Friday morning my sweet friend and I headed for our White Mountains. Because we are over 65, we got in free to a couple of attractions. First up the Flume. I believe it is a 2-mile loop in and out. and what a beautiful day we had on top of it! When you get to this point in the flume the temps drop about 15 degrees.
There is so much beauty everywhere. and well worth the trip
A little bit about the flume. We are going to try to hike in in the winter and see the falls all frozen. Time will tell if we do.
Next up 6 miles north Cannon Mt. Where we took the gondola to the top and to hike around up there for a while.
They have a very cool observation deck they said in the morning you could see for 70 miles. And if you know skiing Bode Miller learned to ski on this mountain and donated his metals to their museum.
A pretty awesome day.
Sat rain again. It rained all day off and on, so I did major housework because the heat is coming back this week and I have plans to lay around and complain about it.
But my gardens are looking wonderful. These are the germaniums I started this spring you can hardly see the container anymore.
And hiding behind my lilac is a foxglove it must be wild I haven't seen it before but it's a beauty.
Husband is now making owls they are pretty cute.
I went to the dump with him today and got all these cookbooks in the swap shop, a new package of tomato food and a new pk of cupcake papers for Halloween. I will thumb through the cookbooks write down any recipes I want from them and donate them to the local thrift store.
And last but not least I finished my stitching piece. I will fill it with lavender.
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I will be around to visit everyone this week I have an eye appointment tomorrow, but the rest of the week looks good.
Have a great week!
PS Thanks for all the birthday wishes for husband I read him everyone!
17 comments:
Good evening, when it rains it pours they say haha we have gotten rain pretty steady now the last 24 hours. we needed the rain and I am loving the cool down very much.
Nice you can hike near by-awesome views, a great collection of cookbooks, the owls look like a fun project for your husband.
Lovely flowers!
Happy new week hugs Kathy
What a nice outing! I love your stitching piece. I hope you have a good week!
What a beautiful day you had. Your photos are gorgeous!
It's been really dry here, they predict rain and we only seem to get a drizzle...
Your stitching looks nice and will smell wonderful with the lavender!
How lucky to live by mountains. In northern Ohio, we barely have a hill 🤷♀️
Gorgeous views.
I can’t believe the size of your geranium. One of the two surviving plants that I overwintered is finally blooming but it is maybe 20% the size of yours.
I always say God's beauty is in every one of our 50 states and you always find the beauty in yours. Loved the mountain photos. Cute owls too. Janice
Your visit to the mountains was great but what I'm adoring most here is your stitchng project, which s just charming. And I love your husband's owls.
That coolness you described sounds delightful as I look at the sweat on my windows from the difference in heat/humidity between inside and outside. And it's still morning here. It finally rained last night so am hoping lower humidity will be in my future.
Always interesting to see what goodies you find at da dump.
That sounds like a lovely place to visit in any season. Stay cool this week.
Oh, those White Mountains look beautiful. Belated birthday wishes for your husband, today is last day of June, so not too late wishing him the best. x
What a wonderful time it looks like you had.
What beautiful sites you have in your "neck of the woods!" Better yet that you get to enjoy them - and with a friend! Your plants are looking wonderful. Mine, not so much. We have had so much rain it's crazy. We might have a day - maybe a day and a half - of nice, summery, weather and then rain for another 7-10 days. Crazy. I have many plants in large planters (e.g., old whiskey barrels) and they are ruined...standing in water. :-( Hubby's owls are cute...and your stitchery is beautiful!
Cathy, if you ever come this way, let me know. I would like to meet you if you are interested. Marie
What a nice week you have had and all of the great stuff you found. I really think your stitchery is wonderful. I am so impressed with all of your hiking. That is cool. Its so beautiful where you live.
I'm not familiar with the word Flume. I enlarged the sign and read all about it. Interesting. Lots of beautiful spots in your area.
Our daughter took us to the Flume and up Canon Mt. a couple of times when we have visited. Both are spectacular! It is wonderful that you live close enough to enjoy them in different seasons.
On about page 72 of that cookbook on the bottom, the Betty Crocker Cookbook is a recipe for Porcupine Meatballs. It gets it's name from the appearance of rice and ground beef when it's cooked in a meatball. It is worth keeping. It's one of my favorites.
Your stitching is lovely and your photos are beautiful.
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