summer is here over at tend

a little feature on my home and garden over at designskool. thanks justine!

happy papa’s day! xo

chickens over at tend

hop on over to tend to find a recipe for your gardening hands.

today was a glorious day.
the sun, the breeze, and the cool air lifted my spirits.
and the light was magical.
i had fun making shadows.

hop on over to tend where i talk a bit about maximizing my garden space.
oh and happy friday friends! xo

boy it was a hot one today!
we retreated to the woods to cool off.
it helped.
a lot.
now a storm is beginning to brew.
and i can feel the cool air blowing in.
ahhhh!

appreciating….
strawberries from our local farm.
rhubarb from our community garden.
biscuits and strawberry jam.
strawberry rhubarb soda. i added strawberry juice from the jam cooking on the stove.
strawberry rhubarb crumble.
smoothies.
and little breezes from the fan (we are having a major heat wave here)

saturday snippets