fabulous area rug giveaway

I promised my peeps another amazing giveaway! I'm a woman of my word so here it is... I picked this gorgeous indoor/outdoor area rug from CSNRugs.com for our outdoor living space. I think it will compliment our outdoor furniture perfectly, being black iron with cream and black cushions.

Perhaps you would like one for yourself? CSN Rugs will send one of my lucky peeps a rug from this collection in the colour of your choice, if you leave a comment on this post. This giveaway is open to readers in the US and Canada - yes, they ship to Canada!

You must be one of my "peeps" (followers) in order to enter the contest. You can add yourself to the parade of peeps in the right sidebar. Then, just leave a comment on this post.

If you would like a second entry, you can leave two comments but you have to link to this post on your blog. Grab the cute button that I made for your sidebar or your post and leave a second comment. It's hanging around at the bottom of this post.

A third entry? Why not... you can post this link to your Facebook profile too, if you like. But again, you have to leave another comment letting me know... I learned an awful lesson with the Jonas Brothers contest. Too much footwork spreading the contest over so many posts! All comments on this post will be entered into the random number generator on Saturday, July 4th at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced on next Monday's post!

Visit the Couristan Recife Veranda collection at CSNRugs.com to look at the colours this area rug is available in and daydream about how one of these beauties will look in your outdoor... or indoor... space. Maybe you will pick the black and white version too.

For our anniversary on Friday, Veto surprised me with five bundles of 24 roses. 120 roses! Yes, your husband does hate him right now.

That made me feel better about all the yard work we had to do over the weekend. Look at the buggy, nasty bits that were strewn about the yard before cleanup this week.

My tiny doormat was covered with the seeds from the trees. There is a downside to living in an established neighbourhood. It seems like we've cleaned the yard for spring every weekend since the end of April.

Even the pergola needed a wash down.

I may not even put ivy and vines in the planters until we return from the Jonas Brothers concert next weekend. Until then, they remain bare and "architectural." Whatever. The longer I wait, the less expensive the plants will be.

We have two of these planters... they are immovable objects. They must have come from a door-to-door salesman who visited the neighbourhood sometime in the last 100 years, the same ones are in many of the yards around here. I don't even mind the cracked base, I think it's charming.

The peonies are finally in bloom. I needn't pick them, Veto's roses filled every vase I own. They can languish on the plant until they wilt away.

I had to wash every piece of furniture down before placing the cushions back on.

Finally... some refreshment. Perhaps you would enjoy a little San Pellegrino water, while we sit and listen to the little water fountain and some Bobby Darin.

Or perhaps you prefer French bottled beverages over Italian? I might offer you some Lorina pink lemonade, while we chill to Nick Drake's "Pink Moon." You will notice that I also have some white roses, these were from The Fan. I had to use a teapot as a vase.

Look at Veto's pink roses... they are just perfect right now... and the coral roses...

The lights of the pergola went up today, twinkling overhead as the sun went down.

The dog days of summer have finally arrived. The only thing that will make this space more comfortable the new area rug beneath our feet. Maybe you will get one, too. Good luck.