What's new?

Or should I say just new to me, but really kinda old. I have been looking for an old sled. I can't wait to put some greens and an old pair of skates on it for the holidays. Now about the old door. The man who helped me get it in the car said, lady I can make you a much better, brand new one if you like...I guess he didn't understand that I loved it because it was old. When I tried to explain he just kind of looked at me funny.

This is the other new addition to our home. This is Tala, my grandpuppy. She is 10 months old and staying here with her Mom until they can get on their feet again. Oh my, what a huge change this is for us.

Fall is in the air

The sunflowers are smiling as the season comes to an end. The tomatoes are ripe and the plants are going by. I have started to get out my harvest decorations. I just seem to be moving so slowly this year. I thought the nip in the air this morning would get me in the mood, but it didn't. I am not quite sure what is going on with me these days....but I don't like it.

I will be back with some more fall decorations if the mood hits, if not, oh well, maybe Christmas?

Happy Labor Day weekend.

So what did you all do this weekend? We had a quiet weekend here for the most part. The last two weeks have been really crazy. Our youngest child has moved back home for a while and along with her came her 10 month old Husky pup. The pup is a beauty for sure, but there has not been a dog in our home for 20 years. I am so NOT prepared for this. My poor 8 and 9 year old cats have been terrorized to say the least. Well our daughter and her dog went to visit with a friend for the weekend and so the kitties were happy and content and we relaxed a bit. It is hard for all of us to adjust to living together again after so many years.

Well on Saturday night we went to a quaint little restaurant in Fairhaven called Elizabeths. We had a meal to die for and some great martinis too. I had scallops on a bed of greens that were so fresh and just so wonderful. Topped with shoestring sweet potato fries. Sorry no pictures. Hubby had salmon on flavorful rice with cucumber salsa on top. More fresh greens here too. It was the perfect night for a ride. We went in our Austin Healy. Top down, warm breezes, perfect!

Then on Sunday a morning of yard and pool work and then it looked like rain so we went up to Holliston MA to Jackie's Primitives. It did indeed rain. Poured and by the time we get there it is almost closing time, only 1/2 hour....but Jackie being the wonderful person she is stayed a bit late.

Now I got some nice stoneware, a yellow ware bowl, a brown jug and best of all an old wheelbarrow. I have been looking for a while and this was the one, I fell in love.

 By the time we got home it was too late to go get what I had in mind to fill the wheelbarrow so instead we made homemade pizza and cooked it on the grill.

Ok, so no cooked pictures, I am slipping, it was so good and we were hungry I just forgot to take pictures.

Now it is Monday and we get up and do a bit more yard work and then I say to hubby, let's go for a ride and pick up a couple mums for the wheelbarrow. Sooooooo.......

 Now you are limited as to what you can put in this car, so I only got what I really needed.

 Home again. You can see we did not even put the rakes away. One of my kitties looking to see what we have and make sure the Dog wasn't here.

So here she sits filled and in the front yard. I just love her. I can't wait until those mums open up and it has some more pumpkins around it. I need to remember it is only Sept. 3rd.

So we needed a bit of Fall at The Country Nest and the best is still yet to be :)

Some pretty eyecandy

The other day I was just sitting trying to come up with a new post. I am feeling like all I do is work these days and my home could use a bit of attention. Of course I water my plants and clean, shop and do laundry...but tweaking. I guess I need the time because it brings me pleasure. I was flipping through my pictures and found some of a home I sold several years back. It has been a personal favorite of mine for a long time, just like the people who lived there. After and during the business deal we became close and my friend Laura has become a very dear friend of mine. So let me share her very inspiring home. Her old home....the new one is just as wonderful, but I haven't taken any pictures there, yet.

                                Hope you all enjoyed the tour! I loved showing and selling this home.
I am thinking about stopping this blog due to lack of comments. I don't think I have what it takes to bring in the comments. I may come up with a couple more posts and then sign off.

I took a day off from work...

..and I had the best day. I got up and had my coffee while sitting on the deck looking out over the yard and at the gardens. Black eyed susans are in bloom along with double tiger lilies, turban lilies, gladiolas, zinnias, oriental lilies, purple cone flower and my beautiful day lilies. I had taken a trip to Tranquil Lake Nursery on Sunday and picked up 6 new day lilies. I have been going there for years. I should have taken pictures the fields in bloom are so beautiful and fragrant. So anyway I decide I am putting on my garden clothes, no makeup and just staying in the garden for the day.( for me this is a real treat with my job it is hard to take a day off) I have gardens that need to be reworked and slug plants that need to be removed.

Years ago I would take any plant that anyone was giving away....not always the best idea. Sometimes a wonderful idea. Anyways I have some great plants with some great memories of some wonderful people. Then I have some plants slugs that I really need to clean out and get rid of. So I started to dig up a area of the garden that I wanted to plant some of the new day lilies. They won't look like much this year, but ohhhh, next year will be beautiful.

 This is my favorite it is called "almost a miracle" I loved this right away!

 My next favorite is "Scarlet Prince" another favorite and I put these two together in the area I reworked along with "Henry Baker" which has no blooms, but was a creamy white. I can't wait to see them next year.

 This is "stoplight" very different and spidery looking

Then there was "Adela" a true melon colored beauty....

 This is "Baruch" a large sunny yellow long time bloomer.

This is "Christmas Wreath"

 These are some of my favorites in bloom right now and I have not always kept track of the names. I am working on this now, going back over notes and such. I need to keep better records. When my garden club friends come over they ask the names and I am tired of saying Oh, ah, I don't know.

 Cleaning out and potting some keepers up. I hand these off the friends, The summer phlox are stunning and smell so clove like sweet, but alas I have too many.

 This is my cleaned and finished corner.

Now I start here....maybe is a couple days because Aleve has become my new best friend.

I don't normally share....

but this was just too cute. My work is what I don't share, but when I took this listing the other day. I couldn't resist some non real estate pictures.

 Look at this face, she is skiddish and won't let you too close. I loved how she was peaking and looking to see what I would do next.

 There are several alpacas making this place home. Each face is different.

 As I was leaving this deer was just standing there.

 Pretty pond with lilies.

Now here is a little peek. How about this kitchen?

Just returning from

BERMUDA!

 Crystal Caves were amazing.

 Look at this tree.

I love that there were roosters and chickens roaming around everywhere we went.

I am so happy to be home! All in all there is no place like home.