Poster Honoring Dogs and Cats

Isn't this a wonderful poster?

I found it on Pinterest.

Want one? Order here.

It's made of metal and is available 

framed or plain in several different sizes.

I am not selling this or making a commission, 

it's just something I found and wanted to share.

xo

Rhubarb Buckle with a Crumb Topping RECIPE

https://alexandracooks.com/2012/04/27/rhubarb-buckle-revisited/

Full post by the original author. Found on Pinterest.

This looks amazing and so easy.

Click HERE to read & print recipe with instructions.

See the ingredients below.

Happy Baking.

xo

White Peonies on Saturday Morning

My whites are making a comeback! Now you can see why I am so fond of them. Peony season is short but I still enjoy the deep green foliage after clipping back all the spent flowers.

What to do with peonies after blooming?

Only remove the spent blooms, and don't cut away any foliage (the plant will need those leaves to help build up flowers for next year). For herbaceous peonies, you can cut the whole plant to the ground after a fall frost has killed off the foliage. In the spring new growth will appear from the roots. xo

Red Peony Still Asleep

I like my red peonies best in the mornings before they open up again when they wake up. Happy Friday. xo

Cut Paper Video + First Home Pedicure

Watch this cut paper collage of dogs 

by Tracey English in an action-filled video.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/833236368571847472/

See all of her creations on her Pinterest page:

https://www.pinterest.com/traceyenglish/_created/

The concentration on her face made me laugh.

xo

Peony Fever

All of my peonies are opening at once. Usually my white ones are first followed by red and pinks are always last. My white ones are getting squeezed out and I might have to move them. I tried doing it last year but they seem to be cemented in. Will try again when I cut them back.

These are my favorites.

I mowed the front today in this COOL weather (66° at 5pm). I can hardly believe I had my central air on all day yesterday. I guess the peonies are confused too. I'm not complaining about nice weather for working outside. xo

Two Home Repair Photos in My Cottage

This is a partial photo of the full bath on my lower level. My handman had to totally demolish and replace the sheetrock on the soffit above the sink. It was water damaged due to a roof leak. It was on-the-job training for my young handyman but he did an amazing repair. One coat of paint was all it took for complete coverage and I couldn't be more pleased. This bathroom has a big walk-in shower, and a window. I kept the original toilet from the 1930s too. There are white marble tiles on the floor and plain white porcelain tiles on the inside of the shower. The door you see reflected in the mirror is the front of the batten door that was fully opened for this photo.

My guest room/dressing room is back in order again after some badly peeling plaster wall repair and the ceiling vent back in place. I turned on my central air for the first time this morning because it's going to be 94° today. It might be my imagination, but it seems to be more effective with the addition of the louvered fins behind the duct cover(s) throughout the first floor. I am still organizing and spring cleaning but the end is in sight. The month of May certainly zoomed by, didn't it? xo