Great 4th of July!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy "4th of July"!  My weekend was spent with family at our summer house on the coast of Maine.  This is our first summer without Mom but we feel her spirit with us at our cottage.  She loved it here.  

I will be spending most of the summer here with the exception of going home on Wednesdays for my yoga class and to see my husband.  Ken comes to Maine most weekends.  

The first thing we did this weekend was to put my sister, Sharon's boat in the water!

This is our cottage.  We had rocks put in front of it to help hold the embankment.  The foliage is filling in and will look better soon.  

I love the new view we have!  

On Saturday we went to the Harpswell 4th of July Celebration where they read from the Declaration of Independence and shot off their guns and canon.  

Then back to camp for some outdoor games and a fantastic display of fireworks at night with patriotic music playing along.

On one of our walks we found mountain laurel that I think I might like to paint a picture of with my watercolors.

Sunday was such a beautiful day that we packed a lunch and took the boat for a long ride.  

I hope you all had a happy 4th as well.  Now I'm back to quilting!