My World this Week

It has been unusually cool here, actually a few days ago it was warmer in interior Alaska than in Chicago!  Not that I'm complaining, the cooler than normal breezes have been lovely.  However, the flowers on the deck and the geraniums on the porch are not amused.

Except for quiet birthday celebrations, it has been somewhat normal in my world.  :)

Reading

I bought this book on the Kindle where it cost approx. $2.50.  It is full price in paperback.

It contains three novellas all taking place in the same Amish community.  A very pleasant read for summer... with good recipes.

Watching

This was my birthday gift from my daughter.  It was the last season the actor who played Compo (the one pictured with the trumpet) was alive.

Last of the Summer Wine was my favorite British comedy and the longest running sitcom in the world, starting in 1973 and ending in 2010.  I have watched the 1970s episodes and don't care for them all that much but the episodes from the mid-1980s on I find quite enjoyable.

This was my favorite season and I've had enjoyed numerous episodes since it arrived.

Beauty

I love how the morning sun shines through the peek of lace "petticoat" on the kitchen valance.

Bountiful

Tomatoes from the farm.

Decorating by Tweaking

Hubby brought home a couple bookshelves he found by a dumpster.  Although he planned for both to be placed in the garage, I asked for one of them (not shown here) to use in our bedroom where we needed a taller bookshelf.

That made it possible for this small shelf that used to be in our bedroom to be moved into the dining area... where it now holds Goudge and D. E. Stevenson books.   Just that little addition looks lovely in its' new home... and yes, there is a cat in the basket next to the bookshelf as shown in the first picture.

Her Fluffiness

Speaking of whom... Victoria became enamored with this bookshelf destined for the garage.  Hubby said both the women in his life laid claims on "his" shelves!

When she was in another room, the above shelf was slipped quietly into the garage for which it was intended.