Gorgeous summer color,

fresh squeezed lemonade,

the newest guardian of our yard,

baking homemade crackers with rosemary and sage,

giant blooms,

ink spills,

and flowers that look just like red velvet!

7 comments on “things that make me smile”

nacherluver

July 28, 2011 - 12:55 pm

As always, enjoying your favorite things. Thanks for sharing!

I tried homemade crackers and FAILED!!! I think it was due to rolling them too thin.
That first flower picture is…. WOW!!! What are those?
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La Dolce Vita

July 28, 2011 - 1:20 pm

: )
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Isabel

July 28, 2011 - 1:21 pm

Love your favorite things:O) all those flowers and homemade crackers wow!!! They look yummy, have a great day today:O)
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catherine mckean

July 28, 2011 - 1:57 pm

Beautiful photos! Are you sharing the recipe for the crackers?
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Juliette Crane

July 28, 2011 - 2:29 pm

it's a recipe we just ad-lib with each time…this last batch was based off of this one:
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/olive-oil-crackers-recipe.html

we added chopped rosemary and sage and chives 🙂
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Ohh Erin

July 28, 2011 - 4:58 pm

What is the guardian of the garden?
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Juliette Crane

July 28, 2011 - 5:36 pm

i think that “guardian” is actually a dog top that someone dropped in our front yard 🙂 we couldn't figure out what else it might be…
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