My daughter just got married this past July

so being a proud mother I just have to share with you

some of the special moments that were captured. 

The groom on the (left) and his best man building an arbor.

                             

   Their Wedding Ceremony was held at a friends 

beautiful farm

                                             he has a river that runs along the back of his property.

                     This is my oldest daughter and niese spending some 

               quality time together before the dress rehearsal. 

 

 I'll post wedding pic's later till then.....

have a great day!

Well after a long time away I'm back.

It's been a busy last couple of years for us but I think 

thing are finally slowing down a little.

 There have been a couple of changes around the cottage.
Our flowers this year have done really well! 
Although I can't take all the credit my husband loves to be
in the garden so he does most of the heavy lifting.
 

 This year I wanted to cut down on the amount of weeding
we have to do so we took out a lot of flowers to first make 
the gardens more simple then we laid down gardening
fabric finally mulch, mulch and more mulch!
Did I mention how much I hate weeding?
 

 And hubby is not a fan of mowing around every little thing
so we took out grass to make the mowing go quicker 
and smoother. Besides who wants to spend there summer
weeding & mowing, right?
 

Keeping cool under the ferns 
Meet Valour he is my dog guide,
he will be 3 in November.
I have had him since June of  2013

 This side of our yard has a slope and was bush.
So I cleared a path put in some stairs using railway ties
and then rocks for stepping stones. Found this cute well that
someone was happy to get rid of and what was once an eye sore 
is now a place of interest for people. And the nice thing about it is
there is no maintenance.
 

 Valour loves to have his picture taken
 

 We have a fire pit in the gazebo that is so nice to sit 
around and have a drink at night, or a cold one in the
afternoon it's so relaxing.

 Hubby taking care of the flowers
 

 Our new son in-law built two pergolas this summer.
Our daughter got married in June and their
reception was held in our back yard and the one thing
they wanted was a light umbrella.
 It looks so beautiful at night, I'll post a night Picture later.

 I saw this cute idea on Pinterest and just had to add them to my garden.
 

This is my pride an joy!

I inherited this chair but.......

 the only thing was it was in rough shape & very dirty!

Thanks again to Pinterest it's amazing what a little paint can do. 

A couple of coats and it's like new!

 

Thanks for stopping by have a great day!

 

I just love Spring the sun is so warm, flowers are budding

 and we have an abundance of these little guys.  

                   Happy Spring!

	Easy Tortellini Salad                                                    1-8 oz pkg spinich filled tortellini-dry type (ronzoni or barilla brand) not frozen
1-8 oz	pkg. 3 cheese tortellini-dry type also
1-6 oz	jar marinated artichoke hearts-cut into small pieces
1 pt	grape tomatoes-cut in half or 1 large beefsteak tomato seeded and diced
6 oz. can(s)	black pitted olives-drained and sliced
1/2	red onion-sliced thin
1/4 c	grated carrots
2 Tbsp	fresh parsley-chopped-as a garnish.
	~~~~ my salad dressing ~~~~
1/2 c	apple cider vinegar
1/2 c	olive oil, extra virgin
3 oz	corn oil
1 Tbsp	sugar
1/4 tsp	black pepper
1/4 tsp	oregano, dried
1 tsp	salt

 Directions

1 In a small bowl or jar, mix together the salad dressing ingredients and set aside.
2 Cook both tortellini packages according to the package directions, al dente.
3 Drain and cool completely, and set aside.
4 In a large salad serving bowl, mix together the artichoke hearts, tomatoes, olives, red onion and carrots.
5 Then add in all the cooled tortellinis and toss well.
6 Shake or wisk to salad dressing very well and immediately pour the entire amount over the tortellini salad. Toss til evenly coated.
7 Refigerate a few hours or overnight. Toss again before serving. And add some chopped fresh parsley for even more color! 

                                        Enjoy

Flowers around Wyndhaven Cottage Bed and Breakfast

I just love summer! although not so fond of the extreme heat that we can get but don't get me wrong

I'm not complaining, It just means that I have to spend more time in the pool..... Oh what a life!

for those of you who haven't read my previous posts I'll catch you up the "readers digest version"
  You may not know I have a disability which limits me in the amount of activity I can do. I have a form of Epilepsy which is an abnormal cluster of blood vessels on my brain; so I take medication for that....
Then 6yrs ago I had to have surgery on my neck to have one of my disks fused well..... the Surgeon screwed up and he paralyzed me. So.....that means a lot more medication. I have worked hard to learn how to walk
and use my hands again. Playing the piano really helped and that was something
I was not willing to give up, and as far as the walking goes went thru lots of therapy
and then it just comes down to getting off the couch and staying as active as I can.
So now that I've caught you up on my story you will understand when I give all the credit to my wonderful
hubby for all the work he does around our yard and in the gardens.

Okay, now I'll take you on a little walk around our B&B.
One thing we have lots of is..... bird houses cause we also get lots of different kinds of birds.

Now lets mosey on to the back yard.

Many great places to sit have a cup of tea or cold drink
and daydream among the flowers.

Thanks for taking a walk around our B&B.
As you can see I'm not very good at the whole
picture taking thing, my son is the one who usually takes the pictures........
Guess I need to learn more about lighting and settings on my camera.

Till next time take care my friends!