Lovely live charming bells that delight the eye at Rose Cottage Bakery 2.   They are simply lovely and add to the beauty of summer in Maine.

I have never gotten this on two tries.   Had three correct letters in the first one and went from there.   First time for everything!

Marching through the grocery store I run across this apple sitting on the counter ledge.   Someone had several bites of an apple before leaving it, probably because his/her/their caretaker was not watching over them.   I got the camera out thinking this would be a wonderful blog photo and the stories we can create from it would be SPECTACULAR!    Writing ideas appear everywhere.  

A Monday trip into Camden on a fog-ridden day was just perfect.   I had to pull over a watch those Belted Galloways enjoying the green grasses with yellow spotted flowers all over the place.   A little bit of heaven, I'd say!

Leon stopped by Shaw's and came home with this carrot cake.    
​I want to tell you something.

It tasted nothing like Megan's!    She knows how much I love carrot cake and saved a piece for me.   Leon brought it into the house and the forks were ready because we know how wonderful it it.   There is simply nothing like it.   Such a treasured sweet that she creates.    It will always be the best carrot cake ever.
ROSE COTTAGE BAKERY 2 opens on Saturday, May  28th!
That's right where we will be.

Doesn't this say it all?    MOM WANTS PLANTS!    From the big crowd of people and the huge supply of plants - won't be difficult fulfill this request.

My cell phone rings.   There is a text message.    I go to read the it:   "Happy Easter!!!  The Easter Bunny left something at your door".    
​Going out on the front porch I find this.  

Michelle, this will be eaten each evening for dessert, one bite at a time.  
Love YOU for the Easter surprise.

A new house is being built one block away from us with a big red bow around it!

I'd say that is one great birthday surprise for someone very special.

 Will you look at this?   I come back from the gym and Spencer greets me in the garage.   As I go into the master closet to change clothes, I come back into the bedroom and there he is lounging on the sheets of our changed bed.   He must have thought it was time for a nap or just wanted to be near us.   He such a good big boy!

 This fabulous painting screams pure beauty.   I am practicing doing something equal to this in watercolors and acrylics.   We'll see how this all works out
​with these bright colors and a beginning artist.