Great full Week ;-)

 I could not resist this photo of Tommy relaxing in the sun porch on the couch, he nestled up to one of my quilts.

 His legs/feet have always reminded me of a rabbits foot. Years ago in the 1960's everyone had a 'lucky' rabbits foot, they were dyed in many colours & as a child I found them oh so soft. The rabbit was not a lucky one though to loose his foot to this commercial selling. Anyway I love Tommy's feet.

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 The other day I was saying to Bill that I wonder what happen to my Restoration Hardware order??
Confirmation stated that it had shipped, so went into my email & tracked the UPS order. The order had seven packages & stated 'Delivered to front door'... what? I said "Bill they said it was delivered to the front door, I never signed for it!"  Bill then went to the front door & after opening it he said "Oh Honey..." & busted into laughter...Bill had been mowing the lawn & the driver knew that someone was home, Boris must have been following Bill & the noise from the UPS truck was not heard.

 Yes indeed my rugs had been delivered!! with some of my early Christmas shopping too.

 Boris too was surprised to see all this on the front porch. LOL

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 Early this morning I went to sit down for a coffee & to my surprise in all the dust on the glass coffee table had a message...

"Grammie I miss U" The kids had left for Ontario around 2am & we had our last supper together last night...one of them got creative!

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With this being Bill's last day with me, he soon would be gone on the afternoon flight to Toronto from Moncton, he took me to the Napan Fair. What a wet mess that was!!! It rained a lot last night & today the winds are very strong, I think it's from the tornado that went through Ontario a couple of days ago. We were told that the Napan Fair was closed early yesterday due to the weather.
We walked around & both of us were mesmerized & in awe with the beauty of these horses. What a sight to gaze upon! The sun made their coats just glisten in the sun & the trot they would do on command & the size of these beautiful beasts, wow they were big!

 Different coloured scrunchies were placed on their tails for identification

 Gorgeous structures & their stance was so precise

 This was the beauty that made us sit down to watch & at the end won 1st prize!

 It really was entertaining to watch.

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 Remember the old roof that has given me grief with all the leaking into my studio? This was a photo of it last November & now...

 This week Bill & Don put on a new steel roof & slanted it out as the original was a flat roof. It has rained & NO leaks, life is good again in the studio.
The basement filled with water again though!!
That mess will be dealt with in October when I have my trio working on digging around the foundation, wrapping the foundation & placing a weeping tile around it. But till then I've the job of having the two tree stumps removed!! Oh my - No rest For The Wicked - The Righteous Don't Deserve It! LOL

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Bill's been busy again on that Honey Do List. I had a window being held together with duck tape do to all the wood rot in it. Well he found me a window at the Home Hardware & installed it for me! This window is larger & even opens. :-)

 This is the old photo of the laundry room.

This is it today, yes loads of laundry to do this week, Bill even painted the ceiling & installed a new light fixture too! Handsome & Handy!! LOL He & Don brought up the upright freezer from the basement & with stacking the washer & dryer it fit beautifully. With the laundry room being just outside the kitchen this makes an ideal place for the freezer.

 Here's Bill cutting the opening for the new window

Look at the size of the old window opening...

 This is the new bright & functional window. I'm so lucky to have all my wants & needs met with his visits out east. He says so long as I've things for him to do, he know I'll keep him. Job security in this loving relationship of 28 years!

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On the drive to the airport this afternoon, I finished the friendship collar for Boris

 He never wears a collar unless he's on his lead

 After numerous photo shots to see the design on his collar - I finally got this one!

 Then he gave me this look!


OK let's see if Bose would like to wear a collar. Tommy can't because he goes outside & from hindsight cats that go outside shouldn't have a collar on.

 She seems to like it!

 She has the smallest tail for a cat her size.

 She turned 16 last July 7 doesn't show her age when she's still...

 But when she walks you can see she's arthritic in her hips

 I can never get her fully sleeping!

 Her eyes open at every sound

 They open quickly too

 This is her relaxing & styling in her new collar.

