penny for your thoughts

 I had a lovely visit with my blogger, friend Penny this afternoon.

She graciously invited me to her house for lunch, chat, and crafting ~

all on the beautiful back deck of her home. Penny has such a talent for

creating the most beautiful pots of flowers. I loved this fairy garden with the

creeping thyme.

These roses are stunning...

 

Look at this beautiful, creative display. Plants in a tote? Love it!

 

There's beauty all around her yard...

 We had a nice, light, healthy lunch of Boursin cheese and crackers,

fresh fruits and veggies, and Greek yogurt. All the food was arranged

just so on pretty platters ~ including these yummy desserts!

Penny is very crafty ~ and I'm not. She said we were going to do a

"little craft". I was hoping "little" was the key word there. She said we

were going to make lavender sachets. She had everything set out and all

I had to do was cut out the material and stuff it with polyester fiber and 

lavender buds. So far, so good. Until I got to the part where I had to do

a little sewing. Let's put it this way...my attempts were pathetic and

Penny had to take over! And, she actually did so without laughing.

 

Here's the final product. Isn't it pretty? It smells so good, too.

If you're not familiar with Penny's blog - At Home in English Valley, go

pay this sweet, talented woman a visit!

 

fun: adjective ~ amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable

A new rooster joined the flock on top of the refrigerator.

Say hello to Mr. Blue with White Polka Dots.

I found him at HomeGoods, and bonus ~ on clearance!

 Another fun thing and total last-minute impulse buy near the checkout:

Cool paper straws. Makes drinking water a little more exciting.

That's my son's mustache glass, by the way. 

Much more exciting though, is meeting a blogger friend in person!

On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of meeting Jane from Blondie's Journals.

We'd been emailing back and forth for quite awhile and finally decided to meet

for lunch. We had a gabfest over our meals at The Cheesecake Factory.

Jane is so lovely and sweet. It's funny how you can meet someone in person

and feel like you already know them because you're familiar with their blog.

Hope you've had some fun in your life this week!