Last Friday...
On our way to the cottage...
We stopped into Beamsville, and one of our favorite Thrift Stores...Bibles For Missions..
As soon as I walked in...I spied this!!!
As it was near the front of the store, I figured it was in the Auction...
But...
To my delight...
It was marked...
***$5***
I nearly screamed!!
Next chore was to convince the boyfriend that it would fit into our 2 dr car, as we did not have the SUV that day!!
Everything was a go!!
Until we got it to the car...
A bit of wedging...
Grunting...
Groaning...
Squeezing...
She's in!!!!
I cleaned her up...
She was in excellent shape...
We put it in the waterside guest room...under a blanket...
Miss V's Mom has a kitchen for her for Christmas, so we did not want to spoil that surprise!!
This smaller bedroom...
With the twin beds...
Will be hers, once she starts sleeping over at the cottage...
We had this window put in...which allows the setting sun to stream sunlight in at the end of the day!!
These quilts were from her Moms bedroom when she was a little girl...
The eyelet bed skirts were another thrifty buy at the same store years ago!!
This is where I house most of my paint-by-number paintings...
I should show you some time!!
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We will be picking her up shortly and heading out for a drive to the cottage...
It is quite a bit colder today...as a cold front has dropped in for the weekend...
Our temps for Christmas Eve are expected to be in the midteens celsius!!
We will stop for lunch along the way...
Hopefully Miss V will get to explore the beach...throw a few stones in!!
But...fingers crossed...she doesn't spy her Disney Princess Kitchen in the other room!!
I will have my camera on overtime!!
Hope you all have a great day...and a great weekend...
Cheers! :o)
linda
**ps...notice the recipe book has a recipe for banana bread!!! how appropriate!!**
Our drives to and from the cottage, have some magnificent landscapes...
Especially when it is sunny...everything is still so green...
Most trips...as we are getting closer to home...
The sunsets are fabulous...
The colour just blows me away sometimes...
Even the Starlings are still here!!!
They are congregating in large numbers...
Nearly home...
Just as the sun is setting...
We still have a lot of rural property just to the West of us...
We enjoy this drive in from the highway...
Beautiful!!
Last week at the park with Miss V...
Still so green here as well...
She even found her favorites!!
Dandelions still blooming!!
And..
Of course...
The obligatory seed blow♥️
Hot afternoon cups of Tea are a must in the Winter...
With...
Of course...
Some banana loaf...fresh berries and yogurt!!
Even my sweet houseplants are loving this mild December so far...
Blooming their pretty little heads off!!
And the Hens & Chicks...
Well...lets just say...
I see lots of babies!!
Mr Toad is feeling downright giddy in his brand new Christmas hat!!
Doesn't he look dapper!!
And even Mr Robin...
If he is going to spend the winter here...he figured why not jump on the band wagon with a hat as well!!
Mr Cardinal needs nothing else to make him spectacular!
Yes RED..I see you there on the fence...what have you done with your hair??
You look a bit frazzled...wondering when the Pumpkins will turn to mush, so you can stick your face in there and gobble up all those seeds??
Cottage critters are busy too...
Chick-a-dee-dee-dees are always busy at the feeders...
And...
I spy a Squirrels tail down on the beach deck!!
Well...
These are a lot of my pics from December...
Unseasonably mild...perhaps record breaking...
The water is still on at the cottage...so we are happy campers!!
Cold coming this weekend...but then back up next week...
I can feel a couple of sleepovers coming up!!
Now that my entertaining is over...well...until Christmas Day...
I can concentrate on some baking...oh...other than the cookies that Miss V and I made today before lunch...which was very successful this time!!
She is still napping...we may do some pinecone crafts hen she wakes up...if time permits!!
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Have some spaghetti sauce bubbling away on the stove...
Will whip up a Ceasar Salad...and I picked up a small crusty loaf of bread...
It is another dark gloomy day here...but still warm...
Thank goodness for that sunny day last Friday...I can still feel the warmth♥️
Think I'll go get my fresh berries washed and ready to have some spiced banana loaf with Miss V when she wakes up...
Sound good???
Hope you are all well...having fun preparing for the big day..
All ready????
Enjoy your evening...
Cheers! :o)
linda
Last Fridays drive was pretty pleasant!!
There was plenty of sunshine...but still really breezy!
The temps were in the mid teens...very warm for this time of year...
In Fahrenheit that would be in the mid 60's...
As I was looking out the living room window...
Taking this shot of the grasses blowing in the breeze...
I noticed something bobbing up and down in the water...
The waves would come in...and whatever it was...was riding the waves!
As I zoomed in...really close...
I could see that it was a group of Hooded Merganser Ducks!!
Beautiful!
Can you see them?? In the next picture....
After we had our lunch...
Boyfriend took advantage of the warm sunshine...
I poked around taking pics...really windy!!
And I was busy cleaning up an awesome thrifty buy we got on the way there...
Will show you this week...fantastic!!
After we did the dishes...and tidied up...I looked for my skinny Snowman that I usually hang on the kitchen porch wall...
Could not find him anywhere!!
Found this tiny fridge magnet...with snowmen...and went with this!! hahaha!
Hope you all had a great weekend...
The weather was lousy...but still warm...still dark at 9am!!
Had dinner guests on Saturday night...most delightful...
Old neighbours that moved away 20 years ago...
Love to reminisce about the kids...and lots of parties!!
I cooked a Rack of Lamb that was heavenly...cooked perfectly!!
We are heading out for dinner tonight...
There is a new place that opened in the summer...
Called "Brown's Social House"...they serve a pizza to die for...
I have also had their Burger...excellent...but tonight...PIZZA!
Got some wrapping done today...did my cards yesterday...
I guess I am in pretty good shape...no baking yet...
But I do that closer to Christmas...
I am laughing! hahaha! Still need to get the boyfriend something....hmmmm
Have a great evening...
Cheers! :o)
linda
I was so thrilled to see the sun shining this morning...
It seems like weeks, since we have seen its beauty...
And...with warm temps to go along with it...9*c today!!
I knew it would be a perfect day with our Miss V♥️
I planned the day out in my mind...
Pick her up at 11...
Lunch...bike ride...get the mail...a trip to the park...
It was to be sunny 'til early afternoon...so this was a great plan...
Everything went accordingly...
And I captured these pics of her..."riding" one of our garden Lambs...
It was after our bike ride and walk to the park...
She shed her riding helmet and jacket...and wanted to play in Nana's forest!
The shots came out beautifully...her cheeks still rosy from her ride...
She asked for "5 more minutes"...I agreed...who could resist??
After getting off the lamb...she did her usual running away...hahaha!
When I reminded her that we had a new book to read before her nap...
And a banana spice cake to bake after her nap...
She agreed to come in...
So...as predicted...the darn old clouds have rolled back in...
3:30 in the afternoon, and it is dark...
Turned on the Tree and all of my assorted fairy lights around the house...
I have everything ready for Miss V and I to work our magic in the kitchen...
We are good at banana loaves...NOT cookies!! hahaha!
She and her Mom are staying for dinner...Summer Pasta has been requested...
I have the garlic...grape tomatoes and zuchinni all chopped and ready...
Guess I better go and coax Miss Sleepyhead out of her toasty bed...
We got some baking to do!!!
Hope you are all having a great day, and you got to enjoy some sunshine...
Have a great evening...
Cheers! :o)
linda
