Off To The Beach

We went to our friends house on the lake last Sunday.  It was the annual Memorial Day kickoff to summer, and boy did the weather cooperate!  We don't often get to enjoy real summer weather in May, but with the thermometer approaching 90 degrees, I felt the need to bring something really summery.  I decided to try a new recipe for a lemon-berry tart.  It's the first tart I have ever made, but I think it turned out pretty good.  And it tasted even better than it looked! 

Spring Blooms

Now that my yard is in shape, I am able to enjoy it from the inside as well as out.  I have a few spots of color strategically placed so I get a nice view as I pass by the windows.  I put a pot of pansies on the new table in my front patio area.  (The peonies are beginning to bloom just beyond the wall, too)

And we hung a pot of bright red begonias outside the den window

It sure brightens up the house

Time To Catch Up

Last night the Hubs asked me if I had been blogging recently.  I knew it hadn't been "recently", but I was a bit surprised to see how long it has been since my last post.  Time to catch up.  Since the last time I posted, I have been on vacation (the annual Myrtle Beach trip).   I golfed great, and had a wonderful, relaxing time.  The day before we left, I went for a walk on the beach in softer-than-normal sand.  I seem to have wrenched my knee, and have now been limping for a couple weeks.  These old bones aren't what they used to be!
Regardless, it is spring, and time to get the yard in shape.  So, we pulled weeds and prepped beds.  But, we both agreed it was time to pay someone else to spread the mulch this year.  Then we went out for our annual flower purchase, and went a little crazy.  My garage is now hung with bags of geraniums, and there are various baskets of color around the yard.  Beautiful!
Last weekend (while the Hubs was out golfing), I decided to wash all the inside windows and screens.  It took several hours to finish, and all those trips up and down the stepladder were no help to my knee at all.  I think I am now ready for another vacation...