Hello everyone! Hope this finds you doing well and having a good week. Flying by over there, July 4th now seems like a distant memory. Boy, summer is going by quickly. Anyone else feel that way?

Today is a recap of the highlights of the last week or so. It’s been a busy but productive week and it’s always fun to look back on the highlights. I imagine one day when I am old and gray, that I will get hours of enjoyment going through these posts getting to relive happy memories. Onward we go….

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Very excited to announce that these chargers and dinner plates are a go!! We will soon be working on salad plates and soup bowls. I am so in love with these. I have an ivory and a white sample. A little impromptu poll if you are care to cast your vote for one or the other or both! We will offer these as a presale in about 2-3 weeks as many have asked.

Painting is not for the faint of heart! We are having all our windows and trim painted and I take my hats off to these guys who  are practically like acrobats the way they go up on those ladders!

Hydrangea garden melamine flatware has arrived!

Could not love it more!

A bunch of highlights from the July 4th weekend….above my favorite two grilled veges, portobello mushrooms and corn

Made chicken burgers and grilled teriyaki flank

Yummy Greek orzo goes with every BBQ! Brought a bowl to a friends house the previous day

Surely I am not alone in that I get excited over visiting farmstands this time of year!

The colors and scents just make me happy

Caught the most spectacular sunset the other day

Was at a friends house over the holiday weekend and she made these low cal drinks, with fresh fruit and tequila, so good!

Was sitting outside one afternoon and loved the cast of the soft golden light that the fading sun gave

Though I use white flowers, I was in awe of these enormous overflowing baskets of pink petunias at a nursery out east

Not much happening in my little greenhouse as I am focused on my garden but it still makes me happy just looking at it and come this fall, it will spring into action

Meanwhile my little garden is really chugging along, picked these string beans

And how cute are these little bellpeppers

First cucumber ready to pick!

Basil and cucumber, a good combination

Leftover party flowers were sprinkled into little vases and placed on my dining mantle, milked them till the very last minute

Love this arrangement so much, in our next flared square tole planter! (these are our drop in orchids)

Loved it so much added two to my kitchen island

Favorite new wastepaper baskets with matching tissues, is this super chic bamboo and floral in three colors (now online)

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And there you have the highlights from the last week or so. I cannot wait to post about the party I threw last weekend, which I will next week. Hope you enjoyed the post. Wishing you a wonderful Friday and smooth end to your week. Until next time………