Summer Garden

One of the delights about being in Maine for the summer are the flowers. I don't have a lot of them at the cabin but I do have containers that I place around a tree next to the cabin. I can see them from the porch.

By the end of the summer, this little area should be quite full of flowers. I will get some more this week. I like zinnias and snapdragons for cutting and the rest I like for looking.

I am joining Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday. Be sure to stop in and see all the beautiful pink posts.

Happy Pink Saturday!

Back in the cabin....

We went from this last Friday.

Now we are here.

My sons and grandchildren met us at the airport. There were even flowers.

My youngest and the grandchildren raced to the grocery store and the garden center.

We made a start.

The internet connection seems spotty today. Tomorrow is another day! Good to be back in blogland.

Taking a little break

I will be taking a few days off while we travel north and get settled in the little cabin by the lake. I am surrounded by boxes, lists of "do not forgets",  lists of things that must be done before we leave,  and a dust rag and a vacuum. Jack has undecorated the lanai and will install the clear hurricane shutters on the sliders (a job that requires a special vocabulary not suitable for small children). Tomorrow we will ship boxes as we fly and don't check luggage. This transition is time consuming and seems to take longer each year. However, once we are settled the summer will be very relaxing.

The cabin is small and this picture is taken from the beach. I will have to take more pictures this summer. This is the view.

Below is a slideshow of some of my "stuff". I have been playing with slideshows and movies. See you next week about this time.

Just for the Hull of it.....

I am joining Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday's Birthday. I have participated in this event since my beginnings in the world of blogging. I never knew how much "pink" I had and how much more would find its way into my life. I love vintage pottery. And I love Hull Pottery and now I have started collecting to fill the shelves that house the Murphy Bed in my studio.....A minimalist I am not.

This pattern is called Blossom Flite and was manufactured in the 50's. There are not a gazillion pieces so it is conceivable that I could collect most of them and the prices are fair.

And the inside of the pottery is a glorious pink!

First I found the teapot...then the creamer.

Ebay had the covered sugar.

I found a cornucopia on Ebay.

I hope to find some more this summer.

Please be sure to stop by and say Happy Birthday Pink Saturday.

Beverly, thank you for the awesome job you do!

Almost time....

We live in two places. In the summer months, we are in Maine - a place dear to my heart. The rest of the year we live in Florida - another place dear to my heart. Florida is my home and houses all my "stuff". Maine is where I live more simply but I still need "stuff".  So as we get ready, I am surrounded by boxes. We fly so we ship. Each year we try to limit the number of boxes but.....

This year has been a good year. I have made many changes and accomplished many of the projects that have been cluttering my life. I have organized (needs to be done again). However, the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train. The new hip has had a lot to do with this as being pain free and mobile certainly are attitude enhancers.

Blogging has gone pretty well too. I have 209 followers and will soon celebrate 2 years of blogging. The Mac and I getting along quite well these days and will spend the summer in Maine where we will share more quality time together.

I miss many of the Windows programs that I used in my blog but I hope to take an e-course in Photoshop this summer.

Have a wonderful day. The world is still here. And the boxes are calling my name.