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Luckily work was a bit slow (after several  chaotic weeks) so I decided to take a couple of vacation days to extend my July 4th holiday. This is what I was up to this weekend: First, hubby took me out for a lovely dinner to celebrate my birthday. Aureole, NYC btw- food was amazing! Some birthday baubles for myself from J. Crew  A little red, white & blue inspiration from J.Crew A cute little guy with a hydrangea afro Loving these flowers- want to add them to my garden at the new house: I NEED these chairs! Our strolls around the beach town where we were staying were abound with cute cottages, hydrangeas galore, pretty wild flower gardens and white picket fences:    Here's to a great week! xo, Ris

This was a busy week for me and the fam.  We moved all of our stuff to the house in the burbs while the renovations on our house continue.  We closed on our Brooklyn apartment, so we are no longer Brooklynites.  :(  So, please excuse the lack of posts this past week.  I'll try to be better next week! Have a happy weekend!  Here are some pictures from the garden in the burbs to brighten up your weekend. Hydrangeas Roses Azaleas xo, Ris

Happy Friday! I love flowers, plants and gardening.  I've been lucky enough to have a small garden in the outdoor area of my apartment ( See previous post here ) to exercise my green thumb.  Of course, my apartment garden isn't huge and it's a little shady, but I've worked through this by mostly planting annuals and shade-loving plants.  If I'm losing you, because you know nothing about plants you can always scroll down to look at the pretty pictures. :) So, our new house has flowering trees, roses, hydrangeas and other bulbs.  I am super excited to see how everything looks as we bought the house in the dead of winter (was there really a dead of winter this year..? nope) and I can't wait to add a little of my own flair to what already seems like a beautiful garden. Hooray!  Here's a little garden inspiration to fill up your Friday!  Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island   C...