The Final Rose of the Season

It was quite a surprise on Sunday to discover that a rose had bloomed! 

My constant battle with rose sawflies seems to be never ending. They have done such a number on the leaves and I cannot seem to find anything that works to deter them. xo
 

Another Bloom

 

In which the rose garden starts to bloom again. xo 

June Wrap Up

 Goodness, I am not sure that June could have flown by any faster if it wanted to! I am glad that I got to post a handful of times during the month

Sleepy  bun! 

The roses were absolutely gorgeous this year (and smelled as wonderful as they looked)! 

Recital was fabulous this year! So great to see our girls shine on stage again and to see this incredible (award winning!) production number three more times! 

And then, of course, there was this ruling, which just left us speechless and heartbroken. 

We were thrilled to get to see Rob, Jen and the kids on their way back from Maine! Oh, how we wish they lived closer so we could do this more often! 

We went strawberry picking on June 26th, which might be the latest we have ever picked. We didn't think we'd even get one quart out of the deal but were pleasantly surprised that we were able to pick two quarts worth! 

We closed out June with dinner at the Wild Hare. It was their first night of dinner service, and what a dinner it was! We are still dreaming about all the wonderful food we had there, especially the chicken! 

 Looking forward to seeing what July has in store for us! xo 

Roses

 

From The Rose Garden

And they smell just as gorgeous as they look! xo

Our Week

I have clearly been a blog slacker lately (but especially this week)! Needless to say, I wanted to share a few pictures of what we've been up to since my post on Monday. 

 Lovely reply sent to the girls from Samantha Perlman. 

 We participated in the dance team car parade for the graduating seniors on the team. It was super fun and incredible to see everyone (even from a distance) after all these months! 

We had a popover recipe to test from America's Test Kitchen. They were super easy and super delicious! 

Dave put the finishing touches on the coop this week and we moved it outside today! 

 Our gorgeous David Austin roses are blooming and smell as incredible as they look! 

 To me, this is what June should smell like. My mom always called it "June perfume" and I have to say that has stayed with me since I was a little girl. When we were looking for a rose for Grace when she turned ten, my one requirement was it needed to smell "like  a rose". So many roses are gorgeous but have no smell. I am so glad that we discovered David Austin roses, an incredible grower out of the UK. The roses from David Austin always smell as gorgeous as they look! 

 Though the coop needs to be leveled out (and turned to face into the yard) it is done and absolutely perfect! 

 The chicks check out their new space. 

The second of our three David Austin roses is also in bloom. 

We are hoping to add two or three more rose bushes to our rose garden this year.

So that's about it for what we've been up to this week! Wishing you all a lovely Friday night and a wonderful weekend! xo