The Lake Was Very Busy....Indeed...

 This past weekend saw a great deal of activity on the Lake...

Boaters...skiers...canoeists..

They were all out enjoying the wonderful blue skies and calm waters...

A few pictures...for your viewing pleasure..:o)

My Datura is producing plenty of seed pods...Great for next year!!! There are already some growing in the pot....tiny shoots...

This geranium on the sun porch, is still going strong...

Isn't that a beautiful clear sky.....

Captured these on Monday mid-day...missed them the night before...

 We all went for a walk on Saturday
afternoon....

Lola had a great day...

We passed this evergreen with these
creepy spider webs on it...

HOW BIG IS THAT SPIDER???

I don't want to find out....

A few more tomatoes and peppers...gave my daughter a bunch to take home... enjoyed watering the plants...

   A beautiful sky....on a beautiful day... 

           

     

                

        

                                                                             Cheers!       :o)
                                                                                          linda

Long Weekend Cottage Blooms....

 This past weekend was glorious at the Lake...

The weather was absolutely perfect...

Lots of sunshine...

Balmy breezes...

Warm lake waters for swimming...

Lots of plants have shrivelled up from lack of rain...

But a few specimens are still putting out gorgeous blooms...

I am sharing a few with you...

And a sweet surprise at the end...

The Sedums are especially large this year...guess 'cause they are succulents, they don't need as much rain....

The Monarchs are beginning to fly past....and I know they will be stopping for some nectar from these babies... :o)

The pink  Cleome
is fat and juicy with blooms... 

They share a bed with the pink obedient plants...

They attract a wide variety of nectar seekers...

Haven't seen as many Hummingbirds this year..

But another little guy has been around in the dozens...

Very difficult to get a good shot... 

But I managed this shot...

Look down... 

   It is a Humming Bird Hawk Moth...

       Isn't he adorable!!!!  Couldn't get one of him ON the flower...

                   But........I thought this was pretty cool!!!


                             Hope you all had a great wonderful weekend... 


                                Cheers!           :o)
                                          linda

Beat It.....

Hopefully you will be able to "Beat It'
out of town...or to a beach....or for a picnic...or to the EX...or to see 
friends....

Anyway you look at it...it is the weekend to do any one of those 
things...

And this advice comes from Vivian..

So aptly attired in her "Michael
Jackson" onesie!!!

How cute is that?

I tool the other shots last week..
Celebrating 5 weeks old...

Enjoy...

This picture was sent to me by Vivian's
Mom....

After a rather exhausting night...

She would not sleep...

But....as you can see by her face...

She needs to!!!

Ahhhhh...life with a newborn...  :o)

             Hope you all have a great , relaxing, warm, sunny weekend...


                     Don't forget to watch the Moon...should be spectacular...

                                 Cheers!       :o)
                                           linda

Just Peachy.....

Yesterday I decided to make some peach freezer jam...

I used to do this sort of thing all the time...now it seems like quite an effort on my part...guess I am getting old....or...just older...that sounds better..

Score the peaches on one end, and immerse in boiling water for 1 minute...then plunge into ice water for a minute...it is amazing how the peel practically slides off the peaches..

Here is what they look like before the skin came off....Aren't they a beautiful blushing colour???

Look how easily the skin comes off...and how juicy!!! My boyfriend sent me a video showing this method...and let me tell you...it is the best!!! I usually end up peeling with a knife, and wasting a lot of the flesh...Do try this if you plan on making anything with peaches...

All peeled...

Chopped...

Came up a bit short of 8 cups of peaches, so I added a few strawberries from the fridge...

Should be yummy...don't you think??

 A few odd jars from my cupboard..


4 cups of fruit...

1 1/2 cups sugar...

1 packet of Club House No Cook Freezer Jam...

A bit of stirring...and VOILA...

The sugar canister to the right, is from my wedding shower....40 years ago...

I still have the flour  and tea canisters....

My kitchen, as a newly-wed, was black, white and red...

Hence these beauties!!

I think my tupperware measuring cups are about 35 years old...

Can't tell you how many kiddies have visited, and I have filled them with cheerios, or they just loved to stack them and take them apart...  Very cheap entertainment...I tell 'ya!!

And here is the finished product....6 jars of jam...3 hours of work...

                Didn't have any labels...so I improvised...perhaps a Hostess

                     Gift during the Holiday Season...My boyfriend already has one

                        defrosting.....he is the real lover of Peach Jam...  :o)

        Hope you all had a great day...Isn't this weather glorious...

          Looking forward to the Long Weekend...and the Full Moon...

                    Hopefully a few more swims at the Lake....the water is still

                       75 degrees.........FANTASTIC!!!!!

             

                                    Cheers!   :o)

                                         linda