Main & Steadman

Like most I drive the same route to and from work every day

and every morning as I come around the corner

I see a sea of red & white

I say to myself ~ you need to come early one morning

and get some shots with your phone

but it never happened

then last week ~ one night after supper

I changed my clothes and grabbed my camera

and away I went ~ off before the petals all dropped

and it is a good thing I did because after the rain we got this weekend

they are pretty much done ~ thankful that I had the timing right for this one

this is right outside the main police department in Moncton

and as I walked to this spot I thought back to last year

when I walked here with a heavy heart and tears streaming down my face

I am happy to say ~ this year I was smiling

it was a beautiful night and there were so many people downtown

smiles all around

I love the brickwork in the downtown core

as you come to a cross street ~ there is a marker bearing the street name

I jumped in the truck and went up a couple of blocks

to outside a business I passed the week before

and saw the most beautiful lilac bush

knowing that most of the lilacs were done ~ I held my breath as I came around the corner

and yeah ~ she is still blooming

isn't it beautiful ~ double blossoms with just a tint of mauve

and the smell was amazing ~ I may have snagged a couple just to enjoy for a few more days

so while I was out I decided to stop at another place

I pass by every single day

it's an old house converted into a business

and it has curb appeal up the wazoo

from her pretty blue door and her big pot full of flowers

to being surrounded by lilac bushes 

both sides and the bushes are huge ~ i could just sit down on the steps

and be very content

the retaining wall and the cascading greenery that blooms as well 

I really must stop back when this is in bloom

so so pretty

Can you believe that we are already half way through June?

The kids finish school this Friday

I think there is a prom every night this week so Facebook will be filling up with beautiful pictures

Hubby will finish out the school year being a bus driver and start a new adventure on Monday

I participated in the United Way ~ Day of Caring this past Friday

love giving back to these organizations

we celebrated my besties birthday on Saturday night

12 of us at a Japanese restaurant ~ seated around the grill

it was so much fun

not much else ~ feeling like summer

loving the sunshine and the heat

hoping to get to the cottage soon

Hope you have a great week!

Friday Potpourri

Breathe in and out

ahhhhh ~ Friday

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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

Pretty Things

Today
I need a bit of pretty
won't you come along for the ride??

in blossom right now and a springtime favorite

pancake love

just let yourself sparkle

hello gorgeous

will you join me?

just let yourself go...

turn me round and round

ruffle me lovely

so true

this one's for bumpkin

raspberry delight

loving these

this says it all

oh Canada ~ how I love thee

~*~*~*~*~*~
It has been quite a week
I hit 100 followers ~ yeah!
received some wonderful comments
finished a project I have been putting off since March and will post about that next week


now with the week-end just around the corner

I am hoping for some R &R
we are attending a surprise party on Saturday night for an old friend

then to Mom's for dinner on Sunday.
Wishing you all a wonderful week-end!

xo