family

Finally pictures from the family visit last month!

some things we did: 

the farmer's market, the Candy Kitchen, alligator spotting at the wildlife refuge (we saw around 20!), Tybee Beach, Hilton Head Beach, Back in the Day Bakery, Leopold's, the Lucas Theatre, and Forsythe Park. 

 

summer walk

i've been sewing quite a lot this summer, and i thought i would start sharing some of my finished projects. (thanks for the interest to those who have asked!)

so, here is my new blue top,

here is mike with a happy fig,

and here is me with a gnat flying  into my face.

i used this pattern, with a couple of changes.  (leaving out the puffs on the sleeves, and making a gathered skirt instead of the one in the pattern)

i've made a few different versions of this guy.  i also love it as a dress, with short sleeves or sleeveless, and with or without the collar. oh so many options.

macarons

today we stopped by a french cafe in savannah called Papillote to get some macarons. we were running all over doing errands and grocery shopping(which i do not love to do) and the delicious macarons gave me the will to make it through. plus then at the grocery store, the produce man gave us samples of this grapefruit/orange mixed thing called ugly fruit, and it was very delicious and juicy. so the grocery store is not all bad..i suppose.

and i will be going back to get more rons soon. i tried lavender with apricot filling, lemon custard, white chocolate raspberry ganache, and pistachio.yum.  my other plans are to practice up on making them at home, because i'm hoping to sell some at the farmers market again this summer.

winter walk

today we went on a walk around our new neighborhood. and it was cool enough out to wear the blue furry coat i got over christmas at my favorite thrift store in mn. it has a peter pan collar, gold buttons, and even only smells a little bit like an attic!

friday date

we are happy about our first official date night this year!

we usually try to go out every friday, but we haven't been since before christmas. so to begin again, yesterday we went walking around to the river in savannah and then to t-rex mex to eat burritos. 

3rd of july

tonight we went to the river to see some third of july fireworks across from us on whitemarsh island.
we ate some sour gummy bears while we waited for it to get dark.

i like to sneak picture mike.

and while the fireworks were going off, a dolphin swam right by us! it was kind of frightening being that close to such a big swimming animal. but it was right in the glow of the fireworks and everything. how picturesque.

but i also quick pulled up my legs from dangling off the edge of the dock.

-l