Let the SUMMER In!

I Love Simple Flowers,

Nothing Stunningly Beautiful, Just Very Pretty and Charming, With Personality

Welcome Summer,

Come On In!

I’ve Missed You, Just Try Not To Be So HOT This Year 🙂

But, If You Do Insist Upon It….

I Have a Few Suggestions For Us All

I have created a nice area here in our backyard. The Shelving Cabinet is anchored to the wall, and has some protection underneath the house eaves. Our son Brodie put it together for us.

I purchased the white shelving unit to use for my gardening as well as an area of the backyard to entertain. I thought it could also make a great Buffet for food.

In Florida, any kind of wooden furniture only has a shelf life here of about 3 – 5 years. Wood always eventually rots here and there is nothing we can do about it. Even Teak will only last so long. What with our heat, humidity, mold, and storms, there is constant cleaning, bleaching and pressure washing. So, we do try and make the best of it while we have it looking good.

I have however, enjoyed the different ideas that we have had for this area over the years. And, I’m sure that in a few years we will be doing something totally different. For example, I think removing that window you see behind me, and replacing it with a door, would be really nice. Then, we could turn the area you see into some sort of nice patio. Well, perhaps someday. But for now, let’s just enjoy what we have.

So, for now, Let The Summer In,

Julie

(I do hope to update as time goes by with new summer entries.)

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Julie’s Fruit Cocktails

I had this idea in my head that I wanted to fill our cooler with ice to the very top, and place a few bottles of Bubbly along side a platter of Fruit surrounded by Colorful Flavored Ice Cubes with tongs to fill pretty Pink Wine Glasses with the Ice, Fruit, and Mint Leaves.

The Bubbly is Mango, Peach and Strawberry Moscato

I also have a few other juices, along with some nice round plump juicy grapes.

My idea was to pour the Moscato of your choice into a glass, then add the flavored Ice Cubes, along with some Fruit and Mint. To me, they are now “Fruit Cocktails.”

The Umbrella Offers Some Shade and Cool

I also had a fan blowing on me, which you cannot see.

I have my special plants and flowers around me.

I also wanted some of my pretty flowers in the cooler as well with my Fruit Cocktails.

A Toast To Summer

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My Strawberry Moscato,

..with My Tea Sandwiches

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I wanted just a few goodies to eat with the Fruit Cocktails.

A favorite tea sandwich of mine is Pimiento Cheese, and I did use a Carrot Hummus to create another tea sandwich topped with Pimientos.

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My Fruits:

Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, and Pomegranate Seeds

Although not pictured above, I do have slices of Limes and Lemons

I Love Adding Flowers to Food in the Summer

I Also Added Some Parsley to my Carrot Hummus Sandwiches

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I LOVE This Lighting…

It’s just what the camera picked up.

I didn’t do anything but point and shoot.

My Simple Flowers With My Simple Sandwiches

Now You Can See The Lemons and Lime Slices Around The Colorful Ice

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Just a Few of the Cooling Cocktail with Fruit

I Do So Love My Beautiful Orchids Here

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This is How I Want it to Look Year Round

Pretty Plants and Flowers

Strawberry Moscato Shelfie

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Chinese On The Outside Buffet

Our Pickled Thai Eggplant

I Opened a Jar of My Oriental Jezebel Sauce to Eat With My Egg Rolls, and Potstickers

Also, With My Tea with Limes

Thai Rice With Lime and Herbs

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I was actually quite proud of my Potstickers.

Usually Gordon is the one that makes them to perfection but I thought mine were pretty good!

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Making My Colorful Flavored Ice Cubes

These Flavored Waters are so Delicious! Gordon used to drink them all the time to take with him to work with his lunches, or even when he would be running errands he would grab one from the fridge in the garage to take with him. Which is why I thought of these when I wanted to create some nice flavorful and colorful ice cubes for my drinks, above.