Hey, hey, hey!  Welcome to Farmhouse Friday 453.

I’ve been so excited this week.  After 25 years, we are having the exterior trim painted.  The Mister could have gone another several years because his motto has always been – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.  But this last winter, we had a large raccoon climb up to the second floor and rip off several feet of siding.  I feel he only wanted warm shelter, but the Mister emphatically said – too bad.

It was a sad day for the raccoon, but I’m on cloud 9.  When the painters come, they’ll make several repairs from the many squirrels trying to dig their way in, just like the raccoon.

Afterwards, if you promise not to clutch your pearls over my drama, I’ll share a before-and-after photo next week.  

Okay, on to next week’s theme – let’s do FLOWERS!  Everything is dying around here, so anything floral should brighten our days. 

FARMHOUSE FRIDAY 453

Last week our theme was The Great Cool Down, and if this doesn’t cool you down, you might as well jump in an ice bath.  This looks delicious.  Thank you, Yummi Haus, for the Banana Split Cake recipe.  Y’all pop on over and pin it!

The ladies at Our Grand Lives shared 3 ways to make a fabulous dessert.  Everyone loves choices, right?!  Right!  So I’ll take one of each, please.  🙂  Mmmm, finger lickin’ good.

This enticing Spicy Watermelon Paloma from Homemade on a Weeknight sounds like trouble!  But I choose to see it as perfect for a party.  Plus, who wants watermelon juice running down their arms?

One thing about Texans, we love our salsa.  So when I saw the words Blueberry Salsa, I was already dreaming of serving it up this weekend!  My friends are going to LOVE it!  Hurry over and get the recipe from 3 Boys and a Dog.  Yum!

FARMHOUSE FRIDAY 453 PARTY GUIDELINES:

• Your style does not have to be farmhouse, nor do you have to live in a farmhouse to link up.  However, it would be nice to see – Home DIY and Décor ~ Gardening ~ Crafts and Sewing ~ Recipes ~ Homesteading.
• It doesn’t matter how old your post is; please link your posts only once.
• The party runs from 6 AM CST on Friday and ends at 11:59 PM CST on Monday.
• I don’t require a link back to this party, but if you do, thanks!  That’s mighty nice of you.
• A Link Party is a great way to grow your blog, so please don’t post and run.  Show some love by visiting and pinning (from the original post) what you find interesting.
• Try to link up something that pertains to the weekly theme!
• By linking a post with the weekly theme, you have a chance to be featured here at next week’s party, which includes the Farmhouse Friday board on Pinterest! 
• When linking to this party, you are permitting us to share your posts and pictures via social media and as features, roundups, etc., with a link back to your post or a link back to this party on the week your post is featured.
• Thank you, friends.  I can hardly wait to see what you’ve been up to!