One of my dogs, happy and tired after swimming in the river and running around at the dog park QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Too lazy to squeeze lemons and strain raspberries today, so this is what I’m serving my household today as we relax outdoors. Make a pitcher of sun tea, squeeze your own…
I am having the most delightful morning. I slept in late, played with my dogs, set up my outdoor office with magazines, catalogs, books, computers and iced tea, and read in the sun for an hour. I lazily made myself scrambled eggs and ate them slowly while I leisurely read. I love summertime! QUICK THINGS…
Pacifica’s “Gypsy Spirit” Candle Trio, on Amazon Somehow cleaning on a nice sunny day makes me happy. You’d think I’d be bitter about my wasted time indoors – I should be outside enjoying the sun, not indoors bending over my vacuum. But with my doors and windows open to the fresh air, a candle burning,…
My cousin came over to help me tackle this garden project! We started the day with a horrible bed of nasty weeds, and finished the day with a garden of colorful dahlias, zinnias, and impatiens! This weekend I’ve been sunning, gardening, reading, going to the dog park, eating outdoors, and only doing the bare minimum…
Flowers waiting to be planted in my yard Because June is the sixth month, I always think of it as the midpoint of the year. It’s actually not – today, we’re only five months in since the New Year. By July 1st we’ll finally have had six months. Still, I use it as a mental…
Set of 9 Multi-Colored Votives, at Crate and Barrel I needed a little retail therapy on a recent gloomy rainy day. I was so happy to be wandering aimlessly through a bright, colorful Crate and Barrel with friendly employees. I’d told myself I could only spend $20 at most in the store, so these little…
You know summer is over when all the stores put their outdoor furniture on sale. Here’s Restoration Hardware’s offerings As I sit writing to you this morning, it’s raining very hard. I was planning to go on a waterfront park picnic with my best friend and her baby. Instead, I’m lighting a fire in my…
Persian Lime candle at Williams-Sonoma Are you fully enjoying the smells you associate with summer? Are your windows open to let in fresh air and breezes – even if you have central air conditioning you’d have to turn off for the day? Even if you have to dust extra long from leaving windows open? Do…
QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Pick out something fun to wear tonight when you get back from work or if you plan to go out. Something colorful and summery! Lay out shoes, jewelry and the perfume you’ll wear, if you have time before you leave the house today. Then you can enjoy anticipating how lovely…
What I’m enjoying burning in my kitchen this week: Verbena Summer Secret candle, from L’Occitane My house, like so many in Seattle, doesn’t have air conditioning. We only need it a couple weeks a year, usually in late August when we finally hit the high 90s or even 100s for a few days. The rest…