DogDaysofAugustHeader905It’s August and the doggone heat is on full blast in Connecticut. We had a record number of days in July over 90º and August apparently wants to follow suit with temps closer to 100º. Will somebody, please, call off the contest!

I’m breaking a daily sweat yet go to the gym only three mornings a week. The upside – my pores are fully flushed out. But, the heat does put a damper on my enthusiasm for doing some things and the perspiration is no help.

Therefore, this post will be short in keeping with summer that always seems more fleeting than it ought to be and in honor of summer simplicity. I’m sharing the fruits of some of my past creative endeavors in a predominantly visual commentary. The focus is on a couple of spaces that we get to enjoy more in the summer, our deck and backyard containers.

May all of you enjoy the rest of your summer and make fun memories that will keep you warm this winter. See you in September!

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My container plantings are at their peek of beauty in August.

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In my last blog post I showed you all the Magic Light Whoopla that adorns our abode. Since then I acquired a couple funky, vintage wire horse muzzles from The Collected Cottage in Noank, and found new purpose for a wire cornucopia I’ve had for years. A girl just can’t have too much illumination ambiance. And, they provide it all year long.

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The string of lights is off to the right from the table where we eat our evening meals in the summer. The wild orange shutter adds a festive blast of color in contrast to all the green of the woods.

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Dot & Bo enticed me with this funky rusty container and stand. It makes an all-weather centerpiece that makes my heart sing!

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This high-top table is where we eat breakfast, listen to and watch the birds, and expand our minds doing Sudoku. Life is good!

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A mini arrangement of succulents on the breakfast table also covers the hole where the umbrella pole goes when we don’t need the umbrella. It’s pleasing in its simplicity.

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The desertesque landscape in our backyard is not your typical New England scenery but it makes us happy, maybe because it’s not so commonplace.

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