A WEEKEND OF GOOD DAYS...

I know 

you all think you have seen 

this picture many times before.

 You haven't. 

 This is a brand new one.

 This is the view I see 

every morning with my 

first cup of coffee. 

 It is how I judge my day. 

 And, I know,

 any day when the sun shines 

through the lace curtains, 

is going to be 

a good day!

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FRIDAY

Last summer,

 we put the finishing touches on

 the screened porch.

  Do you remember

 the table and chairs

 that we used there?...

...and did you notice

 that same table and chairs 

is now being used 

in the kitchen?

I loved the rustic look

 they added to the porch,

 but they were never intended

 to be there for very long. 

 We knew that when winter set in

 they would survive 

much better indoors...

...and now

 the rustic look is a plus

for the farmhouse kitchen.

We found this cute little bistro set 

for the screened porch. 

 It will weather much better here 

and is just the right size 

for a table for two.

 In a couple of more weeks,

 we will be getting the

 porch and the Secret Garden 

ready for summer 

and I can't wait.

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SATURDAY

Our Farmer's Market 

has opened for the season and,

 even though it seems a bit early to me, 

I thought I might find 

some flowers to brighten 

up the Cottage. 

 Nary a one was to be found,

 so I did the next best thing.

  I fashioned a bouquet

 out of an arm full of

Swiss chard.

Not only 

did it make a 

pretty arrangement...

...it was also

 darn tasty.

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SUNDAY

The Captain loves sandwiches. 

 He loves to make them 

and he loves to eat them. 

 Every so often he will say,

 "I'm cooking tonight" 

and there is no question 

there will be 

sandwiches

 on the menu.

His favorite place is 

Jack's Urban Eats. 

 They cook a fresh turkey every day

 (usually, more than one) 

and make the best 

turkey and cranberry sandwich around 

to which my photography 

does not do justice. 

 We split a sandwich 

and with a salad on the side, 

it makes a 

filling and good meal.

This particular day 

we had company for dinner.

 Jack's is built on the edge

 of a lagoon 

and this proud mama 

brought her sweet babies over 

to search for any leftovers. 

 It was so cute 

to see her strolling along

 with other customers 

on their way to the patio seating.

 I wasn't fast enough 

to get photos of that 

but she would have looked right at home

 with a little bonnet on

 just like she was going shopping.

 I wonder 

if you noticed 

that I had no problem 

eating yet another sandwich?

 How could I not be happy

 when the payoff is...

...it just so happens 

that my favorite place in the world 

and Jack's 

are both in the

 same shopping center.

Just a little hint 

of some goodies 

I found.

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We had more 

of those pesky April showers 

on Sunday night...

"Rain is grace;

Rain is the sky condescending to the earth;

Without rain, there would be no life."

John Updike

...and that is proof 

that the May flowers 

will soon

 follow.

I would like to thank Linda 

for featuring my post from last week

 on Dishing It & Digging It Link Party.

  

It is always such an honor 

to be chosen as a feature on one of these great parties.

 Thanks so much, Linda.

...Judy...

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