hello sweet ones!
happy Monday!
since Mr D worked all weekend, i
took on a few organizing projects inside the house,
and worked outside both days. i loved soaking in
two healthy doses of vitamin D!
after Mr D returned from work on Saturday, i steamed
butter clams, tossed a Caesar salad and poured
a micro brew. we kicked back and watched "Dirty
Dancing". it was the first time that i watched it
since Patrick Swayze's passing. it was a perfect
movie choice for my our Saturday evening state of mind.
on Sunday, i was outside most of the day.
lot's of dead heading, trimming and watering...
i filled my newly acquired wine crate full of lavender
buds, to dry for sachets.
i picked a small bundle of culinary lavender, and
some eucalyptus for the shower head.
when Mr D came home, we sipped a Summer
Shandy before i broiled a marinated tri-tip and
sauteed peppers, mushrooms, onions and blanched
brussel sprouts for dinner.
i have a little something fun to share...
so i will be switching sea glass ink to write
as i did a little over two years ago,
i had only been blogging about four months, when
Chrislyn gave me three old bottles
that (her husband) Jason's dad retrieved while scuba
diving in Port Townsend Bay. i really loved the
color of the old glue bottle. (at that time
"sea salt green - aqua" was all the rage!)
to prepare for the post, i Googled sea glass, which
led me to this beautiful image.
i did not identify the source until two weeks ago,
when this sweet note popped up on my email!
Hi,
Regarding your post on sea glass in Feb 2011, the first photograph with the sea glass in the
hand was taken by me while vacationing in Taormina 2009. Not sure how it showed up on
your site and Pinterest but I am flattered someone appreciates it like I do. Best hour of my
day was sea glass hunting. And you're right, you can make pretty jewelry with sea glass.
If anyone ever asks or wonders where in Taormina,
take the funicular down from the charming town and you practically land on the
most charming sea glass glistening beach.
I cannot wait to return, hopefully sooner than later.
Your blog is cute by the way .
Kimberley R.
Kimberley said that she was flattered...and it is rightly
so that she should be. my little blog is a journal of
people, places, and things that touch my heart and soul.
the post only holds one comment...but has become one
of my most viewed posts of all time.
Kimberley's note set me straight to Google once again,
on a quest to find Taormina!
Taormina is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. Wikipedia
a breathtaking ride from sky to sea,
together, we shall hold a precious memory.
thank you for your gift, dear Kimberley!
i so enjoyed the ride!
withLove!
