THE PARK IN WHICH I LIVE IS CELEBRATING IT'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW.

We will be having quite the festivities all day long.

Some of the events include games for the kids, fun at the tennis court, and a dedication with a piper of the beautiful flower garden which features our new 'stone'.
Then in the evening, dinner, the piper again to pipe the sun down,a huge bone fire and to finish off fireworks.

The pix that follow you will see what I did with that wedding gown which I purchased a while back. It has been transformed into a 1910 Afternoon Tea two piece dress. And how do you like that stunning hat?

The lovely model is non other than L'll Sis.
I thought the costume appropreiate since she is the secretary of our association.

We hope that the weather stays as nice as the last few days....keep your fingers crossed!
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These pix show the view I had while sitting at the 'wee bench' this morning....awesome eh? 
 

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~~~~ WHAT A "BLAST"!


This past weekend I had the privilege of meeting up with L'll Sis and hubby's "Florida family".

Helen and Russ invited everyone for a two day get together during "Boat Fest" in Port Huron where they live.
We all arrived on Fri. and had a good old 'gab' fest ourselves. It was good to see everyone especially the 'honeymooners'!

After we had dinner and got settled into our motel then we spread ourselves into three vehicles and headed off to see the sights of all the wonderful sail boats from all over the world.
Each boat had their slip on the Black River and in the large marina located on that river.

It was a carnival atmosphere which included all the wild rides and vendors and all the food and drink you could wish for. We watched the many smaller crafts venture up and down the river at dusk.
The weather was perfect for the event however the number of sail boats was down this year.

On Saturday morning we gathered at the mouth of the Black River to view all the sail boats as they ventured out into the St Claire River then north to Lake Huron. It was fantastic to see so many of the boat crew wearing the same colour tee shirts and in some cases no shirts at all....wooo hooo well, not the women!

The start of the race takes place three miles out in Lake Huron and they race up to Mackinac Island. It lasts about two and a half days.





This is part of the "Florida Family" and I'm flanked by Helen and Russ.















And Helen got in this one too.













And here you have one 'youngster' and one 'honeymooner' being their 'regular' selves!






This is a very haunting shot of the Black River loaded with boats at dusk.

Yours truly standing under the Bluewater Bridge on the Port Huron side.





An interesting display of knots at a tourist Centre we visited along the St. Claire River.









An old diver's helmet was also on display at the Centre.














And here is our hostess Helen.

This is a wonderful display of knots which is housed inside a huge rec centre located on the St. Claire River.






Some more nautical objects in the Centre.
















And here is our lovely hostess Helen standing just outside the Centre.

~~~How about this shot of the clouds and masts at dusk?
Some street performers at the "Boat Fest". These folks held their poses for almost 10minutes...awesome!
A silly party boat in the parade.

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~~~~~~ "OOOOOH WARM SUMMER NIGHTS AND VERY COOL JAZZ.....
NOTHIN LIKE IT"!!!!

~~~ HERE STANDS THE 9TH AND 8TH GENERATION.....








Grandson will turn 13 yrs in August and I thought it time to have a little 'heart-to-heart' about his ancestors and he seemed quite interested.

Dear Husband completed the genealogy of his family a few years before he died in '05'.

So while I visited them this past weekend we took part of Sat. and drove down to Ingersol to visit the Very old cemetery. Much to my surprise I remembered the location. Dear Husband and I were there about 3 times but that was over ten years ago. The weather was fantastic and both son and grandson enjoyed the adventure. Now I think I'll let grandson read the two 'huge' books of his ancestors.


Till nest time.....

~~~FEAST YOUR EYES ON THESE BEAUTIES........

Yes, I planted real Begonias and English Ivy in the front window box and aren't the gorgeous?
This is the first time in almost 6yrs that 'real' flowers have resided in this box.

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~~~~~~~ H A P P Y C A N A D A D A Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lulu and I are off to the parade and I'll be waving our wonderful flag!




Till next time.....

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~~~~~ " MY OH MY, Life just doesn't get any better than this..."!

Here I am posting and my Great Nephew "S" is cutting my grass....I LOVE IT.

Now since he's been a teenager for over a year and he did cut the grass the last summer a couple to times I have asked him if he will do the job when it is needed and without hesitation he agreed.
And that's a good thing since I have already the call kid who usually does the job and told him I won't be needing him for a couple of weeks.

Again, thank you "S"!


Till next time....

~~~~JUNE IS THE MONTH OF BEAUTIFUL BLUSHING " BRIDES"!

Well it was in the 'good ol' days'!


Scroll down and check out who I spotted wandering in the garden....

An absolute picture in white lace....

SEE FOR YOURSELF.......

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~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BLUSHING "BRIDE" OF 45 YEARS.....


Don't you just love the beautiful gown?







Till next time........

~~~~ SUMMER IS HERE !!!! JUNE 21, 2010 WOO HOO.....

She has her driving hat ready and the new plate has been on for awhile.

Can you figure it out? and by the way how do you like it?

Pretty cool eh?
Isn't she just a real beauty?

A dear friend informed me that 'Louise' will now be call "LULU".....
I love that name. As a kid I read the comic books known as "Little Lulu" so the new name is fitting!



Till next wave to me as I fly by........

~~~~ It'S THAT TIME OF YEAR....CAN YOU SMELL THESE BEAUTIFUL PEONIES?

They are spectacular and I think I cut them just in time....before the big rain and wind. I have them sitting outside because as we all know for Peonies to open they have to the help of those large black ants and I didn't want the little critters in the house.

~~~ FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS LITTLE NUMBER.....

I discovered this early work of art in a draw that I seldom use. I remember when I received the fabric at The Quilters Guild a few years ago. Didn't know what to do with it then 'bingo' it came to me. Working with small pieces I find quite interesting and here is the product of all that work. The pic below is neat too. The entire piece is machine quilted which is another thing I enjoy!

~~~ HERE'S A LITTLE 'EYE CANDY' FOR ALL YOU QUILTERS OUT THERE!

I created this little number a few years ago for L'll Sis and I had forgotten
all about it. It was an interesting project where all three squares are
blended together. I must say it is a pretty good job and I really love the colours.






This is the reverse and even the fabric still looks lovely.

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~~~~~ O U C H !!!

Dear Grandson fractured his left wrist after jumping from his huge backyard swing. He happens to be left handed and we all know what that means.....LOL!

So that takes care of hockey for five to six weeks and 'oh my gosh' don't forget all that end of term work and assignments......poor kid!


Till next time.....

~~~KIRKIN' O' THE TARTAN.... AND ALL THINGS SCOTTISH!!!!!!
"Ceud mile failte"

I caught John Grace our Deputy Mayor and dear friend in the parking lot prior to the Service and didn't he strike a fine pose?














Check out the sweet wee lassie and don't you just love her shoes.....just too cute!

This Lassie just couldn't leave home with out here wee 'sippy cup'!

~~~ KIRKIN' O' THE TARTAN.....

is a special church service in which all of the tartans are blessed. The weather of late has been fantastic and so perfect for the little parade of pipers.
There are many folks in my community of Scottish Decent.....Yours truly being one!


I have the honour of being able to wear 4 Tartan if I wanted .
My mother is of the Clan Gunn and just two years ago her branch of that Clan got their own Tartan.
My dear husband was of the Clan Lindsay and his branch is the Crawford.
Of all the Tartans my favorite is the Lindsay which is sometimes referred to as the Ancient Crawford.

In the first pic are the pipers of the Celtic Blue Highlanders Pipe Band.

And in this one are just some of the carriers and the Tartan Banners.