It is not far from Waterloo and a real nice place. We had a coffee there and observed the wild geese.
2. It was still nice and warm and we could sit outside !
Claudie drank her last "Waterloo" beer !
3. My friend and neighbor came over and brought me this beautiful Hibiscus plant for my birthday.
It's a strange plant because the flowers close in the evening and open the next morning again !
4. At 9 pm I drove Claudie to the station, and it was time to say good bye. When she came a week ago she brought wonderful summer weather with her ! As soon as she had stepped into the train, it got dark again, the temperatures fell and now I am
5. I was a little tired and stayed home, I pottered around and worked on my computer. There were lots of things I hadn't done !
Claudie had taken this picture of me and my grandson, when we had been watching the Napoleon soldiers on Sunday.
Hi Gattina - so glad Claudie has been up with you ... sounds like you had fun - though we are living in difficult times ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteLovely 5 again this week, love your birthday hibiscus - the colours are stunning.
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Happy birthday! How nice that you had fair weather for the visit.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! It must have been a very enjoyable one surrounded by friends and family, especially a visit from Toby. Where was Arthur??
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've had a great week. Your photos of the laske look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have a wonderful week and mussels was a good call
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great week. Happy Belated Birthday, the Hibiscus is stunning. Your grandson looks like a real cutie, have a great weekend xx
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to spend some time with your friend and the weather stayed nice. After that I'm not surprised you're tired. I think part of it is the post-visit let down. Hopefully the sun will shine again soon!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend
Pleased to see your cleavage is not as exposed as Mr G's.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful summer photos! Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday wishes, the plant was a beautiful gift. Great five.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the weather stayed nice for Claudie's visit. I noticed it was so warm Mr G had his shirt open! Great for you - decent weather for a while.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely week you had with your friend!! Happy Birthday! The plant gift is beautiful isn't it! Plants that open and close are very clever aren't they. Thank you for joining Five On Friday, I hope you have a great weekend! xx
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely visit with Claudie -- time does fly when you are in good company! Hibiscus are so pretty and come in so many different colors. Have a lovely week.
ReplyDeleteLovely when a visit goes well and even the weather cooperating! We have our Washington State grandson visiting (well, he is staying with his aunt, our daughter) but we are spending as much time with him as he has (he is 17 , so it is a bit different than your Toby! ).
ReplyDeleteA late Happy Birthday greeting to you, Gattina :) Your Hibiscus present is lovely. I enjoyed watching my parents's Hibiscus plant grow to be a beautiful bush in San Jose, CA, years ago, but I have never tried to grow one. I hope you plant thrives! After good times with your friend and family members I hope your weekend is good as well.
ReplyDeleteWe had a few sprinkle of rain. Last few days here in Idaho it been great to be out side.
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I'm visiting from Amy's Five on Friday. I live in the countryside of Oregon, USA. I live in a 100 year old farmhouse and raise chickens and our son, DIL and 2 grandsons live with us.
ReplyDeleteOne correction - the Hibiscus flower only blooms for one day and does not open the next day. What you're seeing is the next bud opening. :-)
Great photos you posted! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
It looks like you had a smashing time and the Lunch Garden looks a great place to relax and eat. Glad you had the weather :)
ReplyDeleteIts fun to have good friends visit. Funny how she took the weather with her. The hibiscus is a tropical plant so don't leave it out in winter.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! I'm glad the nice weather held out for a few days.
ReplyDeleteI think I missed a bit lately. But it sounds like you had great company recently what with your family and Claudie coming over. Hope you have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteGood friends are such a treasure. The older I get, the more I appreciate them.
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday wishes. I wish you many more happy and healthy years.
We love hibiscus plants because they seem to like our climate (even though they lose all their leaves in winter). We have three and their flowers are different colours and very vibrant.
ReplyDeleteA very cute picture of you and your grandson! That Genval Lake area looks lovely. Being by water is always a stress reliever for me.
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday wishes - we had a busy weekend so I'm only just getting around to visiting all the Friday Fivers. The plant is very pretty and you seem to have had a good time with your friend. Our weather has turned really hot here. We have to be careful what we wish for lol
ReplyDeleteI miss our walks, now ! Such great time we had ! And Tobby is really a nice kid !
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