Coffee Talk

So today I just feel like chatting. You know...nothing important or serious... just silly girl talk. I miss my girls up North. I talked with one of them yesterday...Erin. We used to call her the mayor. Or I used to rather. I'm the one that moved. Not them. Anyway, she knows everyone in town.  She's the one that introduced me to everyone when I moved there. She's everyones best girlfriend. You'd love her.

Lately I've been obsessed with this website. I want everything. She and her husband are THE cutest couple. My blogger friend Virginia bought one of her poppy pins and she looks smashing in it!

My kids still have a couple of weeks left of school. I'm going to get myself super organized before they're home all day. A few things we've been working on...Our own...Summer List inspired by Meg. I'll share ours soon.  The kids have had so much fun doing this...I wish I started this years ago!

I started my own summer list too...I'll get back to you around Labor Day to see how the weaning went.

I changed my mantel...again. Although, I'm still looking for just the right piece to put up there permanantly.  I would LOVE to have summer slipcovers...white linen or cotton slipcovers to throw over EVERYTHING in my house in the summer. I decorate with a lot of neutral colors...dark neutral colors. Browns, reds, greens....but in the summer I get rid of much of what I can and just go white. I'm thinking of even rolling up my heavy dark oriental rug and going sea grass. What do you think?

If you're looking for some summer reads...here are a few. I think I've mentioned Little Bee before. You won't be able to put it down. I'll send it to you if you want to borrow it.  Jhumpa Lahiri is one of my favorite authors..I've read 3 of  her books. The Namesake...Interpreter of the Maladies..and this one..Unaccustomed Earth. She is a fabulous writer...my friend Karin from up North reads  her too.

I'm not real big into fluffin up my blog. I do enough of that in my home. I don't do music and lots of buttons. But, do you see that button over there? The Power of Moms ? I love their message. It's positive..encouraging...and all about helping me be a better mom. I'm all for that. I am honored to have been asked to be a part of their blog list!

Ok lastly...my new favorite tv show. You know I don't watch a lot of tv right? Well..Steve and I have been huge Office fans for years. We still are but Modern Family is right up there. Do you watch it? Phil is hysterical.