Tomorrow is the Fourth of July and I can't get over how time has flown since I last logged into my blogger account! I know it's been awhile since I was last here... Life just took over and time just seemed to fly by. As I was putting some flags in the vintage basket that hangs on my front door... I thought I would share it with you and let you know, all is well. I don't want to forget to wave my flag(s)... To let anyone who might pass by my front door to know...we are proud to be Americans and are thankful for this day in our nations history. We are proud of our youngest son as he serves our country and even if it is a simple gesture and he will never see it... I wanted to support him by putting the flags out today! Just this morning, I heard from my sweet sailor. He is currently deployed... Location unknown while at sea but thankfully~ he sends his mom (me) an email when he can! In other news, The house renovation has picked up a bit of steam lately and soon I will share the completed library! :) The garden is now in full bloom... The hydrangeas outside of the cottage decided to be bicolor this year! They are pretty cool looking! The roses were lovely on the arches in early May... And Tinker House is finally starting to get the covering of Sweet Autumn Clematis that I planted two years ago! I have been working outside whenever the weather has permitted this year. It has been a terribly wet and chilly Spring and Summer. I am always so thankful when the sun decides to shine! Then, there's the puppy... Emmitt is growing like a weed and of course...into everything! This picture was taken the first week of June, my sweet sailor was home one last time before he deployed for Japan. Time really does seem to fly these days! It seems like just last week he was here sitting on that couch laughing at Emmitt! Oh well! You are in my thoughts my friends! Have a blessed Fourth of July !