Sunday and Solstice

Here's my favorite photo from the weekend:

We were at Baker Park listening to live music and enjoying a sunny Father's Day. Scarlett was having a ball-dancing to the music, playing with dogs and strangers, and testing the radius of safety around her mom and dad. There does not appear to be any boundary of fear at the moment.

It should have been a relaxing weekend, what with all the gardening, biking, music, honoring Dad, eating... But between that and a sleepless girl last night and work this morning, this picture is about all I can muster today! That and dreaming about plans for the summer since it is finally here. I suppose looking out the window at 10 pm last night and thinking it was 7 pm might have something to do with it as well.

I'm trying to keep a nice and flexible schedule this summer, but there's so much I want to do. Holidays out of town, places to explore nearby, garden projects and craft and sewing projects. Playing in an inflatable pool with Scarlett. Or in the sprinkler (did that last night-so fun!). And the to-do list of course (organizing photos is one).

Any exciting plans to share for the summer? Or ideas for fun summer projects?

Happy Summer Solstice!

Fun at Park

A big toothy grin from Scarlett while she was swinging at the park. Scott took the photo on his iPhone-it's not too bad, is it? I was at work on a Monday morning while they were playing... And I'm secretly glad that those dandelions have survived the round of Killex that they received a few weeks ago!

And for those who recall, I was so determined to have new adventures with Scarlett-visit new places every week to find some ones that we loved and were kid friendly. It just isn't happening this month-we have too many activities at the moment-swimming lessons, story time at the library, toddler class, park play, gardening...

Have a happy Tuesday!

Aloha to Book Club

I hosted book club this month and went with a Hawaiian theme in honor of our book Moloka'i. Here are some photos of my kitschy afternoon.

My first pineapple upside down cake. I used Nigella's recipe since I strive to be the domestic goddess she is.

Seashells and Fish in our Fruit

Pina Coladas

Do you like the grass skirt decoration?

Our little one slept through the party but kept the celebrations going long after


It turned out to be a good day to have a themed party, even if I did skip the canned ham and tiki torches. For May 29th, we had snow on the ground and temperatures hovering around freezing. This was a nice distraction for such a gloomy day.