It has been so hot lately, and I have been looking at summer drinks on pinterest.  I came up with this concoction last night.  Take three cups frozen fruit, I used a mixture of pineapple, strawberry, peach, and mango, 1 can of frozen white grape juice concentrate, 16 oz sprite, 2 cups water, and 2 cups ice cubes.  Add the fruit one cup at a time to the blender, add some water to get it started, puree the fruit until well blended, puree the other fruit.  Then add the frozen grape juice concentrate and ice, puree until smooth, add water and sprite.  Mix well in a large pitcher.  Serve with sliced fruit as garnish.  Very cool and refreshing.  I added one shot of peach schnapps to my glass.

Gardens

I have been working in my gardens, and they have been very pretty, but the weather is getting extremely hot now.  Here are some recent pics of the front beds and the koi pond.

Here are some more fairy garden projects.

I have been making fairy gardens, and also using and repurposing junk from the garage and adding to my flower beds.  Here are some pics of my latest creations.

I have really enjoying working in my yard and garden this year.  I love my porch and it is very rewarding to see all of the progress made on the house and landscaping.  Here are some photos of the house and yard.

Park Street 4th of July Parade

Park Street 4th of July Parade. July 4th 2012.

4th of July

I have been AWOL in blogland but now that summer is here, I can catch up on my posts.  I just gave a 4th of July party and had several friends over.  We had a great time.