School is out for the summer and we couldn’t be more ready for it. I’m thrilled to have a break from making school lunches and am looking forward to more leisurely mornings.
We had a real scorcher into the mid 90s this week and I’ve been grateful to have these bamboo roll up shades on our exterior west facing windows to cut the heat. They really do the job but I also love the diffused light they create inside the house too…
Summer to me also means cobblers and crisps and this fantastic apple rhubarb cobbler from Alanna of The Bojon Gourmet is my current favorite. I mentioned Alanna’s book Alternative Baker and her miraculous gluten-free pie crust recipe last winter…
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written anything here because I’ve been spending most of my free time reading (or sewing). A few months ago my son D got hit hard with the reading bug and on a family trip to Palm Springs he brought a book wherever we went. Waiting for his food at the restaurant, waiting for the rental car, sitting poolside. My husband and I exchanged knowing glances of “It’s happening.”
I’ve been waiting for this day and as children often do, he is helping me to be my best self. His new love of reading has helped me make time for my own love of reading and I’m making it a priority and letting some of the less important things on my to-do list slide. Together we are in deep with Harry Potter and these illustrated versions are just beautiful…
D was also just gifted these super rad Gryffindor Vans from his very cool aunt and uncle…
When I haven’t been reading, I’ve been sitting here practicing my newly acquired sewing skills (thanks to Drygoods Design)…
I can sit here working away for hours without eating or thinking about anything else. I’m so enjoying the process of learning something completely new and remembering how wonderful that feeling of “flow” is…
I have a new full-length linen apron that I snagged from Amazon for $17 that I learned about from Aran via Remodelista…
Speaking of linen, one of the best things I’ve added to my summer wardrobe is this Everlane linen jumpsuit…
I wore it to a my brother-in-law’s 40th birthday dinner (pictured below with my stellar sister-in-laws)…
Always a sucker for pen and paper, I have a new favorite pocket-sized notebook and pen for my endless list making…
My friend Rita turned me on to Aria Code. Host Rhiannon Giddens is delightful and I’ve been “binge-listening” (is that a thing?) every chance I get…
Alison Roman’s olive oil roasted chicken is on the menu for Father’s Day…
And our neighbors turned us on to the solo stove which is now on my summer wishlist…
Happy summering!