It's been a while, hasn't it? I'm so happy to be back to blogging, even though things are still chaotic in our 'new' home. After the 14 hour move, the heat wave struck, and, since we don't have AC, it was too hot and humid to work very long at a time. We took things slowly...........
But, gradually, things are becoming a little more organized. Good thing, too, because my friend Shirley is coming for a visit!
So, here's a little pic of our cute little bungalow, and some shots of the back garden.
I love to sit out on the patio and enjoy a cup of tea or a meal
there are flowers in the back gardens, though they are overgrown and full of bindweed
this beauty was the last bud to flower on a lone plant
hostas! I love hostas!
this back gate leads to a walking/cycling path
we are seconds away from a large park, too.
DS and DDIL can ride their bikes here in ten minutes! It's downhill on their return, and it takes just 5 minutes!
It's so nice to be closer to family.
We live on a lovely little court, with very nice, friendly neighbours, and, though we're in the city, this is a quiet little spot. I love it!
Have I been stitching? Yes, a little bit.
If you're interested, you can see what I've been creating with needle and thread here and here, too.
Hope you have some time for creating this week.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
But, gradually, things are becoming a little more organized. Good thing, too, because my friend Shirley is coming for a visit!
So, here's a little pic of our cute little bungalow, and some shots of the back garden.
we are seconds away from a large park, too.
DS and DDIL can ride their bikes here in ten minutes! It's downhill on their return, and it takes just 5 minutes!
It's so nice to be closer to family.
We live on a lovely little court, with very nice, friendly neighbours, and, though we're in the city, this is a quiet little spot. I love it!
Have I been stitching? Yes, a little bit.
If you're interested, you can see what I've been creating with needle and thread here and here, too.
Hope you have some time for creating this week.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
Congratulations! You did it and it looks FABULOUS! Sweet garden, lovely bungalow - just perfect.
ReplyDeleteLots of luck, good health and great happiness to you and your family as you enter your new life in the city!
Hugs and best wishes,
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Thanks so much, Fox!
DeleteLuv your new little home Suz. It looks like a small piece of heaven. Can't wait to come up and visit with you and have 'tea'. And the flowers ..... Oh! Oh!
DeleteCongratulations - you have picked the perfect spot - enjoy
Luv from Barb - (your old school chum)
Hi City Girl Sue, I love your back garden and I am sure it wont be long before you place your own personality on the gardens. How lovely for you to be so close to family.
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I love the garden, too, Shirl, and try to escape to it for a little time every day.......I brought some of my favourite rocks to place in the garden beds........Thanks
DeleteEverything looks so nice to totally did nothing with my garden this year, and this makes me feel guilty. I have a blog if you care to check it out sometime it's called Carollyn's tatting blog. I love your quilt block, and purple cone flowers so nice and lots of these come back every year!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mad! The gardens entice me daily, and soon I hope to sit outside to do some stitching, surrounded by the flowers and the birds......
DeleteOh Suz this is charming! Such a great place with flowers and hostas already growing and blooming. How great to be closer to family. Your house is charming and with your tender loving care it will feel like home in no time. Thank you for sharing the photos. Settle in dear and enjoy your new space...
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry. I think I fell in love with the house at first sight....there's a little front patio where I can sit and read or stitch, but I'm hidden by the plants......and the back gardens captivated me, too. The greenspace out back was an added delight. I'm sure we'll enjoy putting our stamp on our new home.
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You new house looks great Suz! Yay..you have a garden too..Lovely flowers and it's good to see you back...I'll miss your lake pictures :(
ReplyDeleteI shall miss the lake, too, Anita. Infact, we really missed it the first week when we had that heat wave! It was a beautiful and tranquil spot, but I think we've found our own tranquility in our new home and garden in the middle of the city. Conveniences are just around the corner, but we have our own quiet oasis here. Have a great week!
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Your new place looks absolutely lovely - I'll bet you are having fun settling in and getting things just the way you like them.
ReplyDeleteWell, MA, it'll take some time to get things the way we'd like, but it is fun having a clean slate, sort of, to fill. We'll get it together eventually. Thanks.
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Lots to do in the garden, looks like a lovely place to live, enjoy.
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I am sure you will be very happy here, the house looks lovely and a well established garden even if it needs some weeding! So good to have your family near, will you be cycling to see them too? Wonder if you have a sewing room where you can spread out and make all your lovely creations
ReplyDeleteMargaret, I have a bad knee, so I do the stationary bicycle, so far. ;-) I'm working on setting up my 'studio". Have a good day.
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How lovely to be settled again Suz. I love your cute house.Lots of scope for gardening, and so close to a park.All the advantages of a city, yet quiet and secluded!
ReplyDeleteThat's it exactly, Judy! All the conveniences, but our own little sanctuary. I look forward to pottering in my new gardens. Happy days!
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I'm glad your move went well. It is certainly hard to believe you are in the city, a real haven. Beautiful stitching.
