Cottage Days

I have not fallen off the face of the earth...just lots of "stuff" going on.  I thought I'd share a few pics of the trio hanging around.  It has been so oppressive outside that we prefer being in the A/C but when we do venture out...here is a few pics of today.  

Juliet wants nothing to do with the camera and spends ALL of her time searching for toads and chippies!

Romey was sunning himself...for a brief moment!

Chloe just wants "IN"!!

Fourth of July Recap!

It was a rather quiet Fourth of July celebration for us this year...Just Ben and I and the pups.  Thought you might like to see a few photos of our night!

It Is Transition Time!

It seems as if each year, the summer becomes shorter than the last!!

I am in the midst of transitioning from the cottage back home which requires a significant amount of time and energy.  So, if anyone has been wondering where we have been...we are right here!!

The girls (and Romey) are not too happy that we will be heading back home.  They really love it here and it is much easier for them...they don't have to walk up and down several sets of stairs just to go out to potty!  I can relate...it is much easier on my knees!!

The weather has been absolutely spectacular around here lately...temps in the 80's and sunny...pretty much unheard of here in Northern NY in late September! I am NOT complaining.  I am enjoying every single minute of it.  Fall is such a beautiful season.  The leaves have not changed much here probably because of the warm temps.  Even at night, it is not getting down low enough for the leaves to change.  I suspect we will notice more next week.

Here's to another couple of really NICE weather days!!  Happy Thursday!

Why Is It...

Why is it that everyone is so bummed out about the fact that Labor Day Weekend has now passed us by and that summer is officially over?????

 I LOVE Fall. It is my most FAVORITE season of the entire year!!

I love the cooler nights and warm, sunny days and the colors of the leaves here are just gorgeous in the North Country. I actually look forward to the kids going back to school, and the number of campers is significantly reduced! There's an RV Resort at the end of my road.   The Resort opened several years ago and it is VERY busy!! It used to be that I could walk the dogs and not even see a car. Now, I am quite lucky not to get run off the road or run over by a HUGE RV. Now, I don't have anything against RV's of course because we have one...but. I do believe that pedestrians have the right of way??

Even when I am riding my scooter, I have had to pull OFF the road to get out of the way to avoid being struck by one of those monsters!! 

Now ... let me just explaiin to you...that all of the pics above are what our area in Northern NY NORMALLY looks like...but this year it is very different!  *We are only about 30 miles away from Canada!

Do you see how GREEN everything is???  It was 80 outside today!!  In fact it is supposed to be close to that for the next week or so!  

I am in packing mode...trying to get ready to head back home.  This was a very strange summer.  It was also very short as we didn't actually open this place until July 4th weekend!

I am going to enjoy my FALL solitude...every single minute of it!!

Let the snowbirds head south!!

Caturday Art: The Romeo Edition

We are joining Athena the Cat Goddess today for the Caturday Art Blog Hop!  

We have used the Prisma App on the iPad for this effect...featuring Romeo!

Celebrating Pet Hydration with #PetSafe

PetSafe^® raises awareness of proper pet hydration throughout July

Just a reminder to make sure that your pets are drinking LOTS of water during these hot summer days!

Stay tuned right here for more in-depth information on keeping our pets hydrated!

Seeing Beautiful -- My Neighborhood Today

I see beauty every single day in my neighborhood...enjoy!

Wordless Wednesday: The Cottage Edition

When It Snows...

We are fortunate this year in that we did not get the amounts of snow that we normally get!  There are many people complaining because they didn't get to ski as much as they would like.  I am SO ready for winter to be done and over with.  

I am ready to get out of here and in to a place with Palm Trees and Sunshine! 

Ben went to check on the cottage and found that things are looking good this year, so far.  Which is a very good thing.

These photos were taken a couple of years ago when we had to go shovel off the roof!

Sure am glad we don't have to do that very much!!