South End Blend

Fresh berries

Believe it or not, these taste even better than they look.

Find of the day

At only five dollars, I was not going to walk out of Flukes and Finds and Friends without this super-long vintage necklace.  And I don't think it's going to leave my neck all weekend.

Out to lunch

Rob and I both took today off, which meant, of course, that a basket of fries from the Rockfish was in order.

Surprise

There's nothing better than getting an unexpected package in the mail from your Mom containing something that she saw and knew you'd like.  (Little bowls are my weakness.  She knows me too well!)

Detour

My friend Kate and I nixed our planned trip to Ikea yesterday after we thought just a tad too long about spending three hours in the car with her two girls.  But all was not lost, because we hit the second place on the planet where I can do tornado-like financial damage in a very short period of time.

The unintentional theme here, as you can see, was "hot and spicy".  I got most of the goodies to have on hand for last-minute guests, but those sweet and spicy pecans (which Kate insisted that we drive back to buy) just did not stand a chance.  I had some on the way home, crumbled some on top of my salad last night, and have just enough left to do the same tonight.      

Lacy jars

These great jars that I bought on Etsy will be perfect for prettying up my new little office nook. 

Sweet rose

You know a flower smells phenomenal when, even after it falls apart in his hand, your husband puts it in a little dish so that we can continue to enjoy the scent.

Ol' blue eyes

I made a quick stop at our local farm yesterday, and right there in the parking lot was one of the best cars I've ever seen.

Let's see how these work out

On Sunday we slaved over our (really tiny but previously non-existent) garden.  In addition to planting some strawberries (inspired by a recent episode of our favorite show, "Jamie at Home") and two beach rose bushes (Rosa rugosa, for those "in the know" - and, believe me, I am not), we decided to attempt to grow a tomato plant and some hot red cherry peppers*.  Each plant came with a fruit already established, so sadly we cannot take credit for these little lovelies.

*Rob and I love - and I mean LOVE - hot and spicy food.  And whenever we order food that would make the average person shoot fire from their mouths, or, in this case, buy a plant that produces very hot peppers, we always get the same question:  "It's really hot - you know that, right?" 

Friends and ladies

When I saw that my friend Jen was giving away ten vintage photographs, I was (literally) the first one there, holding out my greedy little hand.  And, of course, she so delievered on it - the photo she selected and sent me is just fabulous.  Look at those dresses...and that great pair of white shoes! 

I was definitely born in the wrong era.