Pink Peonies

My Mom's pretty pink peonies...

...next door, here at the lake.

She loved these...and so do I.

 Mom was very talented at flower arranging

 and used to enjoy fixing up bouquets

 from her garden to set about the house. 

Dad says there wasn't a flower that she didn't love.

Here it is July and there are still some buds yet to bloom.

So pretty!

We have been busy here at the lake with lots of company...

...both friends and family.

This weekend we will be celebrating Independence Day

 with a flea market, picnic, parade and fireworks.

There will be 13 of us this year and it is always a lot of fun.

Wishing you happy summer days!

:)

Making Space!

Good morning!

Yesterday, the late afternoon sunshine peeked through my window here at the lake house and lit up the green glass on the windowsill.

...and the blue glass.

:)

I've been busy up in the attic...

It's amazing how much stuff you can stash away over 23 summers!

Yard sales, thrift stores and flea markets...

Oh my!

...here the fading sun streams across the kitchen counter tops

 that Dad and I painted gray last summer.

(wasn't that fun?!)

It turns out that I have waayyyy too many treasures to keep.

Mr. Flea calls it junk.

Dad calls it inventory.

One of my neighbors up here...

...who has been greatly amused watching me

 drag all this stuff out of the camp...

...called it 

semi precious recyclables.

don't you love it? :)

Setting up a new booth at Schoolhouse Treasures...

...hoping to free up some space here at the lake house.

Next week we have a houseful...

...of friends and family...

...hopefully not junk, inventory or 

semi precious recyclables!

:)

What are you all up to this weekend?

celebrating the 4th? vacation? gardening? cleaning out?

Let me know and I'll read all about your goings on tonight...

...for now...I'm back to work and off the computer!

:)