New Favorite Place

Cantaloupe juice with mint. So delicious and refreshing. It was nice and thick like slush. I am going to try to make this at home in my Cuisinart. Just wonderful!

Wish I had one this morning.

I went out to lunch yesterday with my friend Kelly. We went to The Artist Baker in Morristown where everything was made from scratch. I should have purchased these scones for my breakfast this morning but sadly, I did not. Kale with Cheddar Cheese! Sounds delicious too.

Oak leaf hydrangea at A Friend's Home

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Oak leaf hydrangea at the home of my friend. She has so many of these lovely native shrubs and they are all simply covered with cone-shaped flower heads. Do want!

#oakleafhydrangea #nativeshrubs #thriving #loadedwithblooms #ig #floweringshrub #hydrangea

Large antique zinc architectural urn.

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Large antique zinc architectural urn. Was once on the dormer of a grand building in Newark New Jersey. 

#antique #architectural #salvage #zinc #urn #mine #historicalbuilding #ig #njhistory

Fabric Wall Covering + A Brass Wallswitch

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Wonderful fabric wall covering. 

Leaf Detail

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Love the raised vein pattern on the back of this leaf. Mother Nature is the best designer. 

Nice Summer Sky after Sunset

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Sky with nice clouds after sunset.
#sunset #viewfrommybalcony #summersky #scenicnj #goodnight #ig #clouds

Smoothie in a bowl.

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Smoothie in a bowl. Too lazy to wash the blender this morning. It was delicious and very refreshing thanks to the frozen blueberries. 

#breakfast #unsmoothedsmoothie #ig #smoothie

Summer Cold

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I hab a subber code. 😷  So annoying. I forgot all about the neti pot until today. They say a cold peaks on day four. Wish me luck.

#summercold #netipot #himalayansalt #homeremedy #dayfour #itsworking #holistic #mybathroom #interiordesign #ig #feelbetteralready

Juvenile Bluebirds at My Birdbath

I took quite a few photos of these young bluebirds and decided to show you more.

I didn't know they were bluebirds at first. They visited this site the day before these photos were taken and there was a lot more water in the bowl. They were quite skittish testing the depth of the water to make sure they wouldn't drown. The next day they took the plunge after the sun had evaporated the water to their preferred depth. This was thrilling to watch. I hope these juveniles come back and I'm sure they will. Have a great Monday. xo

ENDEAVOUR Tonight, Season 3, PBS

I have already set my DVR.

Shaun Evans returns for a third season of the popular PBS series as the young Endeavour Morse, before his signature red Jaguar but with his deductive powers already running in high gear. In four new films, Endeavour must deal with the aftermath of the tragic events that left him languishing in prison, and his senior officer DI Fred Thursday (Roger Allam) with a life-threatening injury.

It's on tonight in my area 9:00-10:30. It is followed by a new 30-minute series called THE TUNNEL. It's about British and French detectives brought together after a body is discovered in the Channel Tunnel. I set my recorded for that too! Finally something to watch. So happy.

Bridle Path Adjacent to My Cottage

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Newly mown bridle path. Tell your horse. I helped earlier in the year by chopping down countless multi flora bushes. 

Juvenile bluebirds at Birdbath

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Juvenile bluebirds return for a drink and a bath. Hatched at my cottage.

Great weekend weather! 🌞☀️🌞

My Saturday Morning Instagram post.
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Happy Saturday. Great weekend weather! 🌞☀️🌞

All the peonies are gone.

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All the peonies are gone. Missing them a lot. #fbf #flashbackfriday #peonies #mycottage #ig

Wonderful Fireplace Treatment

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Fine woodworking around this fireplace.

#fireplace #mantel ##finewoodworking #interiordesign #realestate #openhouse #ig #giantacorns #moulding #raisedpanel #geese #firescreen #architectural #elements

Painted Porch Floor

You know how much I love a painted floor and this one is exceptional! Happy Friday. This would be a nice place to wile away the weekend, wouldn't it? My life has been devoted lately to weeding, weeding, and more weeding. My birds are wonderful this year and I've been pulling weeds by hand. I don't spray and my gravel driveway is looking better. See you later. xo

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Back View of House w/ Garden Shed

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This is the back of the main house looking toward the garden shed. Front view is gorgeous too. #realestate #newvernon #hardingtownship #nj #weichert #myoffice #countryestate #zipcode07976 #31acres #oldguard #farmland #ig

Wonderful Garden Shed

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Look inside said the garden shed. So I did. The house was amazing too.

#gardenshed #realtoropenhouse #love #gardening #dowant #ig #weichert #myoffice

Just a lovely geranium leaf. 🌱🍃🌿🍃🌱

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Just a lovely geranium leaf. 🌱🍃🌿🍃🌱

Rosemary topiaries in training. Learning from the mother plant. 🌱🌱🌱

Newly planted Rosemary root cuttings in old miniature cast iron urns getting some early morning sun on my balcony.

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Rosemary topiaries in training.
Learning from the mother plant. 🌱🌱🌱
#rosemary #cuttings #roots #startedinwater #free #topiary #ig