the concords are here!

They grew much better down in Los Angeles, but we'll take what we can get. Yay for homegrown grapes! 
 

park date

 

Yes, I know it is August, but August on the coast can be chilly! Once it warms up around noon, you forget you even were chilly in the morning.

I now have a park date basket in the trunk of the car. In my basket I have reusable plates, cloth napkins, water for washing, utensils, soap, and a washcloth. The camp chairs also seem to have moved into the vehicle.

Park dates with good friends are great and are only made better when those good friends bring you home grown veggies! 

the august bed

daily pretties

august bed linens

grapevine portal

 

slow mornings

 

colors outside the window

it takes me forever to finish my coffee

waffles for lunch

sandbox tomatoes, firecracker lilies, and frugal shopping

 

The sandbox tomato plant I pulled from my old classroom produced the pretties! Looks like we'll add them to tonight's salad! Yay for home grown goodness. 

Like clockwork every year, these firecracker lilies make an appearance near the end of August. Aren't they pretty? It;'s still smokey outside, and it's still hot and muggy inside, but we're doing our best to remain hydrated and cool. Sleep however, has been elusive. 

Confession time. Our most recent grocery haul comes from the 99 Cent store. Yep, you read that right, the 99 cent store. here we have ground turkey, and ground beef (from a distributor that also provides organic meat to Whole Foods market), yellow cauliflower, green onions, crescent rounds, a bunch fo herbs, not pictured. Grand total $15!