WREATHMAKER

Time once again to flaunt our flowers. There is a faint touch of fall in the air, and flowers are getting a bit bedraggled. Here is a view of our little pond. Lime green hydrangea, perfect right now...love it! Double pink petunias Fall mums in copper More dahlias. They are so prolific! So head over to Tootsies place , and see more flowers.

Kathleen has invited us to Part II of Let There Be White Tablesetting Party.. Everyone is invited..set with white dishes and one other color for linens etc... My table setting includes wite and blue, two of my favorite colours: The main white china is Royal Worcester Gold Chantilly. I purchased the blue and white napkins at a garage sale ..$7.00 for a set of one tablecloth, 4 large napkins, and 4 luncheon napkins. The glasses are Fostoria, I think. I changed the center arrangement  for this photo. Here is the link to this happening: http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/2009/08/let-there-be-white-part-ii.html

I love making tags, and often set up my table in the basement and dabble with my glue, paper, and ribbon. Click on the mosaic to enlarge it. This is my contribution to Mary's Mosaic Monday. I am always amazed at the lovely mosaics over there. Thanks, Mary ! http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/

Daylight hours are getting shorter now. Here are a couple photos of the front of our little house after sunset.

An endless summer hydrangea, second year Tootsie, at http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/2009/08/fertilizer-friday-flaunt-your-flowers_20.html is hosting the weekly flower flaunting event. It is so much fun to see flowers from a variety of climates. Here is what is blooming in our garden this week: A rabbit, enjoying silver toned plants: A view of the back garden: Dahlias This is a nice compact plant, but I can't remember it's name. I 'll plant it again, as it is very reliable.

We took 2 grandchildren to Birds Hill park this morning!). We saw a couple of "fairy rings" and lots of mushrooms. Chokecherries are very plentiful this year. Goldenrod is abundant Due to our rainy summer, the evergreens have done very well. This man made hill was built in 1984 for the visit of the Pope.

Just some touches of pink in the bathroom this week...

Mary, at :http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/2009/08/mosaic-monday-my-special-space.html is hosting a weekly feast for the eyes. My mosaic shows some of my collection of blue and white plates.

No arranging...just plunked them in a vase!

Today is Mosaic Monday, and my contribution is a montage of white...somehow the warm weather we now have inspires me to think of all things white. I did include a photo of our garden in winter (just to remind me!). I have switched out the china in the cabinet to white for now. It will likely change again in September. I also included a shot of some of the 600 perogies we made for our family reunion. Head on over to Mary's and check out many other mosaics on this fine Monday. http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/2009/08/mosaic-monday-summertime.html

The summer is flying by so quickly, and the garden shows it! Every week new blooms emerge. Tootsie is the host of this weekly event, and her flowers can't be beat! There are some other beautiful posts on this subject, so head over there. http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/2009/08/fertilizer-friday-flaunt-your-flowers.html Here is a shot of our deck right now. Monarda is blooming this week Lysianthis is such a pleasing flower Here is my herb pot, handy to the back door, for snipping a few sprigs.