Friday ~ Red & White

Ahh Friday ~ thank you for showing up

the first week back after a week off is the longest

and when the promise of a long week-end is ahead

it is usually even longer

of course we celebrate Canada Day on Sunday

hard to believe that a year ago Will was here with his new bride

and they made quite a splash in Ottawa on Canada Day

this week-end will be a busy one

Saturday night is the end of the year bbq for the fire department

as the volunteers stop their training for the summer

so shooters are in my future!

Sunday is Canada Day

so we will dress in red & white

and head out to the park ~ listen to the bands

meet with friends

and pray for sunshine

then another get together with friends that night

I love this holiday ~ I am a Canadian girl

from head to toe and I love waving my flag

now I would love for you to go and visit Kim

if you have read here for any length of time you know I have a huge girl 

crush on Miss Kimberly ~ I love her to death ~ I really do

well she does not get her big heart from strangers

just check out her Mom's blog here

see ~ she is amazing too!

They have a fundraising campaign going on right now

so I ask you ~ as a reader ~ as a friend

every little bit helps

 think about it over the week-end and then come back and 

click the link here to make a donation.

I hope you all had a great week

and that you have an even better week-end

Happy Canada Day

to all my peeps in the north!

xo

Remember When......

25 years ago today

I stood witness and watched

one of my very best friends say

I do

it some ways it seems like a lifetime ago....

here we are ~ in all our "little bo peep" glory

making sure that everything is just right

then a shot of all the girls

I remember the day and night well.

Roxanne ~ but Rocky to those that know and love her so well

is probably the closest thing I have to a sister

we have been through thick and thin

in good times and bad

we can go months and not see or talk to each other

but we always come back to that common place

and catch up on each others lives

usually ending up on a marathon phone conversation

because we get each other

this is who I went away with last week

we had lots of time to catch up ~ a 5 hour car drive can do that

we poured it all out ~ a couple of times I thought

we may have to pull over due to tears

but we made it

on the way back we sang

oh the songs we sang

and played remember when ~ remember this

and this one reminds me of....

taken at Lisa's wedding ~ 2010

I so so glad that we took the time

and spent the time

because I love this girl with all my heart. 

xo

Fields of Yellow

I love a field full of wildflowers

any kind ~ I am really not fussy...

it is one of the reasons I titled my blog the way I did

so when heading to the camp on Father's Day

we drove by some swoon worthy fields

of buttercups

I knew that I would have to come back ~ alone

with camera in hand

 Friday was the day ~ overcast and warm

a light breeze and all the yellow

your heart can handle

 

my favorite shot of the day

nothing like sitting there and taking it all in

Happy Monday!

Friday Potpourri

 

Happy Friday

and welcome summer!!

I am back from my stateside shopping extravaganza

and we had a ball.

You know I am so fortunate ~ I have so many friends

and good friends ~ ones that you can call

no matter what

my travel partner was one of these girls

we sang all the way home

we did not get much treasure hunting done

just malls ~ stores we don't have here

I bought a huge salad bowl on Tuesday afternoon

so I could soak my feet when we got back to the hotel

that's the kind of trip it was!

although it is always great to get away

getting home on Wed. night and crawling into my own bed

was heaven

that along with snuggles and kisses from my family

bought more berries yesterday 

love ~ love ~ love

shortcake is on the short list for today

trying to get a few things accomplished as my vacation winds down

a week is just not long enough

but I guess it will have to do for now

and I will start a countdown until my next week.

I have not been around to hardly any blogs

but hope to catch up on my reading as there is rain

in our forecast for the week-end

hope everyone has had a great week

and a fabulous week-end!

Monday Smiles

I am getting ready to jump in the car

and do my best to assist in the US economy

but had to share a couple of things from the week-end

my peonies exploded

like Boom ~ gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!

on the way to plant at the cemetery on Saturday

I stopped at a roadside stand that was selling

local strawberries!!

I was so excited ~ I almost did the happy dance in front of the guy

tell me these are local

he says "well they are from Nova Scotia"

that's a heck of a lot closer that the ones we get from 

California so I will take them!

so sweet and juicy ~ we all had one right out of the box and went

yuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm

we spent yesterday at the camp

and I made strawberry rhubarb crumble 

with my newly found berries

recipe found here

nothing better than a bbq on a sunny Sunday

and a cold beer

I tried out this one that my FIL had

and I quite enjoyed it

sorry about the quality of the pics today

they are all from my phone!

after supper we lazed around a bit

then headed for home so I could prep for my trip

sometimes she gets settled in the weirdest places!

Have a wonderful week

and hope to be around soon to see everyone!

Hugs!

xoxoxo

Friday Potpourri

This is me...

not really 

but I am not only doing the Friday dance this week

I am doing a happy dance of epic proportions

because as of 6:00 tonight

I am on vacation 

 

and it's been a long haul since the last one!

via

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so today it is all about sunshine

and happy thoughts

via

already half way through June and I have to wonder

where on earth does the time go

really ~ in the blink of an eye

unknown

via

so plans include...

playing in the dirt

spending time with my hubby

reading ~ finishing one book and starting another

I hope to find some local berries

relaxing

 

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via

 but first on Sunday night I will be packing a bag

because Monday I am heading out of town

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I am going on a little girls trip with one of my dearest friends

you know the one you can sit and talk for hours with

or drive 2 hours and just sing.

We are heading stateside to do a little shopping

and hope to find a few vintage treasures while we are there too.

I am just looking forward to being off

shut the brain off for a bit.

So I wish you a wonderful week-end

hug your Dad on Father's Day

and smile

it looks good on you!

xo