Summer Sangria

Orange and lemon slices, nectarines, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries, limoncello, pink lemonade concentrate, two big bottles of Pinot Grigio. Great!

And while we're on the topic of alcohol :) ◼ The Drunken Botanist,by Amy Stewart, is a fun read, and a great collection of plants.

And more boards, blending inside and out...

More boards

That bottom board, btw includes pics of ◼ Little & Lewis pieces/gardens, Check 'em out, it's a cool and inspirational site. And here they are ◼ on Pinterest

This Sunday, June 23 is the Full Strawberry Moon.

June's Full Strawberry Moon got its name because the Algonquin tribes knew it as a signal to gather ripening fruit. It was often known as the Full Rose Moon in Europe (where strawberries aren't native). ◼ The Old Farmers Almanac

The summer solstice heralds the beginning of summer.

Setting up 'boards' as desktop screensaver

They change every 5 minutes, so it serves a similar purpose to keeping an inspirational (hardcover) garden journal. It's like a scrapbook/pinterest kind of thing.

So much to do. It's like starting all over again. The only way to do it is to take one little piece at a time. Otherwise it is too overwhelming.

Tonight is the Full Pink Moon

--also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon by Native American tribes. ◼ The Old Farmers Almanac

Garden lights

Contemporary Outdoor Lighting design by Other Metro Certified-Lighting

◼ These garden pots light up the evening yard and are certain to spark conversation
trying to track down the where to buy and how much - very cool idea.

Journals, Sketchbooks, Book Art on Pinterest

◼ A Plethora of Journals

The New Year

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Ideas: Fairy houses

While there are lots of Fairy Garden things on the market now, there's really no substitute for making them YOURSELF. Bits of driftwood, stones, twigs, moss... a kid would make their own out of whatever was on hand, and it would have its own beauty and charm, and be organic to its surroundings. Something to consider.

That said, there are some CUTE pre-made doors and Fairy Garden furniture on Ebay, Amazon, Easy, and any number of nursery sites. Plus, Flower Fairy figurines!

They're ephemeral, and magical.

And then, there's this: FIREFLY FOREST... WATCH!

Inspiration: Succulents

Found on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/pin/144185625541634844/

OK, so, Pinterest is the hot new thing, and I like it, but it is frustrating. 1.) The pics are generally small. It's helpful that you can click on an image and USUALLY get back to the original post, which might be the company, or the original how-to post, but the size of the pics often leaves a lot to be desired. 2.) Everybody seems to pin/re-pin the same things, after a while. Still, there's a plethora of ideas and perspectives, and if you have time to follow trails, there's a fair amount of backup info.

Privacy is also an issue - but they seem to be solving that. And, of course, there are workarounds.

Houzz is sort of Pinterest for Home and Garden, more specific, and a bit more oriented towards detail and how-to.

I like this place...

◼ SHOP WATCH: CASUALLY CHIC AT POM POM INTERIORS BEVERLY HILLS! Bookmarked the Cococozt blog, she has some fun stuff.

Lilacs are blooming

Christmas