Hi Everyone! Hope you are having a good week. Here summer is flying by and I must say we have not had a great summer of weather. Very few truly nice summer dry days. Almost all oppressively hot, humid with rain or just gray sticky days. I know I am not alone and of course realize that this could be a lot worse, just venting a little:)

I was in Saks where there were summer clothes relegated to a few racks at the back of the department and it was al most full blown fall/winter!!! So not ready for that. Then I went into CVS  and wouldn’t you know it……aisles and aisles of back to school supplies. TOO SOON! I mean, can we at least, have a chance to get into the groove of summer?

I have also been working like a fiend so haven’t had a lot of “down time”. Had a few enjoyable short trips with friends, but we are hoping to get away in Sept. Being claustrophobic and one who wilts in anything above 85, the idea of going to Europe and dealing with not only the record breaking heat but hordes of unprecedented tourism does not appeal to me but I do miss summer travel! Looks like our next little trip will be to Palmetto Bluff which is always a treat:)

As I do every few weeks,  I share with you the highlights (good and pretty only) of the last week or two. So here we go………

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Chicken Paillard has been on the menu at least twice a week lately, I love that all the vegetables and herbs are picked form my garden, its so healthy and always delicious (my recipe will be featured on Sunday’s post)

Burning one of my favorite candles from East Hampton Gardens, with a picture of my beautiful mom nearby

My new afternoon habit, addicting!

Went to a lovely dinner party on a very balmy night (aka rough hair night)

PB laundry room decisions, was overthinking the direction of the tiles, ended up going with them on a diagonal, when they did a dry lay (below) it made up my mind

Enjoyed a fun Hamptons day with a good friend, always lots to see and be inspired by, the flowers always look like they are on steroids!

Stopped into the Aerin store, which is small and charming…love a good hat wall!

Enjoyed the yummiest lunch at St. Ambroeus at their new location in East Hampton

The desperately needed hard rains we have gotten lately were much needed for our grass and flowers

Went into my yard and cut about 3 dozen hydrangeas and made arrangements for a small dinner party I hosted

Our big new round dining table and chairs are finally being delivered mid August (after ordering them 9 months ago) CANNOT WAIT

I fell in love with purple when I saw how beautiful it looks against blue and white

Put them in our huge village centerpiece bowl and it made a show stopping arrangement, shown here with our Greek key salt and peppers

Welcome to my lab/workroom aka breakfast room- since we don’t use this as a breakfast room it has become a small “workshop” where you will find things from all seasons…fun to go and play in there!

Went to a shower and can you even believe this antipasto table!!!!! Hard to control myself but I did:)

Been picking up salads a lot lately at Sweetgreen, not sure if you have one near you but their “sourcing board” of where they get everything is quite impressive right down to almonds and salt! If you have one, their Hummus Crunch salad is  sooo good!

Fresh picks from my garden are becoming a daily happening now, I have dozens and dozens of tomatoes just a week or two from ripening….see lots of tomato dishes in my future!

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Dinner with a friend and a beautiful view is always a nice way to end a day!

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Don’t forget about our two ongoing sales-

Warehouse sale ends tomorrow. Some things still remain. Click here to view

Silver is 30% off as we are phasing out of our beautiful collection. We are very well stocked though things are moving every day. A great chance to score incredible silver at hard to beat prices.

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And our linens are 35% off as we are also phasing out of them as well. Still some buatiufl pieces remain.

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Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed the post. Hope your summer is going well and wishing you a great day! Until next time…..