Fancy Thrifting

I finally filled the cruet with dish soap,it looks so much nicer on the counter. I also got the water jug and tray. Both nice to use everyday. 

Some frames that I am sure will come in handy for paintings or stitching. The print I will use for junk journaling.

This was my daughter's idea: a crystal plate as a drawer organizer. A good one I think.

Our garden is producing a few tomatoes and cukes, so I made a very yummy tomato pie.

This came up in my Facebook memories oh how time flies!

The weather has been fall-like, so I've had more energy. I washed and waxed my kitchen floor; the old floor looks pretty good again.

I also did a lot of work in my gardens and I do mean a lot! My poor old body feels it too.

 Have a wonderful week.

Summer Reading

The crazy heat has finally broken. I should say humidity. I really hate it so much.

I am with my grand for a couple of days. She thought a face mask was a good idea. I had never done one. 

And a nice cup of tea. While I watched  The Devil Wears Prada 2. It was good but not as good as the first one.

We went to a local play of Tarzan that a lot of her dance friends were in. Great job by everyone and a live band too!

I just finished this book. I love this author always quirky and a bit of magic. If you want to read her start with Garden Spells so good!.

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes. I am still having computer issues so forgive me for not replying. 

Have a lovely week.

Many Blessings

The big birthday happened. I was treated to a lobster roll by my husband, plus dinner out that evening.

The next day my sweet daughter made reservations for us to have a full English tea.

 

My sweet B, who is the tea drinker in the family, was thrilled. She was over the moon that she discovered sugar cubes.

It was Harry Potter month at the tea room, again one of Sweet B's favorites.

I could not think of a better way of celebrating than tea with my two loves.

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Plus cards, letters, calls, and gifts from my sweet friends. 

I have many blessings. Thank you to everyone who wished me an early happy birthday.

Ahh To Sleep

I found enough flowers to make a vase for the porch. 

The cutest farm stand in our little town!

I had some sour milk to use up. I used it to make muffins. Of course I took a recipe from the internet and half way through I saw it called for no sugar. I added a quarter cup and and couple of spoons of blueberry jelly. They came out very good. 

I am due for a big birthday next week eeeeek!

While at the beach my sweet friend gave me a bag of gifts. The apron I am wearing and this mix, lovely napkins, and tea. 

I am completely obsessed with mahjon now.

Our regular spot has lots of summer people joining us. One amazing lady has got us started in when we win we get a duck and if we get a closed hand win we get a brass sparrow.(a much harder hand) I won all this Tue afternoon it was a good game day! 

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I am in a no sleeping or not much sleeping mode and I am exhausted. I passed up a lovely lunch today. I am having headaches which I never have. I would not have been good company. 

Have a wonderful rest of your week. 

Back From The Beach

The first two days were rainy and over cast but the sun came out! Little sand pipers. 

While walking it was foggy at the other end. 

We played Scrabble and had lovely cocktails. 

A new addition at the beach sunscreen! What a great idea.

On the way home I stopped at the thrift store. I donated a big bag of things and came out with these. The cruit is for my dish detergent and we have never seen the pirates of the Caribbean, total spent 2.50.

And last but not least my geraniums I wintered over! I started these as bare sticks in April. Voila here we are. 

Have a great week!

A surprise

Friday we took a ride around the lake to Wolfeboro NH. For lunch. Wolfeboro is the oldest summer resort community in the country. One of the stops was the yum yum shop bakery. They are know world wide for their gingerbread men. At Christmas they sell gingy boxes with cookies and frosting you put on. You have to order months in advance.

We ate dock side and saw the Mt Washington boat dock. In the pilot house was a young man whose dad was captain of that boat at one time. Sadly, he died when this young man was a little boy. His mom is so proud of him, and I know his dad would be too.

My thyme is blooming. The bees love it 

This is French tarragon. I have a large crop this year. Because we were chilly I made chicken gnocchi soup. It came out so good. 

I will use a lot of tarragon, great on chicken or veggies. 

 

A beautiful carton of farm fresh eggs. 

My sweet grand went to a theater camp to learn costuming. We went to the play to see what she worked on SURPRISE! She had a little solo part she didn't tell us about.

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It was a breezy beautiful day today so husband and I spent it doing yard work. I spent most of the day weeding and cutting plants back. The heat we had made thing go by so fast. I bet I sleep well tonight.

Have a great week.

Deadly lettuce?

Between the heat and a sore knee, I haven't walked much. I got out this morning for a short walk and found some meager blueberries.

Out of caution, I am not eating salads right now. I made up a batch of homemade Boursin cheese and bought a bag of Bugles to stay safe, lol.

We had pasta last night with chicken and this cheese. It was so good and very quick as I used chopped rotisserie chicken.

We have been getting smoke from Canada. The sun and everything has a yellow haze. The air quality is awful. I feel bad for anyone living near those fires if our air is this bad.

I hate the heat but will be very sad when summer is over. Our mornings on the porch and seeing my daughter and family more make for a perfect summer.

Have a great week!