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Summer Classics

{Nothing says summer like swimming in the Aegean Sea, I had a great time last year testing my skills in the rough waters off shore}

Summer is fast approaching, and in a matter of weeks our gardens will be transformed into a lush world of color. Schedules will be altered to sneak in lazy sun-splashed afternoons to picnic, swim or just lie around doing absolutely positively nothing. Remember when you couldn’t wait for school to end so, you could spend the entire day socializing with friends, travel the country with family or eat outdoors.

{Slice delicious watermelon for an after dinner treat or pop into your Italian deli for {pasticcini italiani} pastries to indulge in when it is too hot for baking}

Well…. throw caution to the wind, enjoy a few warm weather amusements, and begin cultivating a few to make your own traditions. Write list of travel or cook books you looking forward to reading this summer? Friends have given me a list of shows to watch on TV or Netflix. And, even in the warmer months I always enjoy testing recipes to fit the season, such as an al fresco meal {eating in the fresh air} for evenings with friends!

Stay stylish,
K

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The Beauty of Spring

For me, beauty is a huge source of my happiness, I am always inspired by a passion for uniqueness, whether it is a sunset after a storm or the first buds of peonies, my eye can zero in on objects long before others begin to even notice the natural or creative presence within an item. Flowers are an integral part of our home, vases are interspersed on tables with fresh cuttings from the garden.

And when the opportunity arises it is imperative to take in a glorious sunset, which it is the perfect way to relax at the end of the day. This photograph taken by family friend C. Kelley in Lake Anne after a severe storm the other day was too beautiful to resist…..the sky is sheer perfection. Lastly, who can resist a delicious dessert for an after dinner treat, I just had to stop by the bakery for a chocolate cake to end the evening after a most tying days at work.

Always look for those combinations of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases your aesthetic senses and you will be surrounded by beauty!

And remember to stay stylish,
K

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