What an absolutely gorgeous day in the great Northwest! Ben had a game at noon at the Husky Ballpark at the University of Washington and I so wanted to photograph Rainier from there again. It was beautiful. But the sun was so high and bright that I'm sure the photos wouldn't have come out very well.
We are preparing for Ken's brother, Mick and his wife, Jennifer to come for dinner this evening so after the ball game, I went over to the Fran's in University Village (where there was the most wonderful sidewalk sale, but I passed every store –didn't even look in Anthropologie's direction, believe it or not! just focusing on Fran's!) … anyway, went to Fran's to pick up some chocolates to go with the fresh berries and cream I'm planning for dessert. It's very simple, but in warm weather, fruit and chocolate are a great pair.
Besides, I absolutely LOVE the ribbons from Fran's!
Finally got the 'window boxes' on my front porch planted! Again, very simply: coleus, sweet potato vines, and some small white flower that I can't remember the name of and I already threw away the tag. I weeded yesterday while Ben mowed and trimmed so we have a little more curb appeal now!
Oh yeah, and that is my 'Attack Fern' hanging down there! That thing is HUGE!! And a little scary to small kids, I must say … And maybe to adults, too.
My grandmother turned 91 yesterday! She had cataract surgery on Wednesday, but passed her birthday with lots of celebration and NO pain! So awesome.
I must be off now … I have veggies and salads to prep for tonight, then I'll fire up the grill for the salmon. We love treating people to salmon when they come to visit … it is absolutely the best NW meal.
I hope you are in the middle of a fantastic weekend … enjoying good weather, good food, family, and friends!
