This year I have struggled for a long time, but the beauty of the world has conquered me.
Leo Tolstoy
Welcome to my back sundeck! I'm so happy that you could visit me here. Let's have a look around for a little bit and then have some wonderful refreshments!
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Can I offer you a drink? How about a refreshing kiwi colada?
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4 kiwi fruit peeled and quartered
1/3 cup Captain Morgan silver rum
1/4 cup melon flavored liqueur - (Midori)
3 T cream of coconut (Coco Lopez)
8 ounces crushed pineapple in juice - undrained
3 cups ice
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Combine all ingredients in blender
process until smooth.
Enjoy!
My friend Silke recently published this fabulous recipe on her blog. This is her picture - yep - I stole it right off of her blog! Such a light and delicious afternoon snack - it is sure to be one of your favorites. Everybody say Thanks to Silke for the great recipe!
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Finally - you get to meet met my (lazy) blogging assistants.
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Sooty
He is in charge of cat naps.
They have to be properly scheduled you know!
Homer
He is in charge of blogging related research.
(He thinks it is his duty to wander all around the yard and deck
looking at every leaf and bug in the yard!)
He is a very bad boy sometimes and does not want to come in at night!
Captain
This super sweet boy is in charge of customer relations.
He is the most loving kitty
He is a great help to us when we rescue stray kitties
They all take to him and he helps
to keep them calm and tame.
Bitty Kitty
This little wild child is in charge of all things relating to YARN!
She is notorious for sneaking into the Sacred Yarn Room
and stealing yarn!
Samora
(that means fat kitty in Siamese!)
She is in charge of food and refreshment breaks.
She tries never to miss a meal!
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Thanks for visiting me on my back deck and meeting the rest of the blogging gang. I could not do this without their dedicated assistance!
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We just returned from a wonderful visit to Atlanta to see our sweet grand baby there. I will be posting some adorable little Mason pictures soon! Up next - a summertime visit (again!) to the Biltmore. And after that - a sneak peek at a new nest in the works! Don't forget the Pottery Barn dishes giveaway - (there is a link on the top of my sidebar.)
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I hope you are having a wonderful and memorable summer! All too soon it will be fall and then you know what happens next!
Vicki
