Mum's Birthday

My Mum turned 87 on November 19th!

She is doing really well.

Cheers, Mum! xo : )

Vic 80's Pub Reunion 2014

Went to my 31st year reunion on November 15th!

Saw a lot of people I knew there.

Some have aged well, others not so much.

I had way too much wine but, had Lots of fun!

It was really great to see everyone but, it sort of felt like a

big wedding, in that you talked to a lot of people but not in any depth,

& you can't remember a lot of what was said.

Perhaps that is in some cases, a good thing!

The pre-party warm up.

Post party wind down. Cheers to awesome friends!  : )

Shutter Dogs

I bought these shutter dogs about 3 years ago when I was

visiting with friends in Pennsylvania.

They are antiques that I bought in an antique mall down there.

They have a wonderful patina of greenish paint which I left

as original to them. I finally installed them today.

Before

After

I love the original patina on them. Unfortunately they are not

as noticeable in the photos but you can see them better in person.  : )

Around the Gardens

The gardens this year look pretty good.

Plants are maturing. Some did not fare well with the ice storm in

December so I had to replace two Purple Sand Cherries that were dead.

Also I took out some over grown bushes in the back gardens & replaced them with some

new lighter bushes with a bit more colour.

The clear out.

The new plants added.

New Purple Sand Cherry.

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Hydrangea.

Lavender.

Spyria plants to replace some of the ugly overgrown shrubs.

Of course my trusty companion was present throughout the process.

The Phlox is blooming

Day Lilies. 

Not sure what these are but I bought one & stuck it in a planter.

Caught a shot of this beauty in the front garden.  : )

Cottage visit

I went to my friend's cottage on Lake Rosseau for a couple of days of shopping fun.

The boat & dock as seen from the cottage front porch.

Day Lily.

Front porch easy chairs.

The cottage.

The dock.

View from the dock in their little bay.

Got this solid wood wagon with metal wheels at an Antique shop in Port Carling.

It is not original paint so I am thinking of painting it myself.

If it was original paint I wouldn't touch it because the value would be

greatly reduced as the patina & age that is the measure of value in an

antique would be ruined.  : )

Our New Shed

We have been getting a shed for a long time & finally it has happened.

It arrived on Thursday & was put up & complete in about 2 hours!

It is solid pine & is beautiful! Best of all it fits all the

stuff from the garage that we don't want in there.

Doug & the boys poured a concrete pad & the shed was assembled

over top with a wood floor.

(Doug is mighty proud of that pad! LOL!)

And here it is.... from pad to shed in just under 2 hrs!

It really is a nice way to store a lot of stuff!  : )

Nape's Job

Nape works part time for a costume rental shop.

This is what he looks like sometimes.

Mocha was not sure.... smells like Nape but different!

"Hey! Did this big blue guy eat my Nape?"

Oh, so you are OK.

Me posing with the celeb. LOL!   : )