ReplyDeleteYes, a haven in the city, Maggi! So far we're not finding it noisy or intrusive, so that's good. Thanks, and have a great week.
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Your new home looks charming, and so nice to have all those flowers waiting for you. Great to be close to a park too. I wish you every happiness there.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Janet! I'm sure it will be so. Enjoy your walks.
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Your new home is so lovely, and all those beautiful hosta plants...they are one of my favorite plants for a garden...hope you get fully settled in soon...
ReplyDeleteWendy we share a love for hostas: they have appeared in numbers in every garden that I've had for more than a season. I think it will take some time before we are settled as we had to remove all the carpeting in the basement, then DH put in a new kitchen tap, and then put in central vac. So among the unpacking, there is ripping open wall pieces to install, then plastering them over........In a few days, I'll be able to paint, and then I can put my studio closet back together....it was really the only area in the studio I had organized before we decided to install the CV......figures....lol
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Looks like you have a beautiful retreat there. How wonderful to be close to family as well - what a bonus. Your stitching looks as good as ever. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Robin! I think and hope it'll be a wonderful retreat for us for many years.
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Your new home looks beautiful and what a lovely garden, I am sure you will your magic and the weeds will disappear, it's nice to be near a city yet be able to sit surrounded with greenery.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will be very happy in your new home.
Margaret
Thank you for your kind wishes, Margaret. Wish I had a magic wand for those weeds....... ;-)
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Oh! I have been waiting for this post. I am so happy to have had a little tour of your new home. Will be able to picture you now. I am so glad you seem so settled already. Lovely for you to be nearer your son. Take care and rest and sew as well as work!!!!
ReplyDeleteI shall, Linda, thank you. My heart feels happy here, so I may be settled in spirit, even though the house is a total shambles. lol It will come together, and in the meantime, I shall play......
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Your new bungalow looks so sweet! I don't think I'll ever convince Dave to move back to town, but if I do I hope we can find a place as peaceful as yours seems to be.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't lived even close to a town for 38 years, so moving to the city was making us a little nervous. We were lucky though, to find this spot when we had such a narrow search window. So far, it doesn't feel like we're in a city, except for all the amenities! Thanks.
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I was just thinking last night, I should drop you a note to check in on you! Glad to read about your new home and to see all the photos. How nice to be located right on the biking path and so near those dear to you.
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Deb
Thanks Deb! I think we hit the jackpot with this one. Last night we walked part of the bike path to the local schoolyard. I think tonight we might take a walk in the opposite direction, if it stops raining.
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Congratulations on your new lovely home!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are back on blogging again ;)
Thanks, Marjolein! So far, I'm enjoying it, and it's fun to be back blogging again.
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What a lovely house and garden, Suz! I'm so happy for you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Starr! Me too! Luck was in our pocket when we found this spot!
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Good to see you again, your new home looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you Annet! It's good to be back.
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Dear Suz,
ReplyDeletecongratulations on your new and lovely adress- it looks so beautiful with all your flowers, and the all the greens.
So wonderful for you to be near your family!!! I wish I was that too!!
Hugs from Dorthe -and xx
Thanks Dorthe. It is so nice to be closer to family after all these years of living in the boonies. I shall enjoy the greenery and the flowers. Have a great week.
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Beautiful new home! Yay! I love that you've got such a pretty area to take breakfast or have a spot of tea! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise! I love that little patio, and I hope next week to be painting there with my friend Shirl, and eating lunch, and having tea, and...... ;-D
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You did experience a dream many have had (myself included) of having waterfront property, for all those years, although I admit that i would have felt a little isolated there, especially in winter. I'd love to have a place in Erie, overlooking the huge lake, but still near to the modern conveniences! I'm so glad you have all those photos on your blog, because I loved looking at Turte Island! Apparently you kind of had an exclusive view of 'him!' However, I'm so glad you're near your family now, in a delightful place! I also continue to be amazed and impressed with your beautiful stitching!
ReplyDeleteKathy, I think a place in Erie would be nice (and without the isolation we experienced). Waterfront property is wonderful, but it does seem to come at a price.......
DeleteWe've had many wonderful times at the lake and on Turtle Island, especially family holiday times.They have become delightful memories.
Now we've found a cute little spot with lots of privacy and green space, and all the conveniences close to hand. I don't have to battle bugs, either.....lol!.....working in the gardens. Life is good. Being closer to our family and friends makes it even better.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments.
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Second try, the first vaporized. Glad to see you semi-settled and stitching again! And so happy to hear that you have a garden, too; you will have it whipped into shape in no time. Looks like there's good stuff there already, except for that pesky bindweed. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy, I was trying to put my stitching aside until I got everything settled, but I think I needed to find that calm that stitching always brings me before I went totally bonkers...lol..
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your new place looks beautiful!!
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Thanks Karen! I shall have lots of fun work ahead in the gardens. Can you believe we're still unpacking?!
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So glad the move went well Suz, and how lovely to be so close to your dear family. Looks like you have the good basis for a nice garden there too. Happy stitching. Di.
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