We ventured to the cottage on Saturday afternoon...
It was a chilly 6*c...
Which felt a lot chillier with the South wind off the water...
While my boyfriend chopped wood for the fireplace...
I raked what I HOPE is the last of the BIG rakes!!
There are still tiny pockets that need to be cleaned out...
Most of that will be done just with my hands!!
You know what I mean...pulling leaves out from between growing plants...
Very tedious job...but...very necessary!
We stayed outside for as long as we could...
But we were freezing!!
We ate Dinner...
Delicious crispy chicken thighs...
And then around 7:45...the wind changed directions!!!
YAHOO!!
BONFIRE!!
We ran down to the beach...after bundling up...grabbed a bench...and enjoyed the moon and a fabulous bonfire and sunset!!
It was a miracle!!
We returned inside...around 8:30...and could just see the puff of smoke down on the beach...
The fire inside was all ready and toasty for us...
SO...we lounged around...and listened to music for a while...♥️
I think we both fell asleep around 11pm!!!
My boyfriend stayed up for a bit, to catch the scores of the hockey games...
Sunday morning was spectacular!!
Nice and sunny on the beach deck...
A bit of smouldering from the fire, but with the wind still from the North, we piled some more debris on the fire!!
Around 1pm...
The darn wind switched again...
Straight from the south...
Very chilly...so I went inside to clean up...shower etc...to get ready to go to my son's for the PARTY!!!!
I did mange to capture the sweet Chickadee and Purple Finch in one of my feeders outside the window...
The Finch is so bright!!
And then...off we went to join our family at the PARTY!!!!
Not a bad visit...but still so cold!!
Hope you are all having a great day...
Another beautiful one here...
Have already been to the park with Miss V...and we promised her another trip after her nap..♥️
Hopefully this weather will continue, and the real garden work can get started!!
I picked up a lovely planter for the front...
Yellow Pansies and Daffodils...
You can smell the Pansies as soon as you go in or out!!
The other beautiful one that Erika had given me...is ready to be planted in the garden, as soon as I top up the soil in a few beds...
My pussy willow twigs have green leaves on them!!
Think I will try and transplant them at the cottage...
BBQ'D Sausages on a bun and Greek Salad for dinner...
NO BUN for me...I'm tryin'!!
Enjoy the rest of your day...
Cheers! :o)
linda
Some of you may remember..."The Worlds Largest Afghan"...that I started LAST year in Florida...
It just got away from me...
My son spied it up in my office...
He liked the colours...
You can see in yesterdays post, that he has done his Living Room in Green...
SO...
With his birthday being tomorrow...
I thought...
This would be a good time for me to finish up this WIP as Amy likes to call it...
And give it to him for his birthday...
But...I also owed his cat...Buddy... a cat bed...so...
Why not make a matching cat bed?
Everything came out nice and chunky...
Will be nice and warm for next Winter...
My son sent me these 2 photos last night...
Buddy has given the cat bed his "seal of approval"...
How cute is that???
Isn't he a handsome guy!
Buddy is a Tuxedo cat...and he wears it with pride!!
Sweet dreams Buddy!!
Hope you are all having a great day...
Nicer weather today...but still that breeze...but sunny!! YAY!!
Omelettes are on the menu tonight...easy for the cook ♥️
Enjoy the rest of your day...
Cheers! :o)
linda
Celebrating 2 birthdays!!
My daughter Lissa was yesterday...and my son Ryan is on Wednesday...
We all gathered at Ryan and Annas...for a celebration!!
Miss V helped her Uncle Ryan open a few prezzies!!
Plenty of delicious goodies to eat...
And gluten-free too!!
Bean soft tacos and gluten-free pasta salad for dinner...
A delightful time was had by all!!
"Hurry Up Uncle Jeff & Uncle Ryan...we need cake"!!!!!
{everyone grab your phones for picture time!!!}
"Happy Birthday Auntie Lissa" ♥️♥️♥️
Last week Miss V made birthday cards...
and wrapped a few gifts...
she gave Auntie Lissa this glass cat, who looks just like her cat JJ...Lissa loved it!!
Hope you are having a great day...and that you had a great weekend...
We got to the cottage Saturday noon...
Don't get me started on the weather out there!!!
Do the letters b r r r r r mean anything??
Another chilly dull one here today...
Miss V still napping...think we will bundle up, and go to the park, when she wakes up!!
Cod is soaking in buttermilk...which will be baked to a crispy goodness...
Alongside some hashed brown potatoes,bok choy, and baby carrots!
Have a great day, and evening...
Cheers! :o)
linda
My kitchen table is always covered with something!!
Not messy, mind you...
Just full of things basking in the sunshine...when there IS sunshine!
The plum tomatoes and garlic, will go into a sauce for Mussels for my boyfriend for dinner tonight...
The bigger tomato and avacados, will go into a Greek salad for us to share...
I will be having a small homemade pizza with my salad!!
Do you write notes to yourself???
I do that constantly...especially for going to the cottage...I must write down everything I need to take for a specific dish or salad...Until it gets fully stocked...which usually takes at least a month...to remember all the little condiments etc to take...
So....that is what is on my kitchen table this chilly Friday...
Peeks of sunshine...but still brisk winds...cold!!
We are staying home tonight...will get to the cottage tomorrow...
If the winds co-operate...a bonfire...gotta burn those leaves!!
And a sleepover...we will be toasty inside...with the furnace and a fire♥️
We will be driving to our sons place on Sunday...from the cottage...
For the birthday celebrations!!
Everything is ready to pack up...
Have a great weekend...see you all later!!
Cheers! :o)
linda
