Auction for Africa

Hello out there

and Happy Monday!!

I mentioned this on Friday and promised that I would be back with links

and more information on the Auction for Africa

My friend Kimberly Taylor and her mama

Barb Giraud are heading to Uganda next month

to open this orphanage 

you can read more about Jaaja Barb's Home of Angels here

the auction went live this morning and I urge you to head on over

because there are so many beautiful pieces

and the money is going to to a wonderful cause

each item has it's own post

so just click to comment and enter your bid

I can't wait to send out this little package

I love sharing my little piece of Canada!!

So run ~ now ~ click here and get bidding!!

Friday Potpourri

You know what day it is

it's time to exhale after a long cool and rainy week

hello Friday....

via 

via

it has been a slower paced week

one that was needed and that I was thankful for

as it has been so busy at work

time to make the donuts and bring home the bacon!

via

via

the weekend looks promising

looking forward to see that bright yellow orb in the sky

heading to the cottage on Saturday

sheets all washed up and ready to go back on the beds

then to the cemetery to plant some flowers

pansies for Daddy

via

I made crisp this week ~ it is so good

I cannot wait for the local strawberries ~ should not be long now

via

I have something to share with you

if you know my friend Kim ~ you already know how big her heart is

well she is headed to Africa this summer with her Mama

to go here and open the doors to the newly built orphanage

via

she is having an auction on her blog

it starts on Monday and goes through until Wednesday

head on over to read about it here and bookmark it for Monday morning!

I am quite excited as there are some beautiful things to bid on

and one of those things is a collection of goods here from Atlantic Canada

all are local and will be up for grabs next week.

Of course Sunday is Father's Day

so we will pack up and head to the camp

to spend time with Trev's Dad.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend full of sunshine & smiles

xo

Round Here

Not sure why I felt the need to write tonight

maybe because the sun is out

and it is warm ~ hot really ~ nice after a cold rainy weekend

I got home and started supper

then grabbed my camera ~ my actual camera

and walked the yard

I find that I am taking most of my pictures these day on my phone

so I needed some shutter action

some weight ~ some zoom

the gardens are loving the rain and then the heat

everything is up ~ blooming

colour everywhere and I love it

the last of the lilacs.... sigh

happy little faces

on peony watch ~ I cannot wait to come home one of these nights

to big pink blossoms

a rainy weekend should mean lots of indoor work done ~ right

yeah ~ no ~ not so much

I didn't even putter around in the craft room

I was just a slug ~ nap ~ eat ~ repeat

one thing I did get accomplished was I watched the dvd I got for my birthday

I then perused the internet to see if they were playing somewhere nearby this summer

as I want to see them again after watching this

double sigh!

For as much as I did not get done on Saturday

I was on fire on Sunday

errands

cooking 

baking

cleaning

crafting

a machine I tell you!

I finished my memory board

well almost ~ trying to figure out what I am going to use to finish it off

 and I am quite pleased with my little bouquet of button flowers

vintage buttons out of the tin from the farm

I love it and I think the black frame suits it

thoughts?? 

 

 I leave my rambling with a shot of my baskets this year

love me those million bells!

Hope you had a great weekend 

and that Monday was kind.

xo

Friday Potpourri

Breathe in and out

ahhhhh ~ Friday

via

via

after taking a little break

that was much needed I may add

I am back

have you ever had one of those weeks

that there is just something special going on 

every night and you feel like you are being pulled

in 20 different directions at the same time

yup ~ I had one of those

I feel like I have been put through the meat grinder

stick a fork in me because I am done

via

when I stretch myself too thin

and don't have much alone or me time

I tend to get cranky ~ and that is where I was last night

but it's a new day and the weekend is right around the corner

via

via

Mom was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday

so I picked her up ~ took her home and got her all settled

I was over again last night and I cannot get over how well she is doing

she is like a rubber ball ~ a tough chick for sure

bouncing back after her surgery

via

via

since tropical storm Andrea is headed our way for the weekend

I am going to my uncle's place tonight to steal some rhubarb

as I see strawberry rhubarb crisp in my future

I cannot wait for the local berries ~ so sweet and juicy

via

via

via

it will go great with a cuppa tea

and my blanket along with a good book

as there will be no outings or yard work accomplished this weekend

and do you know what ~ that is ok with me!

via

if I could get away with not leaving the house all weekend

that would be ok with me ~ but that's not an option

but I will take all I can get!

Wishing you and yours a beautiful weekend.

xo

Day 31 ~ Vivid Memories

Can I just say this first off

it is the end of May and I have blogged for all but one of the days

I am exhausted!!

The last thing on the list is to share a vivid memory

I jumble around both good and bad memories

when I have a bad one ~ I try my best to replace it with a good one

like when I think about Dad ~ we are singing together

I am sitting on the floor at his feet

leaning back and we are smiling and laughing

good memories for sure

I push out the bad memory of his final day

of the seizure ~ of his heart stopping and code blue

these are both vivid in my mind

Our wedding day is there ~ good memories

every*single*one

our first dance ~ Crazy for You

and the last dance ~ I'm Taking You Home

and all the fun we had that entire day

nothing was going to go wrong for me that day

nothing at all

Falling in love with Trevor

I can almost pinpoint the day I knew

that he was the one

The day we brought Cooper home

poor little ball of fur remained nameless for 3 days

before we settled on his name

I wanted to call him Buster ~ and I do all the time

my funny boy

Seeing Molly at 3 days old

visiting time and again ~ getting our pick of the litter

then finally bringing her home 

and the latest memory is taking Mom in for her surgery on Tuesday

we chatted on the way to the hospital

are you nervous ~ you know everything is going to be ok ~ right

when we first got there we were kept busy

going over her meds ~ the pre-op nurse doing all that she does

and then all was quiet ~ the doctor was late

we sat for 2 hours ~ filling in time ~ making small talk

then they came to get her ~ she squeezed my hand

fear in her eyes ~ big hugs ~ soothing her and trying to put on the brave front

I walked as far as I could

then as she disappeared through the big double doors

I retreated to the chapel

and sat and prayed

She came through the surgery well

she is still in ICU ~ but alert and looking like herself

more or less

as our parents get older we tend not to take them for granted anymore

maybe it is part of us getting older as well

thank you to those that prayed for her with me

xoxo

I am looking forward to some down time

some reading time

some Mama time

and by the looks of the forecast ~ some deck time

Thank you for hanging in there with me this month

is was indeed a challenge for sure

wishing you and yours a wonderful weekend.