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Friday, July 1, 2016

Simple Pleasures


It's been a crazy week for us with out of town guests, a late Father's Day celebration, 8.5 hours of driving for me on Wednesday . . .


But even on busy days, I take time to look around and enjoy life's simple pleasures.


I am loving the canna lilies


that are slowly blooming all over the garden.


Steve and I escaped the heat and hit the water in our kayaks.


That long drive on Wednesday (4 hours each way) for a reunion planning meeting led to me spotting a gorgeous garden.


I moved a little table onto the back porch - 


it needs to be painted, but for now it's dressed up with a patriotic display.


Out shopping the other day, I came across these little pieces of wood in one of my favorite shops


and that led to me writing words on a piece of driftwood.


I gathered shells, sea glass and starfish


to create a summer centerpiece for the dining room table.


Along with shells and starfish, my beach bucket collection is on display for summer.


While tackling the jungle the other day, I propped a shovel against the house - that gave me the idea of displaying my father's old garden tools all over the garden.


My final pleasure was actually Steve's - while I was driving in LA traffic, he spotted our resident bluebird hanging out on the most recent addition to the garden.


What were your simple pleasures this week?

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