No-Bake Blueberry Pie

I really liked this recipe for the small amount of ingredients and not over the top caloric. It was simple, fast and the outcome was delicious. The recipe is printed at the bottom if anyone would like to try it......Enjoy :-)

Merging Ingredients

The colors were so awesome when the berries, sugar, butter, lemon juice were heated together. I was just mesmerized by the beautiful colors so I took a picture to remember them by.

Lucky Me

Getting to enjoy the spoon and pot before washing is always the icing on the cake for me :-)

No-Bake Blueberry Pie

I read this recipe in our newspaper this week and tried it yesterday and I have to say we loved it. The recipe is low in sugar without a cake top. I did embellish a wee bit with granola sprinkled on top and some sliced peaches......and a squirt of Reddi Whip is always delish!

1 9-inch purchased crumb pie crust
6 cups fresh blueberries, divided
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice



Combine 2 cups berries, sugar and 2 tablespoons water in large saucepan; bring to a full boil. Dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup cold water; add to blueberry mixture. Return to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, lemon juice and remaining 4 cups of blueberries. Spoon into crumb crust. Let stand 3 hours until set. Makes 8 servings.

Summer Tomatoes

Is there anything better than a vine ripened summer tomato??

I DON'T THINK SO :-)

Georgia Peaches & Cobbler

The sweet Georgia peaches made a deletable peach cobbler. A summer treat we always look forward to!

I Adore This Passage

The house was small, the rooms were few but there were loggias, terraces and pergolas all around it to watch

the sun, the sea and the clouds.....

the soul needs more space than the

body.

Southern Breezes on the Back Porch

Our back porch has a roof shielding us against the hot summer sun making it possible to enjoy the southern breezes and the beauty of nature all around. I am truly thankful for this pleasant home comfort!

Cute & Yummie

My little sister and our best friend are visiting and my husband went to the bakery and thought up this design all by himself. I was most impressed because he never does anything like that!

The cupcakes are so Delicious!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

QUOTE

AND I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN
WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW I'M FREE.
AND I WON'T FORGET THE MEN WHO DIED
WHO GAVE THAT RIGHT TO ME

Lee Greenwood

My Library~ Where I Am The Most Content

My Favorite Chair in Library

Lady Meredith and Friend

QUOTE

Arthur Rubinstein:

Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.

St. Francis In Ivy

You Know It's Summer

When you see a lacy fern sitting on the front porch

Vintage Frame & Painting of Daffodils

QUOTE

“The relationships we have with the world are largely determined by the relationships we have with ourselves”

Greg Anderson

Is This Going to be My Statue??

Insyde Outsyde Shop (Vintage England)

I went to Insyde Outsyde shop today looking for a statue for our backyard. I love to frequent this particular shop because everything comes from England and it is vintage. The owner also has a large auction house up the hill from the front shop. I have purchased some really cool things from both auctions and shop. Oh dear I digressed.....so anyway I found a beautiful statue of a woman. It was at one time a fountain but no longer has the parts etc. The price wasn't bad and I was ready to sign on the dotted line when he said..........I will deliver it but I won't carry it to the backyard or secure it in place.....I'm just to old. Well darn.....now what??
So, I have found the statue I want but have to now find somebody to bring this heavy article to me and carry it up a hill and dig out a spot for it to sit!! Good Grief! The pretty statue still sits at the shop. I sure hope no one likes it as much as I do.....I don't want to pay for it unless I am sure I can move the thing. The search begins.

I love this Needlepoint Pillow

This is one of my favorite pillows. I love the yellow gold stripes and lambs.

French Chic/ How To Dress Like a Frenchwoman

Susan Sommers wrote this book 21 years ago. I have had it in my library for a couple of years(I purchased it on Ebay as it is no longer available in book stores) and today I ran across it looking for another book. What goes round sure shows up in this book a lot. The book jacket in last paragraph sums up what the book is about: ~Packed with photographs, interviews, illustrations, facts and fantasies, French Chic explores in depth the unique appeal and undeniable allure of French style and, best of all, makes it easy for any woman to emulate, so that she, too, can put herself together with that Gallic blend of wit, verve, versatility...nerve!~ It's always fun to look back on fashion and always see some of the present. One of my favorite collectibles!

Never to many strands of accessories dahling

Crop Jackets also made a comeback

The scarves are still strong today

Outside In Summer

A Favorite Vintage Plate

Wicker Chair From England

HOME

I love black and white too

I know the tea looks weak.....but I love it that way :-)It was quite delicious.....Okay, I have to get busy and stop day dreaming!

My Treehouse

I am blessed to have a second story Veranda which I lovingly call my "Tree house". I absolutely adore sitting up high with the tree tops swaying, birds singing and squirrels jumping around. My tree house is perfect for great talks with hubby, sipping tea or wine and turning pages in a gorgeous book or magazine.....Truly one of my "home comforts".

Love'm

My Little Pumpkin'

HANNAH......My Precious Granddaughter.

Latest Edition to Library

OMG! I cannot wait to sit down and savor every page in these gorgeous books! I just received them from RAISED IN COTTON a beautiful website with lots of European home decor and fabulous books from Europe. Gosh, it just started raining.....ohhhhhh, what a perfect day in the library with a cup of tea...... see ya :-)

Circle Garden

My AnnaBell Hydrangeas are blooming and they are so lush and huge this year with all the rain we are having. Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers of all time. I keep adding them to shady parts of my lawn. My Grandmother had a giant blue mophead beside her porch when I was growing up and I used to just marvel over the size of the flower heads. I just couldn't believe a flower was that big!!

A Quiet Place for Reflection

My Favorite Design Book

Such a Pleasure

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends: they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors,and the most patient of teachers."

Charles W. Eliot