This is the scrumptious recipe that I used for the end of these blackberries, but you could use any fruit in it's place.Preheat oven to 375°. Place 4 c. fresh blackberries (or fruit of choice) in a lightly greased 8" square baking dish. Sprinkle berries with 1 Tbsp. lemon juice. In mixing bowl, stir together 1 large egg, 1 c. sugar, and 1 c. flour until coarse.
Sprinkle the mixture over the berries and pour 6 Tbsp. of melted butter over topping. Bake at 375° for 35 mins. or until lightly browned and bubbly. Yummy!
Ooops! It went so fast that I didn't get a picture of it before the last piece was left...
And of course, it's wonderful served right out of the oven with a scoop of ice cream!Well, I'm off to the river to enjoy the end of summer vacation...
I hope that you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!
I just cannot believe what a gorgeous weekend it was! Usually in August, we are sweltering and drowning in pools of perspiration while at the river, but it has been unusually nice the last few weeks! And thank goodness for the rain this morning! Not that it was much, but every little bit helps these days! I've just totally given up on one of my flower beds that is now skeletal and my 4 tomato plants produced a total of 6 tiny tomatoes.
The first sale we went to was right down the road from us and belonged to a very nice family. The sweet man there had made planters (this small one was $10 and he had large ones that were really sweet for $25). The beach chairs were $5 each and the covers come off easily for washing...so comfortable for the river. The sheer aqua floral shower curtain was $1, the vintage set of 3 lingerie/jewelry bags were $5.
And look...can you believe we found another cart? This one was $2, the hanging pot rack for The Porch was $10, the wastebaskets were $1 (we'll paint these), the set of 4 plates were $1, each of the 3 lamps were $2, the Time Out bench was $2, the old cheese box was .25.
Mom bought the cutest sewing basket full of great stuff for $3!! The Fiskars are worth that alone!
Our neighbors at the river gave us this gorgeous birdbath! These same neighbors have given us so many wonderful things since cleaning out their grandmother's old homeplace.
While out and about, we found this wonderful Mint & Honey Tea by Sweet Leaf, you oughtta try it!
So in the afternoon, my (firefighter) hubby and I took the girls to a parade in Callao. Again, I just love small-town parades! Here is a beautiful vintage firetruck with the cutest...ahem...dalmation. One day, my firefighter and I want to get an antique firetruck to carry to parades maybe in 
Of course there were the civil war soldiers and the colonial dressed ladies (the little girl was so cute...she kept waving to us).
My firefighter's volunteer company engine...
and here is a grumpy looking Smokey Bear.
After the parade, since we were just 15 minutes from the marina where my parents keep their boat that's now for sale (on the Potomac), we decided to ride there. It's so pretty there...look at this sailboat, would 'ya!
My girls and I love to collect old beach glass and we found about 2 lbs of it in 30 minutes here at the marina beach!
Ok, on Sunday, mom and I decided to go to the local auction again. This time we were there for 3 hours and because of the influction of antique dealers, only came away with this too cute vintage doll crib for $5. My hubby and oldest daughter were extremely patient during these three hours! Oh how I wish I had won the big pink wooden umbrella-like drying rack! 
Here are a few miscellaneous pics from the weekend:
I'll leave you with this beautiful sunset at the river Sunday:
I painted it a creamy ivory and carribbean blue. I also added the cute flower medallions on each cabinet because to me, it looked a little bare. I painted the $7 vanity stool ivory to match and figured it would make a nice set (the seat was already this color and decided to leave it this way).
Here it is in the store (cross your fingers that it sells because my 9 yr. old daughter says she's going to buy it if it doesn't).
I thought that I would share with you our weekend retreat. We are 
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