finished for another year...
Wonder if there is a variety that blooms later in the season???
Oh well....they were gorgeous!!!! And as I have told you before...they were all my Moms plants...so that makes them extra special 💓💓💓
Oh...and I got a new pair of flipflops!!! hahaha!! Walmart....sparkly!!
Now...for a cottage tour.......
We had a lovely stretch of days, with lots of sunshine, and a calm Lake!!
The Bridal Wreath Spirea was in all its glory.. I used it for my porch arrangement that week...
My daughter and SIL visited on Saturday...a few sprinkles, so we spent a bit of time on the screened sunporch...man that comes in handy so often!!
We later went down to the beach deck, but it was cloudy the whole time...
Spectacular lake views though!!
I planted Peas this year...the flowers are just like Sweet Peas, only white!!
Perhaps there will be more progress when I get back down there...
Supposed to be raining down there today...and very very windy!!!! What else is new???
We'll get back down Thursday...and hope for great weather...
On our way home last Sunday, I grabbed a photo pf my sweet little Ponies ♥️
Hope you are all well...
Thanks for visiting...
Have a great week and weekend....
See you soon...
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
On this rather bleek...dreary...drippy...Monday morning...
What a thrill to see the first of my Peonies blooming!!!
This is the White one...obviously!! hahaha!! And very beautiful indeed!
I spied them thru my kitchen window...
Snapped a pic...
Then grabbed my snippers, and proceeded to wade thru the tall grasses to get them clipped!!
I always dip the blooms and leaves into the pool...
This gets rid of any uninvited visitors who may want to also come inside!!
I hope you are all well...and enjoying the new month...
We had a lovely 4 days at the cottage...came home on Saturday...as my daughters and DIL were attending a bridal shower for my Niece in Collingwood, Ontario yesterday.
Miss V stayed with her Papa...Uncle Ryan and Uncle Jeff visited as well.
It was a lovely affair...on the most beautiful 100 acres I have ever seen!!
My other Niece raises Horses...and they greeted everything on the long drive into the beautiful home and gardens. She will be married in July...and it will be a splendid day...I am sure!!
I will gather my photos from the Lake...and get a post done.
Mostly Rain here the next few days...getting the laundry etc done.
Oh....I made my Niece 3 cotton dishcloths!!! Along with a gift certificate for The Bay wehre she is registered...and a favorite recipe. I forgot to take a picture of the crochet...they were really pretty...a rainbow of colours!!! I picked up 5 more balls...different colours, as they were on sale at Michaels!! I am working on a sweater right now...found the pattern on IG...it is called The Campfire Sweater...made from a few big Granny Squares...having a wee bit of trouble with the pattern....must write to the gal who made the pattern....nothing ever goes smoothly for me with patterns!!!! I am always better when I just wing it!
Well...I guess that is it for me for today...
Grabbed some spaghetti sauce out of the freezer...kinda lazy to go to the store...guess that will be on tomorrows agenda...
Enjoy the rest of your day....
Have a great evening....and a fabulous week....
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
Hello Everyone...
We are back home...had a great "vacation" with our Miss V...
Still sorting thru those pictures...but...I thought I should share...
A few pics I snapped today...
The extreme heat, has really brought my Peonies to bloom..
When we returned home on Sunday...
I noticed a few were going to burst open any minute...
We had thunderstorms yesterday, so I did not get out there until this am...
After Papa left with Miss V...to drop at daycare...I ventured out back 💕
But...only after she and I shed a few tears each...and many kisses and hugs...
The house is soooo quiet now...so funny, how you can miss them so much...
Ok...before I start to blubber again...
Enjoy my latest Peonies...the delicate PINK...I think...are my favorite...
But...
Shhhhhhhh...
Don't tell the others...I would not want to offend...tee hee hee...
Hope you all had a great weekend...
Our weather was perfect...and some much needed rain too...
Today is glorious...breezy and beautiful...windows open...
And...
The house smells like ***~~~PEONIES~~~***...
Enjoy your day...your evening...your week...
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
We arrived home very late Friday night...
Our flight was delayed, due to a thunderstorm in Toronto...
In the morning...I saw that a lot of my Peonies had bloomed while I was away...:o(
I got busy, cutting the sagging blossoms...
The white ones were really past their prime...this has never happened to me before...but with the hot weather, and rain...I guess there was no stopping them from blooming...
Whenever I cut my Peonies, I always dip them into the pool, to get any buggies out...It works like a charm...and they look pretty with droplets of water on them!
We went to the cottage Saturday morning...WOW...what a difference! Our neighbour told us it rained for 20 hours straight one day...everything looked so lush!
The weather out there was gorgeous...no wind...but a few mosquitoes...
We stayed til late this afternoon...and made our way home...
I had such a wonderful time meeting Pam...the trip was very soggy and cold, but the last 2 days in Halifax were much better...
I need to sort thru my photos...and post about the trip...
So happy to be home...safe and sound...
Hope you all had a great weekend...
I will be making my rounds soon...
Enjoy your week ahead...
Cheers! :o)
linda
Hope you are all enjoying the last of the Holiday Season...
It has been so grey...snowy...damp and wet here...
I thought perhaps a few delightful PEONIES would brighten the mood....
Nothing much going on around here...actually...pretty darn dull!
Had a blizzard yesterday...freezing rain last night...warmer temps today...Plummeting tonight!
Wonder what we will wake up to?
Still haven't made it out to the cottage...perhaps tomorrow...
Have some spaghetti sauce bubbling...got out for some crusty bread and fresh lettuce...
Will have that for dinner...
Downton Abbey tonight!
Now...if only I could remember what happened last season!! hahaha!
Enjoy your evenng...
Cheers! :o)
linda
