Things Elizabeth Loves About Summer

summer fruit // growing things // crafting tasty cocktails // journaling and drinking coffee // fresh produce and pretty flowers // warm evening walks

I am so excited to have Elizabeth of Delightfully Tacky here today to share with us her favorite summery things!  Not only is she an awesome blog lady, a traveler, and biker, she is a printmaker too!  Her pictures make summer look as dreamy as ever and right now all I want to do is go pick some fruit, sip on a nice cold drink, and walk around marveling at the lavender around here.

Thank you for sharing your summer loves with us, Elizabeth!

From The Vault: Ice Cube Caffeine

Coffee ice.  This is one of those brilliant things that seems so simple after you've heard of it.  It took me a while to hear of it, but now I'm on board.  I've been trying to make a batch of cold brewed coffee every night, and now I plan to add this to the routine.  That way when I pour myself a nice iced coffee in the warmer days to come, I won't be left with a watered down beverage.  So simple, right?

Come One. Come All.

Salutations!  This site will be a constant work in progress and will generally follow the happenings of the creative, wanderlust, overwhelmed, enthusiastic, maker that I am.  This is a new space and I'm still getting the hang of everything.

I've never kept a diary.  When I was younger I always thought I might, but never did.  I never knew what to write about.  My life seemed to lack things worthy of recording.  As time went on I started doing worthy things, but had a terrible habit to never make any effort to remember.  Hardly ever taking a picture and never ever writing anything down.  A few years ago I went on a trip of a lifetime and put the effort in to take pictures every single day and to keep a journal every single night.  I am so happy I did that and I wish I had kept up with that.

I am hoping this will be a vehicle for remembrance.  I want to keep track of what goes on and I like the idea of sharing it.  I was once a very guarded, quiet, introverted person.  I want to make the effort to open up and break down the walls I've built, and this seemed like as good a way as any.

So, this is a new start.
Welcome.