Dining Alfresco with My Guy

Today is probably one of the top ten days of the year! 85degrees, no humidity, the sky is clear and the most perfect of blue and the greens are still the darkest and most lush of the season. Hubby and I have a few days that are not over-planned every once in awhile and today is one of them.
So I think to myself, how do I bless the greatest guy I've ever known? Julia Childs would know the answer to this question or even Paula Deen. With food of course! So off we go to the  garden with our table set romantically for two.

I still have so much summer squash and now we are eating them when they are tiny to beat the frost, so sauteed baby yellow squash , and pan-seared-scallops were for tonight's dinner but hubby has a meeting so lunch it is ! Couscous provides the grain and a cranberry / raspberry spritzer is our beverage.Yum Yum!! 

  Now will you just look at who is clearing the table! It is a wonderful life!!!!

Thank you God for a guy whose greatest ambition is to love You and his family!!!

Vintage Pink Linens

I'm so sorry to be posting so late but some how I got one of those little stomach bugs but now I am better. 

Today for PS I am sharing a set of vintage linens.

They were carefully wrapped in tissue paper all these years and never used.

I think they must have been a treasured wedding gift because all the other linens that I bought at this estate sale were definitely  used.

 This is the dish towel made of linen, the woman is painted on in pink and gray with an organza type skirt ruffle. Her parasol also has the same ruffle.

Here is the toaster cover which I had to stuff to get it to stand up because my toaster/ bagel maker is much to big. And then the piece below completes the set. My husband thought it might be a breadbox cover but I am not sure. Any ideas? It is 19" wide by 13" tall by 9 1/2" deep. We estimate the age to be between the 30's and 50's any other ideas? Happy Pink Saturday to you and I hope to get around to see you all this weekend after I check in with 

Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.Enjoy your weekend! Meg

Country Style Pink

Yesterday as I was traveling I was thinking about Pink Saturday and I decided to see how much pink I noticed along my journey. Now some of you know I live in a very rural area and things do happen different around here. So these are the pinks on my way to church [16 miles each way] and a couple of pinks when you get there!

Sometimes pink is universal and not as romantic as we would have it .


Please allow me to indulge myself as most of them are of the horticultural persuasion!
This next picture is of a retired piece of farm equipment at an active dairy farm with a greenhouse/vegetable stand. Love the recycle re-use application I'm sure the cows appreciate it also..when I asked the farmer if I could take a picture, He said Oh, you mean the "manure spreader" How great for pink Saturday Huh?



And without further ad- do here we are at church , the nursery kids planted these inpatients in their play yard and get very excited to see how much the flowers grow each week.And then there is their cute little pink table set.





Aren't these the most gorgeous windowboxes? This is a diner and the woman who does these does them for free to advertise her floral business[she is in her 70's] and for an occasional free breakfast. I wish you could meet her , she is such a hoot.Always dirt under her fingernails!


Thanks for stopping by and I do hope you enjoy your PS Make sure to check back at Beverly's How Sweet the Sound and see how many blogs you can catch this weekend.xoxo Meg