life is like a dance party?

It is. So dance!

{Sorry I have nothing to say today. I really haven't taken any good pictures lately, but hope to get back into it soon. It's been extremely busy over here lately. I'm way behind in everything! I'll be back shortly. In the meanwhile, I hope everyone enjoys their last few days of summer and are adjusting to any changes that have come their way. Be Well.}

busy days.

I cannot believe summer will ever end. But it's already August and soon it will be September. Kids are getting ready to go back to school, friends are getting married, people are growing and changing. I'm changing. I think sometimes I wish time would stand still. Nothing changing. I wish I could choose how long summer would be. Maybe a year. Maybe two years. I do like autumn weather and all that, mostly because of the clothing. But I will miss my summer frocks a little more than I look forward to my flannel shirts and cigarette pants. And knitting, I guess I am looking forward to that!

Summer always goes by so fast. I'm trying to soak up as much as I can. I've been tired lately and I think I'm coming down with something. Hopefully it will go away. Yesterday I finished a project, rushed around to the post office and bank, then came home and spent a full hour just lounging on the porch reading my book. It was a hot day and the sun was beating down from the end of the porch where I was lying. But I didn't care. I was soaking up the last bits of the summer heat and sweat and sunburn. I don't get to do that often, but I'm learning I need to start making time for that. Maybe another trip to the lake is in order! Yes, it definitely is.

Hope you are all enjoying a beautiful summer!

erin.

This is Erin, the sweetest girl I know and one of my dearest friends. Last February she got into a horrible car accident and almost died. She was in a coma and the doctors said she had a very slim chance of living.

Who would have thought a year later she would be married, incredibly happy and completely back to her beautiful self once again? I believe everything happens for a reason. I really do. And I thank God every day for letting her live.

hi hi.

• Homemade blackberry ice cream is delicious.
• Tomatoes from the garden are five trillion times better than the ones from the store. I've been making caprese salad like crazy.
• Ideas for a fall/winter line that I have been working on since last winter. Somehow I need to bring all my ideas together and find out how on earth they will all go together. Oh yeah, and the time?
  
• I made that linen smock and am thinking I might sew up a few to sell. Just have to finish a few deadlines first. Agh...you think maybe I could invent something that would create more TIME???
  
• OMG, my big brother turns 30 today! And tomorrow it is August 1st. What the heck? Where has summer gone?!
• It's FRIDAY!
  

monday::

Just pictures today. Click on them for more text. :) Happy Monday!

guests.

I made panzanella salad, fresh basil pizza and pound cake topped with black raspberries (mixed with a little sugar and squeeze of lemon juice). After making that salad, I have a feeling it's going to be a staple for my lunch the rest of the summer! It's so good!

brother john.

This is my little brother John. Maybe not quite so little anymore. I told him to stand there so I could get his picture, 'cause I liked his outfit. He and I talk about clothes music and movies. And he took those other pictures of me last week. He wants to be a cinematographer when he grows up. I think he'll be good at it. And that's not just 'cause I'm his sister. :)

to do.

Lots to do today. I have guests coming!