Sugar Bowl of Sweet Posies

A beautiful sunny morning...

...a short walk with the mountain mosquitoes chasing me...

...an old sugar bowl without a lid...

...an abundance of delicate wildflowers...

...my morning coffee...

...hot with cream...no sugar

...this is all the sweetness I need!

:)

Hope this week is being kind to you!

We are looking forward to family and friends

 who will begin arriving tomorrow for the weekend.

Postcards From The Lake

Heaven on Earth!

So happy to be here.

Busy day...pretty tuckered out!

Planting window boxes tomorrow...

Wish you were here!

Love, Laura

:)

A New Week, A New Adventure

I hope that your weekend was relaxing

 and that you are ready for the week ahead.

Many thanks to all of you who have left comments

 and a warm welcome to new followers and readers.

I spent most of the day loading up the car with supplies
 to take to the lake house.
We usually have the camp opened before Memorial Day
so we are late to get things started up there.
Lots of cleaning to do...flower boxes to plant...beds to make up.

  But...I am so excited to finally be heading north!

I am hoping that Mr. Flea won't be in too much of a hurry...

...as I hope to stop at some of my favorite shops along the way.

 :)

We have a busy week ahead of us as lots of family will begin

 arriving as early as Thursday for the weekend.

Do you have a busy week ahead too?

:)

Blue Flags at Home

The Blue Flags were waving when Dad and I 

arrived safely home this afternoon.

Thanks so much for all your well wishes...it was a great trip!

Next stop...the lake house in the Adirondacks!

:)

Hope you are having a relaxing weekend!

Mr. Flea just pointed out that this is my 700th post...

wow.

You know what that means!

As soon as I can figure out what to do...

... we will have a celebratory give-back!

Stay tuned!

:)

On The Road Again

My Dad and I are on our way north!

Good bye sunny, beautiful Florida!

See you again soon!

:)

Summer Begins

I spent the day helping Dad pack up the car, 

getting ready for our two day drive north.

Dad is ready to leave the heat of Florida behind

 and head up to the cooler mountains in New York.

So many summers...

...so many seasons of summer fun at the lake.

So far, five generations of our family

 have enjoyed their summers here!

...or at least parts of summers...after all, we did and many of us, still work!

We are expecting a lot of family and friends

 to join us this year...

Things will be different without Mom...

...but we have so many wonderful memories to cherish

 and will surely have new experiences and good times

 to add to that treasured cache.

 I have been looking through old black and white photos of summer fun back in the good old days when my great grandparents

 and my grandparents used this place as their retreat.

 I will have to do a post with all those vintage photos soon.

 I have no doubt that it will be a wonderful summer!

Do you see this green glass shaker?

My great grandmother Laura had a pair of them at the lake house when she spent time here in the 1930's,40's and 50's.

 They belong to me now and for some reason,

 every time I am out flea-ing and I spy another green glass shaker ...

 I tend to bring it home with me.

 I have been doing that for years. 

I have a lot of green glass shakers and jars.

note to self...

I. have. enough.

So, anyway....

What are your plans for the summer?

Do you plan to travel? Stay close to home? 

What does your favorite way to spend a summer look like?

:)

White Peonies

Beautiful white peonies...

From our home to yours...

Hope your week is going well!

:)

Be back soon!