July is bringing really warm weather here in the GateWay.
But......
our porches still welcome our special friends and family to the cool breezes of the hillside!
TR even wrote his own special 3 year old's greeting to you all!
July may not be the time for our hot cocoa, but the special teas and my wonderful personal coffee mix is still available each morning for your enjoyment (and mine!!!).
The fireplaces are certainly not in use, but the big fans and the great location keep our places cool and comfortable. Even in the 100 degree heat, we have had evenings when we could keep the windows open, AC off, and let the evening breezes give their gentle cooling over our bodies and souls as only this natural AC can do!
The birds are everywhere! We don't have to keep the feeders filled as there is such an abundance of native seeds and feeds for our feathered friends.
Right here from beside your bed, you can watch the antics of the blue jays, dove, kestrel,
and of course the doe with their growing fawns.
Lavender is certainly the plant for this soil and climate! It has done wonderfully... as well as the salvia and rosemary bushes covering the west side of our cottages. The butterflies make frequent stops to test the sweet purple blossoms.
We've been blessed with a bit of rain here recently, so the grilling is not such a concern. Our guests are always careful, but we have to be aware here in Texas that
sparks can start all the local crops ablaze should we not be careful conservationists.
Miracles do happen.... and here at the GateWay,
we've been allowed to be part of more than a few.
We like the addition of the old split rail fences. They do nothing to keep the critters out, but the certainly do much for me in the way of the aesthetics of our spaces out here
in this pretty area of Texas.
Yes, we agree.... as well as testify... God is good.
We welcome you anytime, and better yet....we welcome you BACK again and again!
Be blessed good friends.... and those destined to become such!
