T Stands for Botanical Gardens, a Vineyard and Lunch

   Hi everyone. Happy new week to you. And hello to everyone who stops by Bleubeard's and Elizabeth's blog for our weekly T Day meet up.

  Today I had my first physical therapy for my shoulder.   I really liked the woman who met with me, although today's appointment was really just doing some analysis on my pain. I go back Wednesday, but she's not quite sure it's my rotator cuff. She thinks it's more my bicep connection to my shoulder.   Kind of the rotator cuff, but not (hopefully) as bad as the doctor made it out. 👍🤞

  Last week was a fairly quiet week. My husband and I met up with blogger Dorothy (The Frog and PeguINN) and her husband Patrick at Pop's on Saturday for lunch since they were in the area, and we were home. It was their anniversary, and they were out celebrating.

  One other day I met up with  my walking friend Jo. She and I went to our local botanical gardens to walk and catch up since I haven't seen her all summer. We both have season passes which makes it convenient. Afterwards we went to lunch at a new place for both of us. Today's post is about my day out with my walking friend Jo.

   Here's a few different botanical garden views, starting with the water feature which runs through part of the gardens.

The water lilies looked beautiful.

And these ground shrubs were not new, but I hadn't seen this funky blue pot design before.

Here's a few more views

And finally, they were cutting the crazy hedge around the bee hives. You knew I had to include them, right? Grin. 😉

   Afterwards, we went to check out the tasting room and restaurant at Flagg Hill Winery. I had never been here before, but since it was only 2 miles/ 3.2 km away from the Botanical Gardens, it was worth seeing if it was a good lunch place.

    They had a very nice covered patio so we decided to eat outside and enjoy the view of the vineyards.

    They didn't have a huge menu, but they did have gluten free options for my friend. We both had grilled cheese sandwiches, with their homemade pickles and  homemade chips.

    For my drink this week, we both had a wine smoothie, made with fresh strawberries and white wine. It was a warm day (86 degrees F/ 30 degrees C), but not humid, and there was a beautiful breeze, so this drink was really refreshing. 

   I thought the glass our drinks came in was really pretty too. 

  That's all for me. Wishing everyone a happy T day and week ahead. 

T Stands for a Garden Visit During a Quiet Week

  Hi everyone. Happy new week to you. And hello to everyone who stops by Bleubeard's and Elizabeth's blog for T day this week.

  Last week was a mostly quiet week for me. You might remember me mentioning my sprained rotator-cuff in my shoulder. I  rested my shoulder a lot since last T day, and I have finally been able to sleep through the night without waking up from  sharp pain. Hurrah.😊 👍❤ But I have yet to get into physical therapy. I'm hoping if I can continue to rest my shoulder, by the time I go to PT it will be mostly better. 

  We also had 3 wet or wet-ish days last week. Between my shoulder and the rain I read 4 books, all short, which I'll share later this week on my book post. I also spent a day with a friend who was up visiting from North Carolina. She used to live in this area, but I haven't seen her since her last visit last summer. It was fun to get together with her and catch up in person  (because we do speak with each other on the phone several times over the year.)

   We went out to lunch and then went for a walk through the local botanical garden. However, I forgot to get a photo of my drink at lunch. However, we ate at a restaurant that serves delicious popovers. I bought 2 to take home so my husband and I could each have one later. They also serve them with maple butter so that came with my take out order. We had them for breakfast the next morning after I heated them up for a few minutes. 

   You can also see my drink this week for T which is my homemade breakfast shake that I make with chocolate protein powder, a bit of a coffee protein shake and also a lot of skim milk. 

   The gardens were really lovely that day, and we could continue to talk as we walked through them. Let me share a few views to finish off my post.

  It's great to be able to enjoy summer outside for certain.  That's all for me for this T day post. Wishing you a happy T day and a wonderful week ahead.

   

Garden Colors in June

    Hi everyone. Happy Wednesday. Hope your week is going well so far. 

    Last week I took another trip to my local botanical garden to see what was in bloom. Actually the whole place seemed to be in bloom.  There can never be a blossom overload, but this visit  was definitely getting close to maximum flower power.

    

   And next time I visit, all these fleeting  beauties will be replaced with other blooms.

   Have a great rest of your day.