Friday, August 15, 2008

summer corners






Doing lots of summer reading: The Kitchen Diaries, The Summer Book
Doing lots of summer cooking: gin and tonics, clam and corn chowder, zucchinni fritters, peach and plum cobbler
Doing lots of summer things: early morning walks, afternoon beach visits, late evening dinners
This weekend: the flea market on Sunday, as long as it doesn't rain. Please don't rain!!!
I'm feeling the mid-August mix of emotions: bittersweet excitement for the shifting seasons.
Have a great weekend, all!

15 comments:

raining sheep said...

Wow, is that pictures of your home...so beautiful and peaceful looking, I just love the photos...and hmm...some of that summer reading looks pretty tempting.

Jill said...

thanks, raining sheep! this is actually at our little summer place. it's next door to my in-laws and belongs to them, but they let us stay here when we visit. lucky us!!

Bohemian girl said...

Gin and tonic, that's it, I knew I have been missing something today!

Summer is beautiful, especially in America, it is warm almost all the time!

Andrea Tachezy said...

Gin and tonic - bittersweet August, it is the same all aroun the world :-)
I love your navy plate and I´d like to read the Summer book too.

AngieK said...

I was just thinking about making zucchini fritters this weekend :-)

Elizabeth said...

What a wave of nostalgia seeing those Tintin comics! Love Tintin.

mansuetude said...

Gin and tonic with lime. There is my sisters and our summers of once upon a time. :__) Clam chowder to this day, i can't new england into my stomach. L)

Mrs.French said...

I am not ready for it to end...I hope you make it to the flea market. Have a lovely weekend!

Valloittava valkoinen said...

Oh so lovely and peaceful!You have been having so nice time!!!Holiday is a lovely time!
Have a nice weekend!
Anu

Jill said...

Bohemian Girl, Andrea, and Mansuetude, it's nice to know that the gin and tonic has followers everywhere! I will think of you three the next time I drink one :)

Angie, I'd love to hear how your fritters turn out. Ours were good, but got a little burned. I need to work out the kinks in the recipe.

Elizabeth, my brother, cousins and I used to read Tintin like crazy growing up. Now my son is into it too, and I love re-reading them.

Mrs. French, the weather is looking hopeful. Maybe I will have some fun stuff to show you on Monday?!?

Thanks, Anu! I hope your weekend is lovely too!

Esti said...

I've read all of the Tintin books too! I'm such a big fan! And it's so funny to see that Tornasol in English is called Calculus

Jill said...

oh, another fun thing we have in common Esti! do your princesses like Tintin yet?

karin said...

nice summer moments. Feel that season mix too!

artycho said...

Cerys when she was young used to love Tintin but it is looooong to read as a bedtime story!

Design Scouting said...

I LOVE THE SUMMER BOOK!!!!! Lovely photos. xo Abbey