Pretty in Pink Saturday

It's Pink Saturday and today's post is designed to create the illusion of coolness. This post is for all of you who are suffering from extreme high temperatures and unbearable humidity in your part of the country.

This sweet pooch is pretty in pink. Her family left her outside a Starbucks while they ran in for a hot drink. Windblown is a good look on her, don't you think?



I watched her through the window as I drank my hot chocolate on a snowy Sunday afternoon in January.



I couldn't resist her charms so I went outside to play with her. She promptly snubbed me. Yep, she started barking and growling at me! So I took one more photograph of her and then
her family came to fetch her. And I went back into Starbucks, just happy to have photos filed away for a future Pink Saturday post on a lazy Summer's day.

Thanks to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for hosting this event. Click on the Pink Saturday button on the sidebar to see other Pink Saturday participants.

Pink Saturday Birthday

Let's raise our glasses and toast Beverly from How Sweet the Sound. It's her first Pink Saturday birthday! One year of posting Pink. Congratulations Beverly!! You may ask what's in the glasses? Well, it's non-alcoholic and quite yummy.

Before I tell you about my favorite summer beverage, I want to share with you the cups I use most in the warm weather. I got a set of six of these plastic cups about two years ago on clearance at Starbucks. I just love the cheerful pink and green colors and they came with an adorable plastic tote for storing them. It was clear with pink roses and it was not photogenic at all. Actually sorry about the cup photo too. They really are cute in person.

Anyway, my friends and family are toasting Beverly with strawberry lemonade. It is the best strawberry lemonade ever!

Here's the recipe so please try it.

Strawberry Lemonade

6 cups cold water, divided

1 cup strawberry halves

1 (2.2 oz) tub Crystal Light Lemonade or Pink Lemonade Flavor Low Calorie Soft Drink Mix

Place two cups of the water, strawberries, and drink mix in blender container, cover.

Blend on high speed until smooth.

Pour into large plastic or glass pitcher and stir in remaining four cups of water.

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Pink Saturday- 100 Wishes

It's midnight Eastern Standard Time so it's time for another Pink Saturday. Click on the icon on the sidebar to see other participant's posts and as always thanks to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for organizing Pink Saturday.

This week's post involves wishes. I celebrated my 1 year blog anniversary this week and I am having a giveaway. One of the items in the giveaway is this pink roll of 100 wishes. You can enter by leaving a comment on the giveaway post (the post just prior to this) and feel free to read the blog anniversary post about Oscar too.

So what are you wishing for today at the start of Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial beginning of Summer? My wish is that you have a happy, healthy, and safe holiday weekend. Until next week....

Full Flower Moon and Pink Saturday

Welcome to all Pink Saturday participants. I am combining my Pink post with some photos I took in Concord today. My friend Lori Lee and I decided to do lunch and shopping but first we visited this cemetery. We both love to look at old gravestones.

The carvings are so beautiful on these old stones.

Many of them were very ornate and I loved all the angels.

The full moon name of May is the Full Flower Moon. Quite simply, May brings bright brushes to paint the earth canvas with infinite flowers. In the full moon light of this month, the flowers are said to grow at night, and even dance in honor of the moon. (info from What's-Your-Sign.com)

For my pink post I focused on the profusion of pink flowering trees I saw this week. Winchester had some beauties.

This was taken along the path of the Duck Pond. Don't ask me to identify the species.

Again, lots of pinks at the Duck Pond.

Some of the pink blooms were so delicate.

But one branch was so heavy it almost hit the sidewalk!

Peaceful scene by the Pond.

Another shot from Concord. It was a gorgeous Spring day. I introduced Lori Lee to Nesting on Main, my new favorite shop. Sunshine after a cloudy, rainy week, warm temperatures, a fabulous day to take off from work.

Thanks to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for coordinating Pink Saturday. Click on the Pink Saturday button on the sidebar to see a list of participants.

Happy Mother's Day to all of you hard working moms. I hope you have a relaxing weekend.