Monday, 29 April 2013

Last Friday At The Cottage........Lovely!!!!



Just a few photos from last Friday at the cottage...We had delicious chili....a great roaring fire...and a lovely sleepover...

Still a bit nippley upstairs....but...we survived!!!

Enjoy the photos...I am going to stop talking for a while!!!

 
















Hope you all had a great day...

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my last post....


On the menu tonight...

        Meat loaf....roasted yams {I am hooked on these}

         Roast Zuchinni with parmesan and grape tomatoes...

              Greek salad to start...


Enjoy the rest of your day... 

Perhaps the sun will come out tomorrow!!!


                                  Cheers!   :o)
                                       linda

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Happy Birthday To My Daughter & Son.......



 Happy Birthday....

To My...

Beautiful Darling daughter....

Lissa....

Celebrating with her....

Adorable Niece...

Vivian!!! 

Yes...that is her shoe she is waving around!!!

We all went to a Restaurant that specializes in GLuten-free eating, as Lissa suffers from Celiac disease...

We had a wonderful time...

Vivian charmed the waiters!!!

My son Ryan's birthday is tomorrow...

It was a double celebration!!!   


Lissa and her lovely husband Jeff....

I am sure you all know who this is!!!



 My other beautiful daughter Erika, and Vivian..














 My son Ryan with Vivian...
From lower left...Lissa, Anna [Ryans gal], Ryan, Dariusz, Erika, My boyfriend & me... Jeff was the photographer...I forgot my camera!!!





We all had a great time....It was fun to go out, and such a lovely warm evening as well...



Today was backyard duty...all nicely cleaned up...

A few daffodils in bloom....

It is raining now....


On the Menu tonight...

      Roasted Pea Meal Bacon...

           Scallopped Potatoes...I added some Buttermilk!!!

                Roasted carrots and sweetlet peas...

Hope you all had a great weekend...

We sure did...the cottage was awesome....more to come!!!

Perhaps I will get to visit you all this evening...


                    Cheers!   :o)
                      linda  

   

Friday, 26 April 2013

Off To The Cottage We Go....










Hope to see lots of these...

Camera all ready...

Chili....crusty bread...all packed...

Clean sheets...ditto!!! 

Chopped wood....check!

I'm ready.....let's go!!!!

Be back tomorrow...to celebrate my oldest daughter's and son's birthdays...

Family get together.....YAY!!!!

Have a great Friday...

                                 Cheers!  :o)
                                    linda

 

Thursday, 25 April 2013

Finally....




Late last week...

I finally....

Got a few things...

For my front planter...

And a few things...

For...

Indoor as well...  















Picked up a new Violet...

A tiny Kolanchoe...

Bunch of Tulips...
[more on that later]...

The roses and carns that I used in my centrepiece...





courtesy of Erika..

Hope that you are all having a great day....

Think it is going to rain shortly....

On the menu tonight...

   Buttermilk soaked panko crusted skinless chicken thighs...

             Fresh baby carrots..roasted...with some roasted potatoes...

                         Ceasar Salad with radishes... 



Off to the cottage tomorrow....

Hopefully a sleepover...a fire...I have chili in the slow cooker...

Vivian is visiting...just gets cuter and cuter!!!

Enjoy the rest of your day... 



                          Cheers!  :o)
                   linda

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

A Love Story....

 The other evening...

While we were BBQ'ing...

I grabbed my camera...

To do a walk around...

When I looked into one of our feeders...

Was I surprised to see this...

They had been on my bathroom window sill...

And my boyfriends as well...

Obviously they decided to set up house...

In the bird feeder!!!


 A while later...

Mrs. flew in...

While...

Mr....

Was laying in the garden...

Mrs. looked down at Mr...

He said "I'm right here"...

Mrs. said...

"Go and get something to eat...

Then...

Come back here...

And....

Sit up here...

So...

I can get something to eat!"

Mr. replied... 

"No problem doll-face!!"

 








While they were under the feeders eating...

2 Sparrows flew in...

Had a look around...

Moved on... 

"Are you looking at my Mrs?"







As the sun was setting...

Mr joined Mrs....

Hopefully the eggs will hatch and all will live happily ever after...


Hope you all enjoyed the Love Story....:o)
courtesy of Erika








Check out our sweetie pie....

Her eyes are still 2 different colours!!

Those cheeks are so chubby and cute!!!

And Kissable!!!










Hope you all had a great day...

Soggy...damp...miserable here....

What happened to the sunshine????


On the menu tonight....

      
Breaded Chicken Scallopini...with mushrooms and peppers in a tomato sauce

             Grilled Zuchini....roasted yams.... 


Enjoy the rest of this crummy day!!! hahaha! just kidding!

                              Cheers!  :o)
                                  linda