Cottage colors Party ~red/white/blue

What a wonderful color combo for summmer! The party is on over at Etsy Cottage Style blog

This month is red-white-blue. Here are a few of my faves for summer past and present!

vintage tablecloth tote

Porch pillow sham fashioned from a kitchen towel

oven dress kitchen towel

tag sale find last summer

William Shakespeare rose

Double Mock Orange

tiny blue blooms from spring...sorry I could not find a blue summer flower:(

Preview.....summer re-purpose projects

Getting my rear in gear the last few weeks to get some of the re-purpose projects on my list done. I thought I would share a preview.  One of my fave things to do during the dog daze of summer, is sitting out on the patio giving new life and a new purpose to these cast offs....So stay tuned I will reveal them as I get them completed....

Here are the before pics....

lamp base

wood box

Cane seat chair

copper silver plate

Silver plate  vanity set and crystal decanter

I am almost done with a couple of them, in fact maybe a couple of them this weekend will be the revealed:)

The perfect summer breakfast...

Yes, this my favorite summer breakfast fare. Nothing fancy, but quick easy, fresh and local. So I pretty much am addicted to Chobani Greek yogurt now and have it for breakfast at least 4-5 times a week. But the summer brings a bounty of fresh local fruit and I snagged my first lot of raspberries. So I snapped a pic, and am sharing this less than 300 calorie sweet and oh so good for you recipe that has endless possibilities.

6 ounces non fat Greek yogurt

(Chobani brand for sure)

2 packets Splenda

1/2 cup fresh raspberries

1 tablespoon granola

You can substitute Vanilla yogurt, but use only 1 packet Splenda.

the options are endless with your fruit---always use fresh and local in the summer--can't wait for the local peaches...

taming Miss Mock Orange

Quite a beaut, huh?

But  HUGE Miss Mock Orange has to be tamed. I let her show her glory this year She has gotten so wild, she needs to be tamed.

She looks quite nice as you walk to the fence on the left, you see her~(Sally Holmes Rose at the right)

..her scent fills the neighborhood...

 

but....

when you get to the other side of the fence, you see how out of control she is....

so Miss Mock Orange is getting a severe haircut. There is a lot of growth on the bottom, so she won't mind and neither will I. But I must say, she did give one heck of show this summer:)

oh, her real name is  Philadelphus 

in case you were wondering....

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