I'm joining Mary Ann and Cindy to share our five favorite things this week. It's where I found this $20 dress and these $30 sandals from Cindy & Mary Ann with their recent posts on favorites! I can't say that I've done a lot of shopping lately, I don't think anyone has with some shops being open only by appointment and most still having shortened hours, but somehow I had no trouble coming ...
Five Favorite Finds this week
A progressive Barbecue dinner
Grilled Corn Salad What a year this has been! Have you started to get together for socially distanced barbecues in the backyard or even on the driveway? I see that a lot these days and I love it! People need to get together and while that may look a little different these days, we can make it work. In April, Cindy, Mary Ann, and I hosted our first group of bloggers for a virtual progressive ...
An easy summer dinner on the patio
Dinner on the patio or a picnic all summer long, please! I love having a few recipes that I have made over the years and maybe I tweak it a bit or even substitute an ingredient, but it's a recipe you can trust. It's one your family loves but it's special enough to serve friends, both old and new! We don't eat a lot of red meat, so when we do it's either a really good burger or a filet. ...
a grown up version of s’mores for the 4th of July
Will you be hosting a 4th of July get together this year? I teamed up with Garnet Hill to create a simple breakfast, a casual dinner menu, and a grown-up version of s'mores for dessert. Garnet Hill has beautiful table linens and stoneware dishes that create the perfect table. The colors are a bit more earthy and rustic which is perfect for our laid back Connecticut beach cottage. I'm a guest ...
Nine Bloggers Share their outdoor spaces
Rough Luxe Most Lovely Things Classic Casual Home EDB Designs Kelly & Co Home Modern Glam Northern California Style Shabbyfufu I shared our outdoor space in this post last year and it has not changed all that much, but we did work with Sherwin-Williams again this year! Last year we used Sherwin-Williams porch and floor enamel on ...
Make the most of your small garden
Make flower arrangements from a small garden We have a smallish house on a small piece of property located on a peninsula on The Long Island Sound in Connecticut. Even though the property is small, we make the most of it by planting perennials that do well like hydrangeas that can be used for cut flowers. This year I focused on plantings in the containers that could easily be used in small ...
