June is wedding month!

June has been a busy month for our household.........lots of goodness to celebrate...weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, end of the school year, and the official start of summer!



I love summertime! Hearing the sound of crickets outside of my window at nighttime, as I am drifting off to sleep. Laying out by the pool.........heading to the beach for a picnic. Lazy days. More daylight and sunshine = longer days to spend outdoors. Sleeping in.........making pancakes or crepes for breakfast. Eating outdoors. What does summertime mean to you? What are your special memories and traditions? Something that I enjoy doing each summer, is making a few batches of jam. In fact, I just had this discussion with my husband about why I bother making homemade jam, when it is just as cheap to buy it. Well, the answer is simply because nothing beats the smell of fresh fruit, stirring the bubbly pot of juicy goodness, and the reward of the delicious colorful fruit that lasts through the winter months. It just thrills me to bits to have my shelves stocked with a variety of homemade jams. Nothing better than homemade! Same reason we make a quilt, rather than go buy one at Potterybarn, right! Of course it costs more to sew your own quilt, and throw in the labor time, etc.....but it is so worth it. It is an experience, memories, an heirloom, and a work of art.

Happy summer, my friends!! I'm dreaming of collecting some fresh fruit! ~~ Oh yeah, that table runner in the above photo........it's a wedding gift for another lovely June wedding.