Showing posts with label pumpkins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pumpkins. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 October 2016

Catching Up....& Taking A Break...For A While...







the last few trips to the cottage have been wonderful...

sunny summer-like weather...

fires at night to take the chill off...

electric blanket on the bed...

perfect Fall weather...

but...I guess all good things must come to an end...

this week is warm, but then getting quite nipply by the weekend...

we were very fortunate indeed to be able to have the freedom to visit the cottage, when the whim hits us.

my boyfriend will be retiring at the end of this year...and he will be 70 next month...quite a year of special events!!

my son is marrying on October 22...so I will be taking a break from my blog for a while...I will most likely still be posting on Instagram...I LOVE THAT!!
but...the blog will take a well deserved rest for a while...
 








we had the pleasure of having Miss V for the day and a sleepover last Friday...it was perfect weatherwise, and she and I had so much fun!!

she went Thanksgiving grocery shopping with me...

a trip to the flower store for a few tiny pumpkins for the Thanksgiving table...

she brought her own nubbly pumpkin with her, as she wanted to paint it!!

she did a fabulous job...and we painted some stones that I brought from the cottage...she filled the birdbath, and had fun running thru Nana's garden!!  

we picked a few white snow berries at the park for the table as well...

everyone came here yesterday for the meal...it was delicious!!
 


Hope that you are all well...and enjoying your Fall...

I am sure that all of my Canadian friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and celebrating our beloved Blue Jays in the baseball playoffs for the World Series once again this year...

I must say...I have watched bits of the American Presidential Debates...
GEESH...good luck with that one!! Should be a very interesting outcome either way!!

So....

I will see you in a few weeks...but I will definitely visit you guys in the meantime...just cannot think of worthy posts right now...I am sure you all understand, that my mind is elsewhere!!

Take care....Cheers!  :o)

                     linda ♥️
 

Friday, 29 January 2016

Backyard Shenanigans......


We had a few very busy days in the old backyard this week...
After the snow melted...
The Pumpkins were just right...for RED to get his fat face into them...
It was quite a performance...
Even with Miss V's applecore from lunch...
His appetite was ferocious! 
Meanwhile...
Mr Black Squirrel was content to have a wee relax in the sunshine...
Ahhhh...Nature....how sweet!

Hope you are all having a great day...
Pretty darn unusual week for me...
Very emotional...indeed...

I truly want to thank of all you who commented...and emailed...
It was such an incredible outpouring of friendship...
I have said it before...
And I will say it again...

                      ****I have the best peeps... EVER**** 

Thank you all sooooo much...♥️

We are off shortly for our weekly drive to the good old cottage...
Every week offers a new experience...
Will there be snow???
Will the lake be frozen???
Will we be able to get into the driveway???

Oh...such an adventure!!!  tee hee hee...

As promised..by me...I am adding a few Flowers for your viewing pleasure!  
Peonies...from my garden...last Summer...are they not gorgeous??
And...another favorite...Geraniums...love them!! 

And...scroll down...for a special message...hahaha!! 



Here is RED...
Giving my troller the RASPBERRY...
With a pumpkin seed!!!
I laughed so hard at this photo...
You never know if you capture it...
And...
I think this says it all!!!

Enjoy your day...and your weekend...anything exciting going on???

                               Cheers! :o)

                                 linda ♥️ 

Geesh.....I love this photo!!!



Wednesday, 28 October 2015

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
 

Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Magical..........♥️

Miss V and her Mom paid us a visit on Sunday afternoon...
Always happy to see them!
Miss V asked me to come upstairs for a minute...
"Nana...can I play with the pumpkins in your office?"...
"Why...of course you can dollface..."
"You come  with me Nana...ok?"
"Ok"





We sat at the dining room table...
The sun was pouring in... 
Which made it even more magical!!
 





This is what she wanted to play with...
This jar of wax pumpkin heads!
I have had this 4ever...and she always looked at it when she was little...
It is kept in a cabinet in my office upstairs...
A few seasonal things that I take out at the appropriate time of year...
She loves counting them...
Lining them up...
Giving everyone one to hold onto...
Such fun...from such a small thing...
I think she will remember this jar of Pumpkin heads for a very long time♥️



Hope you are all having a great day!!
Weather not too bad here....YET!!
Lots of sunshine earlier..but the clouds are thickening...
Waiting for the storm to arrive...
Should be a dilly...
Lots of rain...and high winds...
Especially for the cottage!! YIKES!!
My boyfriend went out there this morning...
To clear a few things off the sunporch...
And generally...batten down the hatches!!
Hope no trees come down...
Winds predicted to be over 90kms/hr...
Coming straight in off the Lake!!
Oh well...the old girl has been great all these years...
Weathered lots of storms...
See you on Friday!! 

**************

I spent the afternoon in the kitchen...
I have Potato Leek soup on the stove...YUM!
And dinner tonight will be Pepper Steak..
As pictured below...from a previous meal!!
I did post the recipe once...but...for the life of me...
I cannot find it!!
Potato Leek soup is on November 30/2012 post...
Remember me...
I CANNOT cut and paste!!
hahahahahaha!!

 
 
 enjoy your evening everyone...
stay safe from the storm...

Cheers! :o)
            linda


Monday, 17 November 2014

Thruout The Day Today......












            Well...

                 We got our fair share of the white stuff today...

                      Sure does look pretty the first time...

             Then...

                     The novelty wears off...hahaha!

               Did you get snow today??

               Hope you are all having a great day...

                          Time for me to get busy in the kitchen...

               Gonna put together some scalloped potatoes...

                      A peameal bacon roast...

                                And some zucchini....

          A nice wintry kind of meal...

                      Whats going on in your kitchen??

                             Cheers!  :o)
                                  linda