 Boris doesn't have any trouble closing his eyes for an afternoon snooze.

 Tommy is thinking the same thing too, I think he would do better in a larger space. lol

Bose has finally shut her eyes, she looks good on the new mat that was delivered to the front door! She likes them all, they're thick woven coconut mats. I like them for the nautical styling & the practical  wear we'll get over the years to come. Excellent sale price too!

Well everyone in my family are now back where they belong & my cottage days are mine again. Let summer resume!!!

They are like the tide...they come in...they go out. Not daily but monthly, so back to summer. I've been here in Hardwicke at the new cottage for three months now & I want to relax before the trees start to turn. I heard the first of the staccato insect last Sunday, & my  English Grandfather Haynes always told me that frost will come in about six weeks after hearing it. I hear them daily now, with the reminder that summers coming to an end soon. Time to savour the days left.

You enjoy what's left of your summer too! 

And come back for another visit. 

What A Week :-)

 My girlfriend Elizabeth was purging & stocked me up on decor fabric from her stash(she use to work at Fabricville aka Fabricland) I can't wait to play with some of her castaways. Thank you Elizabeth! :-)

This week was a full one with Don & his family arriving on Thursday & Bil1 flying in from China & arriving on Saturday. Thursday was granddaughter Alicia's 12th birthday, so I went to the Coop & got her 12 cupcakes to help celebrate her day. Her birthday would be spent sitting in the car for 16 hours to here from Sarnia ON. They arrived in the evening, just in time to have a sweet treat from her birthday cupcakes.

 Happy Birthday To You...

 Alicia with her cupcakes, thinking of her birthday wish.

 The blowing & the wishing, wishing & blowing...

 All done, I think her wish had to have something to do with her phone, her lifeline to the world she's left behind a few provinces away.

 Madison working on her Friendship bracelet, the girls just loved the idea of making their own, I keep forgetting that Madison is south paw. There's one in every family, Mitchell was ours.

Maddy`s colour choice - blue, black, & white

 Alicia working on her bracelet.

 Alicia`s colour choice black, white, & red. She's now finished & wearing it! She started a purple & white one for brother Stoan.

Our eldest son Don, just happy that the trip was uneventful & over. He had called his Dad earlier in the week to ask if there was a short cut to the cottage, his reply was "Yes, it's called Air Canada", it was their first trip to New Brunswick & they were not disappointed with all the beauty. Alicia commented after traveling through Quebec that New Brunswick looked the same! lol

 Eldest grandson Stoan, playing the Music Maker.

 Daughter-in-law Melissa, relaxing with a read on Middle Island - a place that we're all going visit on NB Day.

 Don & I, he puts up with me calling him Donny still. Oh my that wee boy grew! He was 2" short of two feet at birth & he was induced 2 weeks early! I'm 5 foot 2".

 Don with his lovely wife Melissa. She has her hands full with the three kids...& Don but always has a smile for them all!

 We started Saturday morning with the Country Breakfast at St. Micheal's, wow full breakfast to start the day. Then I was off to Moncton's Airport to pick up Bill. :-)

 It was a full house at the parish hall, we managed to get a spot for four & put six in it...cozy.

 Bill arrived & we all went out for a Maritime supper at The Fisherman's Wharf in Escuminac NB. It rained that day too, see the rainbow behind us & the blue sky. :-)

 Rainbow's gone, just bright skies with Bill. ;-)

 Madison had insisted that lemon meringue pie & key lime pie tasted the same. So for the Sunday dessert I made her both & asked if they tasted the same! She told me her's were store bought & no Grammie's pies didn't taste the same but the key lime was the best!  

 A small slice of each was on mostly everyone's plate, yum!

 I made the girls each a small monogrammed  pillow filled with crushed walnut shells to pin their bracelet projects on whilst they work on them.

 Boris was stuck to these girls all day. They even took him back to their cottage for a sleepover. lol

 Tomorrow is NB Day here & I'll post the happenings on the island. It will be two car loads to get us into Miramichi. Bill & I are having such fun with the visiting family! :-)