A Native American Custom

Hello my friends ~

It is a beautiful fall day here in Ontario.  Clear and crisp

The leaves are starting to turn beautiful colours.  I so enjoy fall ~

We walk around our property a lot or we take a golf cart ride ;-).  It is so peaceful and beautiful.  Well, in our back yard there is a very strange tree

Here it is ~

I have been doing a little investigating and I found out that this is a Native American marker tree.  We live on the shores of Lake Erie and many many years ago, the Native Americans would bend a tree down to mark their trail ~

I think this tree is very special and I love to sit in it in the nice weather.  A perfect spot to perch.

Now that I know it's origin, I really think we have a treasure here.  Of course, I am very interested in History, so this just thrills me.

I thought I would share this treasure with you.

Have a wonderful day!

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

Getting Cozy ~

Hello my friends ~

The ghouls and goblins have all but disappeared.  Now it's time to get cozy ~

time to enjoy comfort food ~ enjoy the bountiful harvest.  I love squash ~ don't you?

Stews and soups are just what is needed right now ~

I made this venison stew ~ yum ~

time to enjoy fall and all of its beautiful colors ~ The crisp fresh air ~

time to snuggle up with a lovely worn quilt ~

and a cup of tea and a treat ~

time to slow down and enjoy ~

As I said Mr. Vintage and I have been going through some trying times, but hopefully, that is behind us now.  We need to be good to ourselves and relax.  That is exactly what we are going to do.  Enjoy life ~

I do have to show you a couple of little pretties that I have picked up this summer ~

Little miniature chairs and I used an old door knob for a table 

A little fairy swing ~ need to make a cushion for this ~

Little cups and saucers.  Love these

Enjoy your day~!

Chico is enjoying the sunshine streaming through the garden door.

Enjoy the sunshine wherever you are~

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

xo

Camping ~

Hello everyone ~

It has been so long since I last posted, but, unfortunately, my vertigo reared it's ugly head once more ~ sigh ~

I have been trying to relax and get through this.  Stress is the trigger ~ so we have gone camping ~ so relaxing.

Here is the campground in early May ~

We have a beautiful spot on top of the hill.  Mr. Vintage likes to think he is King of the Hill ~ hmmmmm, does that make me Queen?

Now it is like this ~ quite filled out.  Don't you think?

My flowers are doing beautifully there ~

and we have lots of little birds to watch

They are so beautiful.

and of course, humming birds ~

I'll be back soon ~ ahhh just looking at this makes me smile.

Have you been relaxing?  

Can't wait to hear ~

Now I'm going to catch up with all of you!

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

tweaking my greenhouse

Hello my friends ~ It has been cold and damp here in Ontario.   Not very nice at all ~ rainy, rainy, rainy ~ So I decided to tweak my little greenhouse

This winter took its toll on my little greenhouse.  The glass broke and it was a mess ~ so Mr. Vintage took out all of the glass walls and we put up plastic.  Now at least I can use this little gem to start flowers and veggies ~

I put up my little window.

Mr. Vintage made a couple of shelves for my pots ~

I just love the look of old clay pots ~ don't you?

Now that it is sunny today, I will start my seeds ~ yay!

And by the way, my girls are very happy that it is Sunny today ~

Maybe we'll let them out for a romp around the yard ~

I think they want to play ~

Momma bunny has been visiting our yard too ~

She's very friendly and doesn't mind a bit that I am outside with her ~

Chico's ready to play too ~ Come on Chico let's go outside and plant some seeds ~

It's finally sunny out ~ Enjoy your day ~!

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

We have Easter Bunnies ~!

Happy Easter my friends ~

The table is set ~

The flowers are beautiful ~

We are ready for a wonderful Easter dinner with our family

By the way ~ we have Easter Bunnies~!

Mr. Vintage and I have been working hard trying to get the gardens cleaned out after this long long hard winter ~

Plants are starting to pop

including my poppies ~       ;-)

Well, we got to the back part of our garden and we discovered a little bit of fluff ~

Momma bunny has a nest in our garden ~ shhhh ~ the babies are sleeping.  We just could not disturb this nest ~ so I guess that part of the garden will wait a couple of weeks until the babies are big enough to move around.

Yes, we do have Easter Bunnies ~  we'll let them rest ~

I hope all of you have a Happy and safe Easter with family and friends

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

Please join me

Hello my friends ~

This morning we awoke to find another snow storm brewing ~

I stayed home from work today.  It was just unsafe to go ~ so now that I am at home, would you care to join me?

I have tea ready ~ nice and hot ~

Come and sit ~ relax  ~

Would you care for a chocolate?

They are delicious ~ I picked these up at Golden Chocolates ~ ;-)

A little bird would help this little tea party.  We can talk of Spring, the birds singing, the flowers blooming and the sun shining ~ ahhhhhh ~

Thank you for joining me for tea today.  I am dreaming of Spring.  I think I will order my seeds for my vegetable garden...

What are you doing today? 

Can't wait to hear from you

(((Hugs)))

Marianne