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Morning Ritual

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This is my nephew-dog, Max. Every morning, starting anywhere from 8 to 8:30 am, he lies out by the pool.

He’s waiting. Waiting for a sound – a click – that means something terrible is coming. It comes at 9:05 every morning.

Oh no. He heard it.

He must attack that water. It must be stopped!

He bites at the water and barks repeatedly.

Then he runs to the other corner, does the same thing and runs around and around the pool and barks until the noise stops.

The threat is over for another day. Well done, Max.
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I used the Random Number Generator and the winner of Rules of the Lake, Irene Ziegler’s book of short stories, is Tracie from My Petite Maison. Congratulations, Tracie! Send me an email with your address and I will get the book out to you next week when I am back home. Thanks to everyone who left a comment.

A Giveaway Win & Some Rain

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Yesterday we had a big thunderstorm with quite a bit of rain. We sat on the porch and enjoyed all the noise and fury until we started getting a little bit too wet. It also rained a bit more later in the afternoon. Still hot and humid, but at least a little rain has soaked the ground.

Heather of Pretty Petals had a giveaway recently and I was lucky enough to win. Are you familiar with her beautiful blog? She is a creative soul and so very talented. I love her style, her studio space, her home and her creations. This arrived in the mail:


I’m not sure why I had such a hard time getting a good shot of the necklace, but I did. Heather graciously allowed me to use her photo:


Isn’t it gorgeous? I am so thrilled to have won this beautiful piece.

I thought I should show you how it looks on me…since I was home alone, I resorted to the bathroom mirror. (Ignore the laundry detergent in the background.)


Isn’t it pretty? I am in love with this necklace! I will be wearing it often. Thank you, Heather, for your generous giveaway and for the opportunity to own one of your beautiful creations.

I’ve been so blessed by the generosity of fellow bloggers lately – my cup runneth over. I have a little something to share with you from my friend Joy in the next post.

By the way, I am still thinking about hosting a “What I Collect” blog party. Since we all seem to be so fascinated by collections, I think it would be great fun. September seems to be a better month for me than August. My Mom is not feeling well, so I’m planning to visit my parents in Florida sometime in August. Maybe toward the end of September, after kids are back in school? What do you guys think?

Pretty Blossoms and Kelee’s Giveaway

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This Weigela bush came with the cottage – it is on the far side of the property, near our shed. It blooms in the spring…sometimes. We’ve been here five springs and I can usually spot a few blossoms buried in the depths of the bush. I pruned it a couple of Junes ago, hoping it would eventually bring more flowers. At last – this year it is blooming up a storm! I love the color of the delicate blossoms, a sort of pinkish-orangeish -red. That’s my professional name for the color.


When we moved in at the end of August in 2005, this bush was big, overgrown and green. That was it. The next spring, I happened to spy a few blooms…I went into detective mode until I figured out just what kind of bush it was. I am so happy to see it really take off this year.


Have you stopped by The Katillac Shack yet? What’s stopping you? If you’re just now catching up on my posts, I am featured as a Shackster, along with Heidi. That means I get my own room at The Katillac Shack. Kelee, the amazing woman behind this fabulous blog, is having a giveaway in our honor. Swoon! Look at those cottagey colors! And that vase on the right is McCoy. Oh yes. Quite frankly, I would love to win this giveaway, but that would be a mite too grabby, don’t you think? But you can win. So go on over, read all about us and leave a comment!

Okay, my friends, I have so much to do this week before I leave on Saturday that I am in a bit of a panic. Not to mention the fact that every time I look at my husband and my dogs and my garden, I get very, very sad.

Have a great Monday.

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