Happy Valentine's Day

I hope your heart is filled with an abundance of love today and every day!!

 My Valentine gave me flowers and I...

              ...made a vegetarian breakfast for my Valentine.

The puppies got Valentines too: heart shaped treats, pink for the lady Bailey, and blue for Bono the boy.

 And, it's not Valentine's day without some chocolate! Home baked fudgey brownies, yummmmm!

Last weekend of Summer?

 Illustration by Brian Wildsmith

I feel like last weekend might just have been the last weekend of Summer, but if it was, I totally lived it up! I spent Saturday and Sunday afternoon life guarding at the pool (and subsequently getting sun-burned), and then I saw Eat Pray Love with some girlfriends.

The week has been cool and creamy, just how the tail end of Summer should be. Luck for us, it's not officially over 'til the 21st of next month!!

10 Things in Summer

All of Nature's seasons are thrilling in their own right, but what are 10 things that thrill you in-and-about the Summa time?!

1. Blooming flowers growing in the ground (or a basket :)
2. Eating food from the garden
3. Cool evenings
4. Rain storms
5. People walking around with that sun-kissed glow
6. Picnics
7. Butterlies fluttering
8. Walking and biking to any destination within 2 miles
9. Outdoor fairs and festivals
10. Summer sunrises and extended daylight hours