How was your weekend? We have been having the most beautiful weather. The days are longer, the sun is shining and it is the season for casual get togethers and spontaneous outings -- "Let's drive to Corona del Mar and go to Roger's Gardens"! (a favorite nursery in the area) July is here and I am appreciating all the simple pleasures of summer.
I love to take advantage of the fabulous things to do in my own city. Recently I visited the gardens at the Huntington Library in San Marino. When I stumbled upon the Lily Pond, I was in awe of its ethereal beauty.
Visiting the Getty Center to see some incredible art ( the Herb Ritts photography exhibition is there right now) and ending up in the gardens is one of the very best things to do in Los Angeles.
The bougainvillea arbors at the Getty are just amazing!
Going to the Hollywood Bowl for a concert and picnic is a Los Angeles summertime tradition.
Going to the Hollywood Bowl for a concert and picnic is a Los Angeles summertime tradition.
Putting together a great stack of books for summer reading is a must.
Going to the movies! My current favorite is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with Judi Dench, Tom Wilkerson, and Bill Nighy. Have you seen it? It is in the vein of "The Enchanted April." In this case, it is India that has the power to transform the lives of the cast of characters.
Bakes sales for charities such as "Share Our Strength" are a wonderful L.A. summer tradition. I go to this one each year.
Bakes sales for charities such as "Share Our Strength" are a wonderful L.A. summer tradition. I go to this one each year.
Favorite cookbooks for summer cooking need to be out for inspiration.
A summer cooking goal, to make Paella!
Photo and recipe via here
A summer cooking goal, to make Paella!
Photo and recipe via here
Discovering a new summer cocktail -- Blood Orange, Mint and Chamomile Margaritas
Photo and recipe via here
Photo and recipe via here
And at the end of the day, we all want to be out on the patio sipping that chilled summer cocktail. I hope you are enjoying the simple pleasures of the season!
Such a lovely post, with some of my recent favourite books and movie!
ReplyDeleteHere, we are sequestered inside, enduring some of the hottest days on record for our city. 106F on Saturday. Scheesh.
How lovely to enjoy the sunshine vicariously, Thank you. Will be interested to read your thoughts on The Language of Flowers, having read it recently & the new Sadie Jones ad I've read good reviews. Hope you have a lovely week.
ReplyDeleteEverything is beautiful. It looks like you had a lovely weekend. I will sit and dream awhile. Oh I absolutely love Paella and the cocktail looks so refreshing. Have a wonderful week. Bonnie
ReplyDeleteLooks like your summer is off to a lovely start! Your summer reading choices look interesting, too. I've added a couple of them to my To Read list.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to spend the weekend. Roger's Nursery looks like my kind of place...gorgeous gardens!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're having a fabulous summer so far! The bougainvilleas are amazing--I'd love to go for a stroll under them. When I visited LA it was during "June Gloom" and I really liked the weather. I'm afraid my opportunities for outdoor fun may be put on hold until October. We're already in the triple digits. :-( I'll be sitting in the air conditioning and pretending I'm touring lovely gardens!
ReplyDeleteLove this summer inspiration! And love that nursery pic! I want to go! Shall we??? xo
ReplyDeleteSo much inspiration. Definitely going to make a trip to that nursery, maybe this weekend. Everything looks scrumptious, in all the photos.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and inspiring pictures, as always. We are just now warming up here and I'm anxious to move our lives to the outdoors.
ReplyDeleteThese words and photos are a feast for the senses, Sunday.
ReplyDeleteMy kind of summer!! I literally just walked in the door from the new Woody Allen movie - it's a charmer. Not like Midnight in Paris but his usual combination of humor and insight into our current state of cultural affairs and his take on the plight of relationships and romance. Looks like your neck of the woods is a lovely place to be and your photographs are just beautiful!!
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