The hardscape of the new garden is done- just in time to plant some evergreens for the fall. While we wait for additional inspiration.
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Summertime – In a New, New England Garden
It’s August 13 and we’re in the throes of summer heat in Litchfield, CT. Our summer vacation is underway. Somehow, major excavation on the front “lawn” hasn’t made it any cooler. Time for a new garden.
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The Evolving Garden Layout
For months now, I’ve avoided getting down to the business of installing the gravel paths and flower beds. It’s not that I can’t face the hard stuff. It just takes time. And the layout keeps evolving. This was the week to dig into the details of mulch for weed prevention in the emerging layout.
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Helen of Troy: Summer Rerun
My blog got way from me last night. I can’t change that. I can tell you why I engaged Helen, “the face that launched a thousand ships” in this post. Ok, it’s all about flowers per usual!
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Mahogany is a Beautiful Chair
We bought this chair for Paola’s High Point Market booth– because every pillow needs a stunning mahogany chair. It’s a Victorian slipper chair we found online and bought in Gibsonville, NC-The City of Roses.
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Slip into Something Comfortable
No matter how comfortable Merrill shoes are, there’s nothing like stepping out of them and into slippers at the end of the day. Settling into a slipper chair is a similar experience.
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Home Décor Imitating Nature
Home décor follows the seasons. There’s a reason for that. In the natural world, new plant life emerges in spring, grows, and then dies off in fall. Regardless of whether a person has a real interest in being outdoors, our lives follow the cycle of the seasons by default- just consider our shopping habits- end of summer school clothes, holiday gifts and who doesn’t need a new bag come spring?
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Merry Christmas!
Life has been so crazy busy, it’s been difficult to grapple with the inevitable onslaught of holidays around the bend. But that’s OK. It’ll be here soon enough. Christmas is coming.
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Three Weeks
And I ain’t counting. Does anybody else rearrange the furniture in order to bring a tree inside this time of year?
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