what i have been doing with my summer

Dorothy's birthday is thursday, and the entire family is descending upon our wee cottage.  i am having a fit.  it can't be clean enough or organized enough.  i am totally faking my garden with flowering plants bought the day before and planted in the window boxes built yesterday.  i just finished scrubbing paint out of the bathroom sink and My Guy is re-shingleing the house as i type. it's a fury of preparation.

here are a couple of things that i have done in the last few days...

 Miss Bat, please don't mock my embroidery skillz.  i'll get better with practice (and sleep)