In Bloom

Spring is one of my favorite seasons

maybe it is all the colour

all the green ~ the blooms

this is a white lilac taken down at Trev's parents camp

I love that it has a tinge of mauve

it is gorgeous

my hanging baskets this year

million bells ~ year after year

I love them

a couple more camp shots

I filled the old washtub ~ better this year I hope

since it has better drainage ~ hoping it fills out and the climbing nasturtiums 

bloom and climb!

my new little revamped bed out back

picking up some perennials but also keeping some annual favorites

like my cosmos ~ can't have a garden without them!

This week-end was jam packed

out both nights and had a ball

Friday night was old friends and saying

remember that time....

great memories

the next night was a great dinner

and lots of wine

home a little earlier ~ another wonderful night 

with one of my favorite people ever

then Sunday was spent snuggled on the couch with 

Samantha ~ eating chips and dip ~ dill pickle please

and watching a movie

a perfect way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon.

4 more days to work

and then vacation

looking so forward to it!

Hope you had a fabulous week-end

and that the sunshine warms your face this week

and makes you smile.

xo

Friday Potpourri

Hello Friday ~ so nice to see you

and thank you for bringing Mr. Sunshine along for the week-end

it's been a jam packed week

last night was the first night I had nothing on the agenda

so I caught up on some things at home

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isn't this just the coolest idea ~ love it!

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another busy week-end ahead

an old friend is in from out of town

so we are having a little gathering with him tonight

then tomorrow night ~ meeting up with work friends

dinner and drinks

Sunday I hope to recoup ~ maybe....

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hope that this week was kind

it rained here most of the week but the sun came out yesterday

so nice to see it in time for the week-end!

Have a good one.

xo

Jubilee Celebrations

London is celebrating

and I have been watching

 

this is the picture I remember hanging in our classroom growing up!

We were talking about all the festivities on Sunday

and Mom said she remembers saving all the newspaper clippings

of the coronation back in 1953 ~ she would have been only 6

too bad she still did not have those clippings today!
 (the accession was in '52 but the coronation was not until '53)

London is all decked out ~ I so wish I could see this is person

one of the broadcasters said that they have not seen the Queen

smile so much

so much to celebrate ~ so many reasons to smile!

Last week I watched a special about the jubilee

and both Princes ~ William and Harry were interviewed

loved the interview especially when Harry said when asked

"what do you call her"

why Granny of course!

Tonight is the concert which I will be tuning into.

Have you watched at all?

Friday Potpourri

Pretty in pink

as I have flowers on my mind

and it's June ~ where on earth did May go??!!

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it's been a cool and rainy week

so that means any planting I wanted to get done

did not ~ thankfully there is sunshine in the forecast

so tomorrow it is!

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I want to thank everyone that came over to visit me at Kim's

on Wednesday ~ I really loved writing that post ~ a lot!

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so I am off to dig in the dirt again

and maybe have a barbeque or two

along with an adult beverage

and  enjoy the sunshine.

Have a fabulous week-end!

Simple Moments

Come over and see me today

I am hanging out over here

Rolling on the River

What a simply gorgeous week-end we had here

the weather was perfect

makes you want to stay outside all day

and all night week-end

then Sunday night comes along

and then Monday morning and we are back at it

 

Sunday we had a mission though

as we traveled to the city of Miramichi 

to attend a 50th anniversary party

for our sister in law's parents

it was held at Upper Oxbow's Adventure Lodge

in their banquet room

it was quite the setting

the gardens were beautiful

the path leading down to the river

the Miramichi river is known all over to be

one of the best places to fish salmon

we hope to get back up this year as they also offer tubing

which is a blast and a great way to spend a hot Saturday afternoon!

I mentioned on Friday that I was going treasure hunting

Trevor's Aunt had to be put into a home 

so his cousins are cleaning out the house and were having a yard sale.

I grabbed Trev's Mom and we went to help set up

and of course I nabbed a few odds and ends

that tickled my fancy.

a big old platter ~ a couple of old cookbooks and a vintage suitcase

plus a couple of cups & saucers and some vintage gadgets

there was so much stuff there that I could have brought home

but I was a good girl.

on the drive yesterday to the party I was on the lookout for lilacs

I found the perfect bush ~ close to the road

no houses around ~ so we stopped on the way home and I got them

the house smells divine right now

oh how I love thee

Hope you had a sunshiney week-end

and that you had a reason to smile

Have a great week!

xo