Monday, July 28, 2014

Good Things




:: flowers in little jars around our home
:: laundry on the line
:: family foraging adventure 
:: wild raspberries
:: food from the backyard
:: pantry shelves and freezer slowly filling up
:: garlic harvested and hanging to dry
:: meals enjoyed outside
:: a summer breeze cooling us off
:: jars of herbs infusing on the kitchen windowsill
:: lazy summer afternoons
:: family time at home
:: squeals of delight from my little man as he ran through the cold spray of the hose
:: one knitting project cast off, another cast on
:: imagination
:: the excitement that comes with planning
:: working towards our dreams together

What good things are you enjoying this summer?

31 comments:

  1. Definitely good things. Summer is so full of them. We were lucky enough to find wild raspberries yesterday too. And your photo of the flowers is beautiful.

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    1. It is, I so love summer :) The wild raspberries this year are everywhere, we are having so much fun picking and eating. Thank you.

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  2. oh what a list! I just love it...

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  3. What a beautiful list... many of my enjoyments are similar... it has just been a GOOD summer!
    I would just add : A ton of fresh dirt squishing through my fingers and between my toes! :-)
    xo Have a beautiful week-end my friend!

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    1. Thanks Yanic! Glad you are enjoying that dirt :)

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  4. Beautiful photos and wonderful inspiration. Love the joy you have.

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  5. Those flowers are gorgeous! And the berries...and the laundry. (You know I love laundry hanging on a line...)

    We harvested our garlic this weekend, too. I scrambled to do it on Saturday because the forecast called for rain Saturday night & Sunday...but it stayed dry. I ran a bit short of what I needed for the year (I think we ran out in March or April), so I've been using grocery store garlic for the last couple of months & I am *so* looking forward to having the good stuff on hand again! xo

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    1. Thank you, all of them are from the backyard :) The berries are amazing, we are so lucky this year, the wild raspberries are just amazing and so abundant.

      We ran out too, around February this year. Hoping this gets us close to next year's harvest time. Only time will tell.

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  6. Great list Kim. I am enjoying the sound of the ocean and the call of sea birds, sand under my feet. The feel of garden soil in my hands. Fresh fruit and vegetables at every meal, lazy, hot summer afternoon naps under the ceiling fan and living quietly and simply, just the way I like it.

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    1. Thanks Tracey. And your list is wonderful too!

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  7. pretty flowers and look at the raspberries!! wow! ours are done but now the blackberries are ready. Love that they are taking turns this year :)

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    1. Thanks Karen. The raspberries are awesome this year, and we are picking them by the bowlful every few days. We are thinking we might have one more pick, fingers crossed. Blackberries, lucky you. Ours won't be ready for a few more weeks, but we are keeping our eyes on them :)

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  8. All good things...those summer berries looking especially good. x

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  9. I am enjoying hanging laundry outside - a first for me and I cannot get over how lovely those clothes smell

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    1. Isn't it wonderful! I just wish I could do it year round :)

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  10. Yes to the excitement that comes with planning! Some of that has just begun here :) Oh and it's windy and cold here... so dreaming of a Summer like yours xx

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    1. Oh exciting, are you planning to share soon? It has actually been windy, rainy and cold here too, but summer returns by Thursday :) xo

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  11. Good things, beautiful things. Again you echo our home. So many of your 'good things' are happening around here right now. Be well.

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    1. That is wonderful to hear, and makes me smile. xo

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  12. I so love this post and all the good things that you've listed! xo

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  13. Such happiness of color and I can smell that laundry hanging on the line!

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    1. It is amazing what colour can do to brighten a day, especially in the form of flowers from the garden :)

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