In our charming university town of Chico, in Northern California, we are experiencing an abundance of luscious fruits, vegetables and gorgeous flowers. The farmers' markets are bursting with color and all sorts of garden fresh goodness. These cheerful sunflowers are summer on a stem.............
Yellow pear tomatoes make a delicious caprese salad when paired with basil, fresh mozzarella and balsamic vinegar.
My summer bounty is more than just fresh flowers and garden delights.These are a few of my summer favorites from some of my favorite people: The sunflowers from my man, Scott, sweet honey from Louise, blueberries picked by Sally at her Green Cedar Farm. They go nicely with the Sofia blanc de blanc sparkling wine from Melanie and a travel favorite from Lily, in handmade bag, Sancerre from France (You may just see more creations from Lily in the Stylemindchic Boutique in the near future!). Sweet summer!
Other summer favorites:
My current favorite weekday breakfast. Fage Greek Yogurt (0% fat) with sea salt pistachios, juicy fresh peaches and a touch of Louise's honey. Perfect blend of creamy, sweet, juicy, nutty with a touch of sea salt....try it.
And a few finds for fall....... Trina Turk clutch and ring (on sale Banana Republic), nars polish (wow-'orgasm'-I didn't name it;), this lovely Diptyque Scented Disk (in Figuire) and a new signature fragrance, Essence by Narciso Rodriquez (I'm a bit of a fragrance freak and definitely believe in aromatherapy).
Summer has definitely held some special time for connecting with family and friends and we are definitely feeling the bounty and blessings. Despite the lovely images and upbeat perspective, don't be fooled......as with all of us, there is always the ebb and flow. Our summer has also held a month's long ant infestation, too many smoke filled days due to a local forest fire, a family health scare and too much time blogging and not enough time on yoga or pilates, among the other mundane issues of life. I just didn't think you would want to see photos of the ants taking over. Cheers!
Welcome to your weekend,
Heather
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3 comments:
Great pics! Now and then you gotta just bite into a whole peach. Messy but sooo tasty and sooo summery!
Heather, thank you for your kind comment on my blog. In just this one post I can see we have so much in common -- a love of cocktail rings, Trina Turk and even the same white Sony Vaio laptop! And I just love your boutique -- it's super chic.
I'm looking forward to discovering more.
Doreen
Style Maniac
Hello Doreen,
Thanks you so much for the compliments! I appreciate your kind words. I'm a newish blogger (6 months) and discovered your blog shortly after I started up. I had to laugh at the similarities of our titles and enjoyment of the pop of yellow. We must have a similar mind and style set with the Trina Turk and all.....Your blog is fab and I'm a follower. Thanks for stopping by Stylemindchic. Cheers, Heather
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