Today.....

I have been on an unexpected leave of absence...
Last we spoke...
I was heading to our friends home on Clear Lake in Lakefield Ontario...
That went very well...had a lovely relaxing time...
Sat by the Lake...laughed...ate...drank...ate and laughed some more!
Their home is gorgeous...they tore down their summer home...
And built a year round home...all their design...beautiful!
I had prepared a post about our trip...but Thursday got in the way...
Miss V was here early...as she had been nursing a fever for almost a week...
She had been having diarrhea, and it was a school trip that day...
Better idea to stay with us...
All went well...shopping...lunch...nap...
After the nap, she began getting a wee bit on the warm side...
And then the vomiting started...YIKES!!! She was not well...at all...
After a few hours, things calmed down...she and her Mom went home after 6...
The Friday prior, she had been at emergency, with severe stomach pain...
Apparently your lymph nodes can become enlarged...
The Dr's thought this was what has happening...
I did not know there were lymph nodes in the tummy!!
If they become infected...they swell...and cause pain...
With the vomiting etc...they felt this may have been the lymph nodes again...
She was ok Thursday night...but Friday morning the fever was back...
Her Mom took her to a Childrens Hospital in Hamilton...
The Dr there felt, that this was a good thing...
And the infection...which may have been strep...would now subside...
After we heard the news...we felt it safe to go to the cottage...
SO...off we went Friday morning...
Several texts later...Miss V was just fine...phew...albeit, tired!!

The weather this weekend was incredible!!!
HOT***HOT***HOT***...did I mention Humid???
Unfortunately Saturday brought me the same symptons as our Miss V...
The day was up and down for me...I was fine on Sunday...so...
We stayed another night...and enjoyed a very relaxing day...
And a beautiful pink sky with a 3/4 Moon shining down on us...
We arrived home before noon...very HOT here again...so...
My boyfriend put our sprinkler out in the front garden...
I happened to look out the window...and...caught this baby Robin...
Enjoying a nice full bird bath...
Made my day!!

I took hundreds of photos on the weekend...
And I still have the pics of our trip to our friends home...
I am full of things to post about...and...it is going to be HOT all week...
Very high humidity...and humidex in the upper 30's!!

Hope you are all fine and dandy...
Betsy and Eddie were so nice to write and ask me where I was...
Thanks guys...I appreciate that...truly...♥️
You both give blogging a very good name... 

So...tonights dinner will be...grilled pork tenderloin medallions...
Toasty crispy grilled potatoes...and a side of...
Fresh peppers...all colours...mushrooms and onion...
                 Sound good??? I think so...

Enjoy the rest of your day...
Hot where you are?? Or rainy???
Have a great week...
    
                Cheers!  :o)
                  linda 
 

Back Garden At Home...After A Rain...

Goose-Neck Loosestrife

Day Lily

Daisies

Balloon Flower

Pink Phlox

Geranium Buds...Miss V's green crocs♥️

Geranium


What a crazy weekend that was!!! We had a wonderful time on Thursday at the cottage with daughter Lissa and SIL Jeff...the boys went golfing and Lissa and I had a good old chatfest!!

Friday dawned to very dark, grey, wet skies...after a slow start, boyfriend and I went for a long drive....had lunch...did some thrift shopping...back to the cottage around 4pm...had cleared somewhat, and the sun even came out for a while...

Saturday was miserable...FOG!!! to start the day...we decided as we had Miss V's birthday on Sunday, that we would tidy up and go home...drove thru lots of rain and thunder...had a lovely steak dinner at home...

Sunday was still crummy, with thunderstorms, tornadoes...you name it! It rained on our way out to the get together..

Some cake, family and  a few of my daughters close friends, to celebrate being 3!!

Where does the time go??


 
 

Can you imagine Miss V's surprise, when she unwrapped this from Auntie Lissa and Uncle Jeff!!!

She was over the moon to say the least!!

Her very own VW Beetle!!


How Cool!!

 
 
 The day was hectic...but a success...Miss V loved all her gifts...and a very delicious cake too, I might add!!

Hope you all had a great weekend...

We are off tomorrow to visit some very dear friends...down Peterborough way...they are fortunate enough to have torn down their cottage, and built a permanent home on Clear Lake...in Lakefield...can't wait to see it!! We are spending the night...YIPPEE!!!  a sleepover...with friends!!

Tonight we are having grilled maple Salmon...new potatoes with butter and fresh chives and crunchy fresh yellow beans...

Enjoy your evening...

Cheers!   :o)
 linda




















 

Cottage Blooms....

     
                                                            White Yarrow

That gorgeous Begonia...still going strong...

                            
                          White Asiatic Lilies...so beautiful at night
                                                         

                                   Oxeye Daisy...I believe...

Somebody want to tell me why my wee zucchinis keep falling off???

Sometimes the flowers haven't even opened??

It is a mystery to me....

                                   Day Lilies were spectacular...

                                      Hydrangeas may be ready this weekend...

                                            Pink Hollyhocks...also have white and Rose..

                      
                   The Native Mullien is practically a small forest on the beach..

I will be picking more Sweet Peas this weekend...

                                       Isn't this a cool green bug???

                    Ever feel like this?? Hahaha!!

We are off to the cottage...

Daughter Lissa and SIL Jeff coming out...the boys are going golfing...

Have a great weekend...

Cheers!  :o)
linda  
                               

Saturday with Miss V...♥️

Miss V and her Mom came for a cottage visit on Saturday...
 

 She always loves to find the biggest stones to toss into the lake...

She handed this one to me to toss...

Looks like someone had been playing x's and o's on it!!

How cool is that!!

SO....I saved it!

After she had gone home...

We had a few reminders of her...

Which made us miss her all over again....♥️
 

 Hope you all had a great day...

Some rain this morning...but not as much as forecast...

Cleaned out 2 closets today...3 big bags to donate...feels good!!

Gonna have breakfast for dinner...suits me just fine!!

Enjoy your evening...

Cheers!   :o)
linda

Beachy Bits & Bobs....

enjoying the Milk Weed Flowers...
 

Silver Dollar plant turning colors...soon they will be transparent!!
 

I noticed a Robins nest on the beach...in a tree...a few weeks ago...

I captured the Mom sitting on the eggs...

The Babies looking for food...

Then...the nest was empty....:o[

 

Never fear...

One of the chicks had made it as far as some of our kindling...

He/She sat there for hours...no sign or sound of Mom...

Later in the afternoon, my boyfriend decided to move him closer to the nest...

He donned his gloves...starting to reach for the chick...and Mom came flying!!!

Dive bombing my boyfriend!!

She came out of nowhere....the chick scurried down the beach...following her 

sounds...and he was huddled under the tree... 

Hopefully a happy ending...lots of Turkey vultures around!!
 

tiny village still standing...

never a shortage of seagulls!
 

Had a great weekend...lots of visitors...

Hot and humid...rough and windy...no pedal boat for us!!

Hope you all had a great weekend...

Miss V is napping...then we will go to the park...or sit in the pool...

What ever her little ♥️ desires....♥️♥️♥️

Still hot and humid here...supposed to break...AGAIN... tomorrow!!

Nicer weather ahead...

Enjoy the rest of your day...and have a great week!!

Cheers!   :o)
linda