Rehearsal day! Tomorrow it's for real!

I can't believe it! Oh how wonderful!

In Just 2 weeks...

The small town of Roseau, MN will be invaded in 2 weeks time. It will never be the same again I'm sure. And look out Minneapolis, here they come! Congrats You Two!

Cindy's Summer Gardens

Someone thinks she's pretty special hiding in the garden. Oh Izzy...You're such a princess!

My Beautiful Summer Gardens bring me Peace & Tranquility.

Laser eye Lilly

Somehow I don't think she'll ever grow old. :^)

Good Morning and Welcome...

This was what I woke up to this morning. My eyes were still glued shut and I couldn't focus. I thought it was some kind of overgrown hairy bird at first! Ha! After a few rubs to the lids I realized it was antlers on a big ol' 10 point buck having a taste of the salt I put out this weekend. I ran down and got Rick outta the office and he took this picture. How fun to have nature so close. We usually don't see the bucks so close to the house. A Doe and her fawn(s) will come up without hesitation and sometimes we can even be on the deck and they will just wander about. Amazing, really. I just thought I would share this with all of you. Now don't any of you hunters out there think you'll be headin this way. Not over my dead body! They're too amazing!

Gettin' There

What a beautiful weekend! I would love to post a picture of my lovely gardens but since a certain cab driver decided that my new digital camera was to be his and not mine, I guess it will have to wait until next year. I could borrow Rick's camera but he's got it packed away in his "inspector gadget box" where I can't find it. Sooo, you'll just have to imagine how lovely it is. I pulled the hammock round to the patio so I could take a nap and listen to my fountain. It was sooooo relaxing I fell asleep and awoke to the birds chirping and the sound of a cool stream. I don't think anyone can imagine how much I love summer! I LOVE IT!! I've even gone on a few moonlight strolls in the neighborhood (all by myself with the moon as my guide)amidst a zillion fireflies floating in the woods and neighborhood yards. Looks like stars in the forest. So amazing. It makes me sit back and sigh. These are the images I keep with me for the long and cold winter. This is what gets me through it.

On another note...Jamey and Kate's wedding is just around the corner. Things are coming together. A lot of last minute things will need to be done in Roseau but we'll manage just fine. It will be so wonderful! I can hardly wait and I'm stocking up on my kleenex tissues- Hee Hee.

Hope you all had a great weekend.