pretty + simple

found

Last weekend Gordy and I came across these little ladies:

I am really loving their living arrangements.  So clever.

And no.  We didn't take any home.  :)

Although I am keeping my eye open for a little red barn.

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overnight

 { bread and butter pickles }

 

so easy, super simple... and always a summer favorite

 

...if you have extra cucumbers from the garden - this recipe is for you!

{ enjoy! }

so.

 

It was one of those thorny kind of days.

One that pokes you with a surprise and it hurts.

It was an end, and it is a beginning.

I believe that everything happens for a reason.

Somedays I just need to remind myself of that.

happy weekend

backyard groceries

There's another bonus to this season.  That garden.  It's like a grocery store in the backyard.  Especially when you go to the frig and there's slim pickings so you head out back and soon, lunch is found... dinner is in the works and life is good.

And speaking of good greens, have you tried this before?

Green beans, onions (lots), and garlic sauteed in a little olive oil in a cast iron pan.  Topped off with sea salt and freshly ground pepper.  It's really hard not to gobble it down in record time.

Who knew green beans could be so yummy?

 

 
 
 

licorice chip

Every time the week ends I think to myself that next week I will update my little space here more often.  I'll have more time then.  So many times I find myself thinking about things that would be great to talk about here.  I see every day things that would be perfect for the camera but the camera is no where to be found or someone is with me and I don't want to bother them with my photo opportunity (having someone watch me makes me nervous, I know ... I need to work on that).  Next time, I think to myself.  Next week.  And so it goes this summer.  The summer of fleeting moments.  I love late spring and all of summer.  Trouble is I can feel the season starting to change and as much as I love fall I am a bit sad to see August breezing by me.  Just about the time I get into a summer routine of gardening, watering, harvesting, and enjoying all that summer has to offer... a new season begins to slowly slip in.  The acorns on the front steps, the late day shadows, the cool mornings, the sunsets that come just a bit earlier than the week before.... sigh... all signs making me want to hang on a little longer.  I'm going to make a point to savor these summer moments.  So here's to finding little pockets of sunshine and moments that will remind us of summer long into the depths of winter.

  Now would you like one scoop or two with that?  And your favorite flavor?

Mine was one scoop of Licorice Chip.  Drippy and delicious! 

fresh

 

flowers and salsa.

both of them are so, so good.

what's been showing up on your table this week? 
 
 

summer

{ sunsets + golden evenings only August can bring }

 

 

two of my very favorites

...xoxo...