Summer Fever

Are you feeling it? This is the time of the year that is so hard because my kids won't be out of school for another six or seven weeks. I and dreaming of the day when school is over and the summer schedules have not begun.

Morning coffee on the patio with no agenda and no humidity (it's a short window of time).

Cute 'age appropriate' outfits. You know, when you are older than 25, but younger than retirement. I think Lilly Pulitzer fits that look.

Espadrilles / White Tunic / Blue Tunic / Pink Shoes / Necklace / Turquoise Tunic / Sandals

And let's not forget summer cocktails. Do you have a favorite? My current favorite is a Sunrise. 

Recipe Here

Can you believe that this weekend is already Memorial Day? I hope my friend opens her pool soon.

Come Traveling With Me

Hi Friends! Today I am over at Sandy's blog You May be Wandering. 

If you are not familiar with her blog, she writes about all things travel related. 
Like a packing list

J.Crew via You May Be Wandering

Or Renting a Vacation Home like this one, in Paris.

via You May Be Wandering

My personal favorite is her Thirsty Thursday. I think we bonded over virtual cocktails.

via You May Be Wandering

What am I guest blogging about? The time I went to the Chelsea Flower Show in London.

Come visit me. 

I'm Feeling Minty

So, maybe it is the all the blog posts showing mint...or summer....either way....I am feeling the love for mint! In fact, that dresser dilemma of mine....I think it should be mint.

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Gardenview Cottage

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Paperstreet anitques via Pinterest

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Richmond Thrifter

House of Turquoise

Maybe I should sit back and have a mint julep and ponder a while....

Source & recipe

Have you been bitten by the mint bug? Are you into mint?

Cocktails with Chinoiserie Chic!

Warning, this entire post is a fantasy in my head!

I have been a reader of Chinoiserie Chic for years...no joke. In fact, it was one of the first blogs I stumbled upon before I had a full-blown blog hopping addiction. I love all the inspirational images she posts.

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This image was posted in 2009. Beth is onto the next new thing long before the rest of us realize it's cool. You can follow her on Pinterest, here.  Not long ago, I had the privilege of guest blogging a DIY Pagoda Cornice on CC.

Last year on April 1, Beth said "goodbye" to all of us. You can read about it here. This April 1, Beth was apparently quite smitten with the new Restoration Hardware furniture line. You can read about that here. Both times....I totally fell for it! In fact, it is the funniest straight-faced writing I have read in a long time.

I have come to realize that she is funny..although you are not quite sure if she is serious...my favorite kind! So, my fantasy is to have cocktails with her. Now the pressure....everything must be perfect! I will serve this Yazi ginger vodka. 

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Probably in the form of a Zen Martini...it is also made with Green Tea Liqueur

Recipe

Is that Chinoiserie enough? I'll serve the drinks in these glasses

No, that's not fancy enough...how about these

I guess it needs to be an actual martini glass, this should do

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Oh, the pressure. For appetizers, I'll have oysters on the half shell

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...and caviar

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I know this does not look like a lot of food, but it was on the menu for her party. I'll arrange the hors d'oeuvres on this

Overkill on the Greek Key?...maybe so. How about this one?

I am hoping that after one, maybe two drinks, she will tell me what she was really thinking when she wrote this response. Sounds like a fun evening, right? Her dog, Izzy, is welcome to come, too.

 

I'm sure her dog would get along famously with Buster

Who do you want to have cocktails with?