I'm trying to think only pleasant thoughts while my kitchen looks like a train wreck during this remodeling project. The refrigerator is in the dining room, along with the old kitchen island, the dinnerware and cooking pots, the eating and cooking utensils. The worst is yet to come, because the stove top and oven and also the microwave are still intact and usable. Oh, mercy.
Anyway, to keep myself from doing something drastic, I'm focusing on pleasant thoughts, like our drive up to Wiscasset on Sunday. We went to
Montsweag Flea Market, which is a favorite haunt of ours each summer, then drove up to
Wiscasset village for lunch at
Sarah's.
We sat on the restaurant's deck overlooking the Sheepscot River to enjoy our meal. Lobster rolls and a cup of haddock chowder were the special of the day, for $16.99, and that's what we both ordered. Delicious, and plenty of it.
Meanwhile, back home, the lady slippers are in bloom. The little patch I keep an eye on each years has its usual seven flowers in bloom. A new home has been built next to this patch, so I've taken it upon myself to announce to the new home owners, "LADY SLIPPERS ARE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES IN MAINE. IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO PICK THEM." Not very subtle, perhaps, but I'd hate to see those lady slippers die out.
I spotted this Lady's Mantle in my flower garden a few minutes ago. Last night's showers left tiny raindrop jewels along the edge of each leaf. You can double-click the photo to enlarge it, if you'd like.
My irises are beginning to come into bloom. I love the beauty of the irises.
As you can see from my header photo, the Jack-in-the-pulpits are also in bloom. We have a large patch of them in the field on the left edge of our property.
So that's the beauty along the Maine coast and in my own neighborhood. Inside my home I'm serenaded by the sound of hammers, saws, power staplers, and the like. I try to focus on the finished product, but right now that seems very far away.
It helped that I was working when we remodeled our kitchen. At least I didn't have to deal with it during the day. Poor Bob, he was home.
ReplyDeleteHi Jean...Hope that train get back on track soon LOL!!
ReplyDeleteGood for you for you telling those new neighbors about the slippers.....I bet you put the fear of God into them ; } If not just slap there hands if the flowers come up missing!!
I have a wild yellow one at the edge of the woods in back, and the deer ate the flowers, so I am watching them pretty careful...
Sarah's a great little place to stop, and that flea market is a good one!!
Yup!! nothing like good old Maine!!
Grace
I hear you, our office stuff is stacked in my dining room as we are getting new carpeting for the computer room next week...
ReplyDeleteJack-in-the-pulpits and lady slippers, oh my! How fortunate you are to have these very special plants nearby. I used to find lady slippers in the woods when I was a child, but I fear they are long gone.
ReplyDeleteAnd I do love the way rain drops bejewel ladies mantle.
I love kitchen remodels! I can't wait to see your pictures when you're done.
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