joyeux fête de la bastille, mes amis français!

{photo via sarko non merci.}

what happens when i have two days off? one
spent recovering from working the extra long
holiday weekend. and the other spent pursuing
productive creative endeavors. i went to the
farmers' market in the morning and found some
wonderful produce and fresh lavender. i made
a lunch of fresh figs topped with goat cheese and
walnuts, a little salad of sliced tomatoes and
zucchini with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette,
a fruit salad of sorts with blackberries, raspberries,
blueberries and cherry plums {plums the size of
cherries, not cherries shaped like plums as my sister
thought}. i also made an impromptu sangria by
muddling some raspberries, honey and lime slices
in some white wine. all appropriately enjoyed with
bare hands on a shady deck.



















i also got around to finally loading all my pictures from the past
few months on to my computer. some highlights:

lilacs in bloom {love the scent}:




















iris in bloom {i must have a thing for purple flowers lately}:

























i also finished sewing a skirt i started weeks ago
and did some prep work for some paintings i'd like to do.

overall, a lovely day.

i've been perusing johathan adler's website
and i adore his smart, fresh 'happy chic,' albeit
a little too expensive. i also love his fun manifesto.

{via thoughtful day. i wish her the best of luck.}

p.s. i apologize for the hiatus. it's summer and
the beach and pina coladas have been calling
my name more than the internet.