cool down : : chill out

 

cool down

: :

chill out

inspirations :)



escape the heat

 florida august 

rain, heat, humidity

 the dues we pay to live in paradise

 

: :

 

i escape to the cool a/c
with my candles, tropical bounty

 daytime baths
and "barely there" clothing
i  slow down
ESCAPE THE HEAT
 

hope you are too :)

 



summers end

  beach days of  reckless abandon

 

for back to school days

YES..shoes and shirts time ian!!!

 

 

DARN!!

 

ahoy mateys!

ahoy mateys!!

took ian to visit st. augustine

it was pirate-licious!!

much excitement visiting

CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS

we saw a pirate show on the intercoastal

cannons, sword fights, pirates and all

a moat! a real drawbridge!

i couldnt believe these beautifully ornate

cannons

could shoot a heavy lead ball

3 MILES!!!!

 ian scored a 1500 spanish cob

yeah, shhh

a replica

we lunched at

THE MILL TOP

directly across from the fort

every hour you hear the cannons shoot

ian really really wanted to visit
FLAGLER COLLEGE

gotta love a kid who loves to ck out colleges

here he learned some about

MR FLAGLER

of flagler ave, nsb

he joyfully showed me all the coolest

ya know

the stuff i've photographed over and over

because i love this place too

connecting the dots in his world

"look AMMA, its a scallop shell"

"cooooool"
"and heres another one!!"

he even enjoyed looking at all the historic homes!!

we each picked our favorite

and stated reasons why ours was the best!!

our walking tour ended at the casa monica hotel

feet were tired...um, mine

 

ended day on st. augustine beach

yeah, about 50 times!!!

 

i love this lil guy!!!

grey-green love

my favorite color combo

GREY & GREEN

a mix of modern and freshness

some of my fav products are packaged

in my favorite colors

you too?

 have the grey walls
and
 "splashes" of greens"
dreaming of grey wood flooring

calming, sophisticated and organic

l o v e

:  :

miniatures

 the fam was invited to visit

ENCORE FARMS

a 500 acre  miniature horse farm

and 250 acre private animal rescue preserve

 what cute miniatures!!!

and how lucky these guys are to have such

a beautiful farm to live on

owner elaine loves her babies

 i think we all fell in love with the barn

 jordan loves horses

hopefully we'll get her riding soon

maybe miss elaine would adopt her!!

 after everyone warmed up and calmed down

miss elaine pulled out the hay buckets

and the love-fest began

 elaine names all the miniatures by theme every year

one year country singers

one year wines

one year beatle songs

 small pasture behind barn

then acres and acres of beautifully kept pastures

miniatures

all together loving each other

thanks elaine



summer bites

thanks to a new favorite dining spot in

N E W  S M Y R N A 

B E A C H

i have tried some new delicious bites

 thanks to danny v

Danny Veltri won Season 5 of Hell's Kitchen. He became Sous Chef under Stephen Kalt at Fornelletto at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Originally, he was supposed to be the Head Chef at another restaurant built at the Casino. When he didn’t become Head Chef, Danny quit and began consulting. He then created a catering company called Back From Hell Catering, poking at his experience in "Hell's Kitchen.” He then joined with a group of investors that wanted to create a surf bar with food. He is now Chef of the Gnarly Surf Bar & Grill near the Intracoastal Waterway in Central Florida.

have you ever tried poisson cru?

its raw tuna and the freshest of chopped summer veggies

in a sweet light dressing 

sweet baby bells

stuffed with chived cream cheese
eat 'em crisp and cold

and these little pizza bites couldnt be easier

i just happen to be growing thyme this summer

delicious

DR OZ METABOLISM BOOSTING

 green tea recipe

i make a pitcher everyday

unsweetened, but you can add honey

add citrus slices and orange mint

yes,

growing that this summer too!!

yum

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