Growing wild

I have to post more photos of my yard.  It's almost too much, there are so many things blooming and growing wild all at once.  The maple is just sagging with these beautiful lush leaves and there are little blue flowers everywhere.  The lawn needs cutting...again.  There was a lot of rain last month so all it takes is a week of sunshine and everything has come to life.  It's too bad I've been hit with the craziest hay fever this year... what's up with that?!?

Summer memories

We are heading out to Savary Island for a few days for some much needed R&R.  The summer feels like it's just flying by and now that our weather feels summery we want to spend a little time enjoying it before the boys head back to $#*ool (It's a 'bad word' around here this summer:)!
Here are some of the flowers in bloom in our yard right now- so many purples and pinks. The vase is one of the last I have from the collaboration between my friend and designer Disa MacKay, from last year.  And the textile piece is something I got at a thrift store when I was about 18 years old.  It brings up memories of the shed at my parent's place; my sister and I spent one summer completely decorating the inside of it with thrift-store finds and having slumber parties in the loft. I'm hoping we'll make a few summer memories like that for the boys this week!