The first day of Fall at the cottage, was like mid-July weather.
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
The boyfriend and I swam every day!!
Just to get the grimy sweat off of us! hahaha!!
We truly hated to come home...
But we had a special visitor on Monday, and it was soooooooo
worth coming home for💛💙💜💚
Papa got the pool heated up...and we all had a great day!!
When we were in the pool with Miss V, we let her take her floaties off, and she was doing really well with her dog paddle. She will be swimming in the deep end next year for sure!!
After her last swim, we had a treat of Butterscotch Ice Cream...and I did her hair in a French Braid...
Her Mommy and her stayed for dinner, we it was her Mommy's b'day the day before...I made Summer Pasta, as requested by Erika...it was delish!!
We iced up a banana fruit loaf...added some sprinkles and candles... such fun!!
Hope you are all well...
The heat has finally broken here...it was a great run!!
More seasonable temps today...very refreshing indeed...
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On a sad note...my boyfriends brother passed away on Tuesday evening...
He had been ill for a long time...but still shocking nonetheless...
He had been a widower for 15 years...and feel ill not long after his wife Maggie passed away from lung cancer. He and his son Michael, live on the next street from us, so we will miss Paul very much. We will wait and see what our nephew Michael will do with the house...a rather large one, with a pool.
The funeral is in the morning...very short and sweet...just the way he wanted it. My son will be one of the Pall Bearers...a sad day for all the family.
My Brother-in-law was only 68 years young...♥️
RIP Paul...you will always be remembered...
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Until the next time...
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
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Hope you are all well...
Looks like Summer has arrived for sure!
Heading back to the cottage in the morning...spent 2 days there earlier in the week...gorgeous weather!!
Will be back on Sunday, as our sweet Miss V will be hanging around with us for a few days...before she heads off to FLORIDA with her Mommy...to celebrate her 5th birthday at Disney!!!!!
I must say...I am already starting to worry...2 gals off on their own...in another country...but...that is just me...a worrier thru and thru...♥️
Have a wonderful weekend...
See you all soon.....
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
First things first...
Welcome Miss September...be kind!!
Beautiful Yellow Kalanchoes on my kitchen table...
I am adding a border to the afghan, which is a gift for my daughters birthday this month...almost done! I think some tassels would look great...
I showed you the cardigan I had been working on for Miss V...When I was adding the front borders, I noticed that I must have lost a lot of stitches along the way...not a good thing...at all! This was my first attempt at following an actual pattern, and I screwed up somewhere...so...altho it broke my heart...I began the tedious job of ripping out my work..:o(...I want it to be perfect...no rush to finish...I will start again! The colours look off, as I took the ones below in the evening...it is actually a lovely cream colour...
In the meantime...I have purchased some more yarn...{ coupons at Michaels} and I am going to make MYSELF a new afghan!! I love the colour combo I picked...will add a few hits of the lime green...think I will make it another Granny Square, as I quite like those!! Not sure if I will keep it for my Winter holiday or start sooner...I must decide if I am making anything for Christmas gifts this year...perhaps a few cowls...nothing too complicated!
There was time for a swim yesterday...Miss V goes in by herself now!! She said "You can just sit and watch me Nana"...okey dokey sweetie pie♥️
After the swim...we got into some baking...Pecan Banana Raspberry Loaf...
She places the raspberries so perfectly, and I am teaching her to "sprinkle" the brown sugar on top...bless her heart...such concentration...♥️
I made some stuffed peppers this week...they were excellent!
So fresh tasting! I have 2 left, and they are packed to go to the cottage with us!
Hope you are all well...and looking forward to a long weekend!!
The weather promises to be wall-to-wall sunshine...YIPPEE!!!!
We are leaving now...and the kids will be out on Saturday for a nice afternoon...dinner...and hopefully a big fat bonfire...if the wind co-operates!!!
Have a great weekend...enjoy your families...eat lots...laugh!!
Cheers! :o)
linda ♥️
