Summer Morning

Yesterday morning we had our usual company, Bode. We watch him 4 days a week. Bumblebee and Cordelia looove it! Since Bode is about 95% reliable in the house-training arena and since the weather has been so lovely we spend a lot of time in the back yard.

I have been busy weeding the garden, because things are starting to happen in my yard. I see there are tons of strawberries just plumping up. Cordelia follows me around with a rake when she's not playing. Bumblebee and Bode fall into a rhythm of play and then rest/watching the other chew on a toy.













The mood is completely relaxed and just perfect, exactly what I imagined in my daydreams of home ownership. How have your summer mornings gone?

Around the Yard, Around the House: Just a Little Taste

I tend to be a little bit of a voyeur. I love looking at people's homes, the little details of their lives. I think most people are that way. I have been getting requests to take a good look at our new place. I promise a good thorough tour will soon follow, but Eric and I are busy arranging and re-arranging everything to our liking. Then we will do it all again later this summer as we prepare for the arrival of our little girl.

For now I thought I'd give a little taste of what's going on around here in the house and around the yard. I think sometimes those little details are even more telling.

Flowers, after our recent rainy days.

Green growing things in the garden. All of the rain this week has been wonderful.

The garage.

Bumblebee rests mid-morning.

My paintbrushes have been migrating around, looking for their new home.

Just a corner of the living room.

Eric and I are big on creating little vignette's throughout the house.

Oh, and on a side note do you see the little black specks in the photo of the yard, they're birds? Yesterday afternoon dozens and dozens of little black birds landed in the yard and then almost as quickly as they arrived, they were gone. I tried to count and got over 30 before I lost track. I was momentarily fearful that we were entering into some new version of The Birds.