weekend

Here's some calm and quiet pictures for you, but for me there's a busy weekend ahead. More family arrived yesterday, with cousins, cousins, and more cousins. There's a huge family party tomorrow night and probably lots of trips to various beaches between now and then. Our kids are in heaven! Have a great weekend, all of you!

peachy

Never realized I had so many of these peachy colors around until my camera found them. I'm sad to say that this peach looks better than it tasted. But usually the peaches from New England are fabulous this time of year. My mother-in-law is making a peach pie tonight. Doesn't that sound good?

flowery

More flowers from around the little house. Have you noticed my favorites list has gotten incredibly long? My computer kept eating my bookmarks, so I finally decided to put as many of them as I could remember on my sidebar. Have a good evening!

august is yellow

I always think of August as yellow. Yellow sun, yellow flowers. I found this Mexican embroidered dress at the flea market. It fits perfectly, after hemming it a bit. The green necklace is from somewhere in Africa, made out of recycled paper. The bowl was found at the flea market as well. It says Italia on the bottom. I just like the stripes.

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!

summer, again

It feels like summer again now, so here are some summery photos. Today is sunny, warm, and beautiful, with maybe a hint of fall in the air. I'm off to enjoy it, although I'll try to get back to this space before the end of the week.

monday inspiration

I love this spread from an old issue of Domino. It's been cloudy and rainy for the past few weeks, with a few days of sunshine mixed in here and there. Although I like the cooler weather, I'm ready for some sun. We're up staying in our little house for this last bit of August, and if it gets sunny, I hope I'll have some good photos to show you from here! Have a nice start to the week!