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Random Thursday

| terriaw

I’ve been keeping busy this week with a nice mix of design projects and internship work, but I’ve also been feeling quiet around here. That seems like a perfect opportunity to do a Random Thursday post.

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Our peonies are in full bloom.

peony shrub

We’ve had baked potatoes for dinner every Sunday night for the past few months. (Dave makes the entire meal.) We smother them with steamed broccoli, ham and cheese. They’re so yummy!

baked potato dinner

I had a really awesome burger with sweet potato chips for lunch with my boss Jen while we talked business and design. The burger was good but the sweet potato chips were my favorite part.

burger and sweet potato chips

Callie caught a fly in the house and had to guard it for awhile.

callie and her fly

I’m loving new songs by the Deftones and Nine Inch Nails.

cool sky

Thanks for stopping by!

Terri

Garden Update – Early June

| terriaw

It seems like it’s been awhile since I’ve done a garden update.

Since it’s early June, I thought it would be fun to share what’s been growing around here.

We have quite a few rose shrubs around here that seem to be doing better and better each year, meaning more blooms. Luckily, roses are easy to grow and require little maintenance.

Our clematis continues to amaze me with that bright blue-violet color and star shape.

We’ve lucked out with warm gardening weather about a month earlier than normal, which has been very nice. That means some of the flowers that usually bloom in early July are starting to open now, like our coneflowers, one of my favorites.

My favorite part of our garden is the entrance gate to our fence on both sides of the house. I love how this hanging basket looks, so charming and inviting. I’m so happy we planted them this year because last year we were too lazy.

Hope you’re out enjoying the summer beauty too. Thanks for stopping by!

Weekending Makes Me Happy

| terriaw

I don’t have much to report today.We just spent a relaxing weekend with our out-of-town guests.

We made it to the farmers market on Saturday morning. I was surprised there wasn’t more produce, but there were lots of flowers. I heard strawberries will be available next weekend.

We also made it to the student union on campus. It’s such a great outdoor patio on the lake to people-watch and have beverages.

We spent a lot of time hanging out on our backyard patio.

We were surrounded by the next round of flowers in bloom for the season. Our rose bush exploded with flowers over the weekend.

Our peonies burst open too.

We planted new peonies a couple years ago, but it has taken awhile for them to get used to their new environment. This is the first year they have bloomed, and it’s so nice to know we have these lovely pastel pink peonies.

I found this cool caterpillar hiding out in the grass!

We always have a great time hanging out with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. (They are the family we visit when we travel to NYC.)

I have at least three patchwork projects going on my sewing table, so I hope to be back in a day or two with some productive results to share. Hope you enjoyed your weekending too!