Wordless Windy Wet Wednesday......

Hope you all survived the latest storm....

We awoke to thunder and lightning....lots of rain....tornado warnings....eeeek!

Got thru the day unscathed....

Weather is cooling down the next few days....

My crochet is looking excellent, eh?   Tee hee hee...

Enjoy your evening....

             Cheers!  :o)

                  linda ♥️

Saturday Flowers...Clouds....Guests...Rainbow♥️

As I may have mentioned...

We had guests for a sleepover at the cottage on Saturday...

I got busy early, and put together a few arrangements with my handsome Hydrangeas...

Added a few Hosta flowers as well...as they were in abundance!

I love the steel container my boyfriend found at the thrift shop...

Perfect with a vase inside...

I will get a lot of use out of that...

FOR SURE!!!

This was my very first crop of tomatoes...

They're a mix of orange, yellow and red...very sweet and delicious!

Devon suggested adding them to the Greek Salad...

They were perfect!!

There were a lot of clouds that day...

Luckily enough...

Just a sprinkle of rain...

We all stayed on the deck...under one of the big cantilever umberellas...til the clouds passed!!

Before they arrived...

I was fussing about inside...

Took a few pics of myself...

HA HA HA!!!



Didn't even have to fuzzy this one up, Tammy!!!!

It was already fuzzy!!

Just the way I like it!

We spent the afternoon on the beach deck...

Chatting...laughing...being silly!!

And...of course...a few cocktails and snacks!!

Devon would not let me take a picture of her face...

I just took a pic of Mark's hairy chin!!!

Mark was kind enough to split some logs for us...we were gonna have a fire...if it got too chilly...but...we didn't need to!

We did eat inside though...as it was really windy...

Enjoyed BBQ chicken thighs...baked taters...corn on the cob...and greek salad...

                                        DELISH!!!
 

We were rewarded with a beautiful rainbow...late afternoon...

Awesome!!

After dinner we had a few dances...

Listened to fabulous music...

more cocktails!!

retired to the sunporch...

And we all slept like logs...

THE END!!

  

                 Hope you are all having a great day...cooler and windy here...

                   Kind of a slow day for me...and I like it!!

                     enjoy your evening....

                                   Cheers!  :o)
                                     linda

It's Shutter Time!!!

 When we arrived at the cottage...

On Saturday...

Around 12:30...

The roofer was just finishing up...

The wind had been gusting all week...

And it took longer than anitcipated...

Due to poor weather...

But..

It is all done...

And looks great...

Onward & upward!

Before tackling the vacuuming and dusting...

I opted for a quick garden walk...dodging raindrops!!!

Can you believe this awesome Cleome is STILL blooming??

Lots of leaves this week...

 The beach looks like it took a real pounding from the wind and waves...

Looking West...the Fall colors are still visible...

 No sandy beach this week...all stones...

 Found this awesome shell...

Look at the color inside... 

I love when the stones on the beach are wet...

Shows off all the different shades of color...♥

Time to work my way back up to the cottage....get some work done!

To be continued........

Tomorrow......

With pictures of people.....

Other than ME!!!

They came to help my boyfriend put up the porch winter shutters...

Usually something we do ourselves...

But...

This year...

We asked for a hand!









We saw this beautiful rainbow on our way home....♥

 Hope you all had a great weekend...

Weather could have been better....

Lots of rain...and very little sun!

Today is sunny...but quite chilly....brrrr!

Have the Ham bone in the slow-cooker... 

How about some split-pea soup???

Pictures....if there is any left!?

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On the menu this fine Sunday...

      Summer Fresh Pasta...remember I featured it a couple of weeks back?

                 Ceasar Salad...

What are you making for dinner tonight??


Enjoy the rest of your day...

                          Cheers!  :o)
                             linda 

I Would Rather Be......

Sitting here...

Looking at these...

Dreaming of this Sunset....

Gazing thru the Grasses....

Wondering if the Chickadees  or the tiny Wrens will move in...

Admiring our amazing retreat, that we are so lucky to have...

Thinking of whether they will turn Pink this year...

Happy that the Daturas self-seeded in a large planter...

Moving around my "travelling garden" to a better spot

Getting down and dirty with some fabulous annuals..

Thinking of my Mom, when I cut the peonies which came from her garden, every June...

Going for a swing in the hammock...and look up into the branches...

Enjoy an awesome rainbow after a rain...

Stare in wonder at another glorious sunset..

In awe of my fabulous fresh ferns...

Enjoying the scent of fresh flowering shrubs...

Building my baskets with lovely fresh plants...

Taking pictures of my flipflopped feet with a giant plant...

Standing on a newly unearthed rock on the beach...

Sitting here having dinner...with my boyfriend, family and friends...

Sitting under the umbrella in a fresh sundress...

Feeding the seagulls...

Taking pictures of my summer feet...with the Lake as a backdrop..

Watching the water fun...from my chair on the beach deck...

Admiring my pedicure....

Deciding to make a weekend vase arrangement using these Pink beauties..

On this....yet another...gloomy,rainy day...

What would you rather be doing??.....

Cheers!  :o)

linda