Forgot the Thingy and Can't Show You Anything...

Man!  Am I ever mad at ME!  Really and truly mad at me.

I left the cord to transfer pictures from my camera into computer....AT THE COTTAGE! *sigh*.  I could just spit!

I KNEW when I pulled it out of my computer bag this morning to tuck my computer in to take it home...that I would do that.  And I did. 

We had such a lovely weekend.  Marc and I planted around the newly made beds around the deck and I wanted to show you.
So now I can only "speak" to you not show you anything.  After buying the plants and working outside most of the afternoon we were treated for Father's Day dinner by Janet, Marc's daughter.  She took us and her hubby, Ryan and his mom and step-dad and of course the little ones, Jack and Reed.  We sat outdoors at a nice restaurant beside a canal.  We watched the boats going by and the children loved waving to them.  They fed the ducks and geese that swam by.  It was simply lovely!

On Sunday Ryan took Marc golfing.  While they were playing 9 holes I worked again in the garden.  I surprised him with another flower garden that I dug up and planted in his absence.  There is a spot right beside the door to the kitchen that doesn't catch much sun.  The grass doesn't grow very well against the wall so I planted shade plants/flowers.  He liked it!

I'll show you pics next week.  Then you'll see what we've been doing outside.  It was such a nice weekend.  It was a bit warm at times but mostly more humid so we probably lost some weight between all the working out we did and what we sweated!  *crossing my fingers*.

I can show you this lovely bag with a little note on it....into which I temporarily slipped some lavender flowers from the garden a couple of weeks ago.  I can show you this picture but I'll share the story that goes along with it in another post.  Its fun.
Again, I did not want to come home.  :o(  I was there all day Saturday and Sunday and left this morning and had a 1/2 work day.  Yay! 

Did you have a good weekend?  What did you do?

Hope you've had a good day today too...& you took pictures & were able to transfer them...

Judi xoxo

A Bit Like Heaven I'm Sure....Vacation at the Cottage.

Happy Beautiful summer days....

I am excited to be going to be on 3 weeks vacation starting tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.  Can you see the smile on my face?  I know you can... :o)

We are not going away during this time but we'll spend time at the cottage and we'll visit with friends there and have my best friend Kirsti and her hubby spend a night with us also.  There may be day trips while I'm at home as well as catching up on those things I crave to do while I'm at work.  

Here is the way some of the flowers looked at the cottage last week.  We just planted this clematis this year and look at how well its doing in spite of the late summer.  We have to get a proper trellis for it.  Right now its growing madly around a tomato plant holder.  I may just put a trellis behind it as well.

I planted these impatience among the roots of the large maple tree.  It is such a big tree....and so it must be old...but Marc isn't old and he and his brother used to jump over this tree when they were small... :o)

 The flower box in the shop window is doing nicely.  I love the colours we've used this year.  The American flag sits proudly on one end and the Canadian at the other...

 Marc wired a birdhouse I painted a couple of years ago on to an old shovel I found along the way....

No matter what you do this weekend I hope you have a beautiful one  Enjoy.... Judi xoxo

Spring has Sprung in My Dreams Only....

Warm, sunny days...spring has sprung....
Pretty flowers in my wheelbarrow....

Lovely vine flowers in Bob and Georgia's garden next door at the cottage....
Lovely blue skies and a sailboat on the water.... BUT...

not here! The pretties above are from last year..*sigh*...

Around here? We're having more snoooooowwww.....

its cold and breezy and snowy around this neck of the woods again today. March is definately going out like a lion.

even Abby thinks this is crazy...as she gazes at me upside down....she likes to do that...gaze up at us upside down....

What was your weather like today? Go ahead make me jealous...

I hope wherever you are that your weather is filled with all the loveliness of spring.

We are definately ready. :o) Judi xoxo

PINK Saturday - 9/11 / 3rd Piece to the Giveaway - Good Luck....

Today is Saturday... September 11th....sadly known as 9/11

Visit Beverly from HowSweetTheSound hostess of PINK Saturday shared with all PINKness. Today many will recognize 9/11 on her blog as others all over the world will remember the terror and tragedies of that day at the Twin Towers.

This day will not be forgot and I pray all those lost will be remembered by family and friends and colleagues who can stay strong...and feel comfort in the strength they receive from each other....and from good memories....

I'm sharing this pretty fresh flower arrangement with PINK flowers

in memory of those who lost their lives on that day and for all those who

were there to help in so many ways....

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I also want to show you the 3rd piece to my 300th Post Giveaway which is a dainty and sparkly little necklace I have made. It has Swarovski crystals and a larger crystal bead. I hope the winner will love it and enjoy wearing it.

If you haven't yet left your name for the Giveaway click on my Sidebar on 300th Post Giveaway and leave it on that Post so I don't miss it...follow the instructions and good luck.

This is the Giveaway so far...

I wonder what else I'll add to the Giveaway?......

.... Judi xoxo

Happy Mother's Day..

I wish a very Happy Mother's Day to you. May this day be a beautiful one filled with warmth and happiness as we celebrate our mothers or as mothers we feel a special love.

A flower I share with you....

and I wish I could share with you a piece of this strawberry and kiwi fruit cake I made to take over to my mother's. I'll share the easy recipe for this delish cake another time. My sons and I are having a bbq at her place. We're all contributing to the dinner or preparation. I'm taking over a couple of salads and the cake. I hope it'll be a sunny and warm day for all of us.

Happy Mother's Day.... Judi xoxo