A Lovely Summer Evening

My absolute favorite thing about summer is family dinners outside. I love it when things come together at the last minute....everyone is so busy these days! My 2 closest neighbors happen to be my daughter and her husband and my mother in law.

This is the "dining tent". Ahem....lovely!!


Come on in!!


Margaritas at the bar.


And after we have stuffed ourselves (ugh)...let's get in to a rousing game of .....


Croquet! We have had this set since the kids were small. We are getting so old that our stuff is starting to look antique!!

MIL is very serious.


Son-in-law wins at everything!


Sitting by the waterfall....ah.


That's me. I totally lost both games. (and I hate to lose!!)


I think that the bushes should be like the "sand pit" in golf. You should have to hit it from there, right? (unless it's me of course) Hubby got to set it on the course and try again.


Take aim.


Ridicule your husband.


Because he will win anyway!!


This is where you try to knock the other person's ball out of the way. Frustration!


What is she doing? Whatever...it worked, she got it through.



And for that...you get another turn.


Okay. We are now ready for some dessert.


Mmmmm yummy. That was a great night. Here's hoping for many more of them!!


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The winner is....

The winner of the necklace set is (drum roll please!).....CC from Lace 'n' Ribbon Roses!! Congratulations.



Thanks for all your wonderful comments!

I ate a Flower!

Yes! I ate a flower and it was GOOD!! This plate of yummy Lillies stuffed with a cream cheese filling were served at my women's network luncheon. The speaker was Jeanne Deaver of Amador Flower Farm and she made these for everyone.


I was skeptical. Jeanne picked one up and popped the whole thing in her mouth. I did the same thing and mmmmmm it was delicious! I think she is going to put the recipe in our fundraiser cookbook.


After hearing all about Day Lillies, I wanted to get some for my garden. As it turns out, they need more sunshine that I can offer. Darn.

Can you imagine how fun these would be to serve at a dinner party? Pretty and delicious.


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Happy Pink Birthday...a present for YOU!

Guess who's having a Birthday?????

Pink Saturday...that's who!! Woo Hoo! Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound. If you love PINK, take a look at all the wonderful pink posts.

And, of course, Birthdays mean PRESENTS! Here is my present to YOU.




This necklace and earring set will go with all your lovely Pink fashions! To enter, please leave comment with your email address and you will be entered to win. I will draw a name on Wednesday morning. Good Luck!!

Incredible Jeans!!

Oh my gosh!! I was walking out of a store last week and these jeans TOTALLY caught my eye. I just had to stop the lady and compliment them. I asked her if she did it herself and YEP she did. Her name is Jeannette and she did all of this embroidery by hand. I am so impressed. It's definitely on my list of things I would like to do. Aren't they pretty?



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Pink Memories

Welcome to Pink Saturday! This is a celebration of all things pink!! Our Host is Beverly of How Sweet the Sound. You can find oodles of pink on her blog, check it out!



Way back in 1994, I earned a trip to Hong Kong for myself and my husband with my company. And, what a trip it was! The very first thing waiting for us in our hotel room was this basket:

And, next to it was a plate of cookies. We had been on a very long flight and this was a welcome sight for us.


When we opened the basket it had a steaming hot pot of tea and little teacups. Mmmm.


I was so in love with this pretty little teapot and teacups.


Imagine my delight when they gave the set to us as a gift to take home!


I even bought some matching bowls and spoons.


Every time I look at it, I am reminded of a wonderful trip of a lifetime. Isn't it special how a keepsake can take you back in time?

Have a wonderful Pink Saturday!



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Pickle Patch

It's raining, raining, raining today. Even some freezing rain and sleet. Snow just last week. I'm so ready for spring. In the spirit of warm weather, I am going to share with you a trip to one of my all time favorite places to eat, the Pickle Patch. These pics are from a few weeks ago when we had one of the first warm days of the season.


The Pickle Patch is inside of an old home and all the decor matches that time period. Consider this little tour just a "tease", when warm weather and blooming flowers arrive, I will take you on a proper tour.


There are 2 decks a lots of patios. It's outside dining at it's very best!


Dear Daughter and me enjoying the day.


This is my favorite. I have never ordered anything else. Why mess with perfection!! They have the best BLT in the county. This has been proven by popular vote and published in the local paper.

Behind this lovely fountain is the deck where we had our lunch.


This is the big patio that is full most days in the summer.


And this....is my progress on my afghan. Will these motifs ever become the afghan that I'm hoping for? It's taking a long time, but it does give me an excuse to watch tv (as if I need one).


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