Happy Saturday

Hope you are having a lovely Saturday.  

We are having a rainy day.

I have been relaxing this morning and enjoying a couple delicious cups of tea.

graphic from Tea Magazine

Later this afternoon Dan and I are attending a wedding and reception for the daughter of one of my best friends.  Looks like it is going to rain off and on all day/evening, thankfully the wedding and reception is indoors.

This past Wednesday, Dan and I went for a drive to Hidden Lake Gardens. Some of the leaves were changed, some completely gone from the trees and some haven't even started to change.  Here are some pics from our time there. It was a fun time!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Pam

Cozy day

Bentley went to the groomer today. For him, it is an exciting few hours, full of fun. He loves getting groomed and he loves Gary his groomer.
 So for now Bentley is all clean, fluffy and smelling good!

I took this pic right after we got home, he wouldn't pose so Dan had to hold him. Maybe later I can get a better pic.

It is a rainy day here, which I am fine with.

That makes for a cozy, candle lit, tea drinking day.  

Happy Friday!

xoxo

~Pam

time away~bliss

Dan and I had a wonderful get away to Northern Michigan, we were gone September 11-13. It was so nice to spend time together, relax and experience part of Michigan we haven't been to before.
 We saw the Sleeping Bear Dunes and so enjoyed the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, what a gorgeous drive! Of course we  made lots of stops.  We spent time in Leland, Sutton's Bay, Glen Arbor, Silver Lake Dunes, Maritime Museum, and many more stops where I could take pics! I took a ton of photos..so if you would like to see more, here is a link!   more pics!

In Glen Arbor we found a delightful tea shop, Great Lakes Tea and Spice.

 We made a few purchases of tea, spices and flavored olive oil. 

Also in Glen Arbor is Cherry Republic. Oh what a fabulous place!!

We bought some cherry goodies, chocolate covered dried cherries and cherry wine to name a couple.

Dan and I fell in love with Fishtown, Leland’s historical district, that is where our hotel was, Falling Waters Lodge. Fishtown features rustic shanties and docks reminiscent of life and commercial fishing one hundred years ago. Today, galleries and unique shops fill these shanties, and charter fishing trips and the only public ferry to the popular Manitou Islands depart from those same docks.

Check out this short video that's on their website.

The evenings we were there, we had dinner at two different restaurants, both fabulous food and great atmosphere.
Sunday night we ate at The Bluebird Restaurant, located in Leland and Monday evening we had dinner at The Cove.  The Cove is in Fishtown, across the river from Falling Waters Lodge. So after dinner we walked a short bridge back to our room.

Here are a few "scenic" photos~~

A couple of Fishtown, I took so many more photos!!

Lake Michigan~gorgeous

Part of Sleeping Bear Dunes and no we did not climb it. ;-)

Little Sable Lighthouse

Point Betsie

It wasn't open when we were there, so couldn't get real close.

Like I said, I took many more photos, so if you are interested, click on the more pics link at the beginning of this post.  

I could go on and on about this little holiday that Dan and I had. 

Well, hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. 

Be blessed

~hugs~

Happy September, dreaming of Autumn

Happy September! 

I am dreaming of Autumn...

We are having very warm, humid weather right now, so it doesn't seem like Autumn is right around the corner.

Yesterday I tried a new recipe, Crunchy Chocolate Biscotti. I have never made biscotti before and I have to say, it turned out pretty good! Especially with a nice cup of tea. 

I have plans with my friend Cindy to go to The Farmers Market on Saturday morning. 

Cindy goes every Saturday, she says they have all kinds of wonderful things to buy. 

For some reason Dan and I have never been there and it's only a 15 minute drive from our house.

I plan on coming home with some goodies this Saturday!

~blessings~

xoxo