In celebration of the last day of August, I wanted to take you on a flower tour of my hometown.
Archive for August, 2009
Hometown Flowers
Posted in Garden, Sacred Life Sunday, tagged Flowers, frost, gardening, life, planter flowers, Sacred Life Sunday, summer, towns on August 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Almond Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Posted in Recipes, tagged afterschool snacks, baking, cake, desserts, fall on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A friend from work has a garden and recently ask if I liked rhubarb. I like strawberry rhubarb pie, so I said yes. The next time I saw her she brought me so much rhubarb I decided I had to find something new to make with it. I searched my favorite cooking site, All Recipes, [...]
Treasuring Summer
Posted in Sacred Life Sunday, Sweet Simple Things, Uncategorized, tagged life, Sacred Life Sunday, seasons, summer on August 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
“There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart”- Celia Thaxter
This morning I woke to blue skies and a cool 51 degrees. We’ve had a hot August here in the Seattle area, but there has been a slight shift in weather the last few days. I’m noticing the days are getting shorter, and the trees [...]
The Summer Queen
Posted in Garden, tagged beauty, Garden, gardening, hydrangea, summer garden on August 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Beautiful colors are not out there: they are inside our brains,
in our minds, experienced in our hearts,
and then seen with our eyes.”- Alexandra Stoddard
I’m catching up on my weeding this week after being gone the month of July. Some of my flowers are not liking the heat or neglect this summer. One flower [...]
Estate Sale Shopping
Posted in Life at Home, Sweet Simple Things, tagged estate sales, home, homemaking, life, shopping on August 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
People will buy anything that is ‘one to a customer’ -Sinclair Lewis
Last week I happen to stumble upon an estate sale that was going to be held on a farm near our home. I have been to estate sales, but I have never been there for the “opening” of one. Oh my…what I have missed! [...]
Pizza Pie
Posted in Recipes, tagged dinner, food, homemaking, pizza recipe, Recipes on August 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“What’s for dinner tonight?” Don’t you wish you had a dime for every time someone in your family ask you that? I love cooking, but coming up with a good dinner every night get’s sooo hard! I’ve been drawing a blank lately on something good but different. Part of the problem is I have to [...]
A Cooking/Blogging Movie!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging, cooking, food, Julie and Julia, movies on August 8, 2009 | 10 Comments »
It’s a movie about marriage, it’s a movie about life, it’s a movie about cooking. But for bloggers, it hits a special cord because it is a movie about finding your voice through your blog.
Crystal and Linens
Posted in Life at Home, tagged antiques, crystal, home, linens, vintage on August 5, 2009 | 12 Comments »
But one thing I do know, someone died without every enjoying and using these lovely treasures. I know she wouldn’t want me to make that same mistake.
Cleaning
Posted in Life at Home, tagged cleaning, home, trips, women on August 1, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I think the glow of coming home is starting to wear down a bit. I spent the entire day putting the house back in order.
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