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Here we are, at the end of another wildly fleeting summer month already

Are you feeling well summerized yet? Have you been to the beach, or the lake? Maybe even the drive-in? (I have!)

Or perhaps you’re more of the gardening type? Have you been enjoying all the fruits of your labour?! My garden is in full-on blowsy mode at the moment. To be honest the old girl is in serious need of a new “Do”- you know like when you literally cannot wait one more SECOND to get your hair done? But no time, no time…where does it go??

Though I can’t complain about my roses this year. Even if I do say so myself, they’ve been pretty dang gorgeous. Now I’m always enamored with old fashioned roses; the delicate, breathy hues and lush crinolined layers of all the regal grande dames, but I must admit to having my head turned by this new, ridiculously loud orange fellow. His sheer brazenness just brings a smile to my face and a kick to any arrangement. I can’t possibly think of him in feminine terms. This rose is a dude who goes by the name of “Gingersnap” (Available at Rose Story Farm in Carpinteria) .

The colour is divine with turquoise, another of my all time favourite combos

Rug available at Richard Morant

Speaking of tangerine (how’s that for a segue?)

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Have you ever tried Lillet? My husband recently read Hemmingway’s “A Moveable Feast” for the first time and decided that he must try Lillet (being a favourite tipple of Ernest’s) Aaand guess who’s now drinking the Lillet and who’s gone back to his diet coke?!

Best served very cold with an orange slice.

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