Ruth Reichl knows how to live!

I just read this article by Ruth Reichl. Finally catching up on my Sunday Times.   She's living the life.   I would just replace most of the time spent on cooking with my projects and reading!! and tennis. and bike biking.   Now to figure out how to get there....  Now back to making the donuts!! xo Suzanne

Ruth Reichl article
 

Can u spare a square?

Nope. This is not about TP.  Just wanted to show you a couple of my granny squares for the Sunshine Day Afghan.

 These are just the first few that I made. I've since made a lot more and added lots more colors- just have to finish unpacking from our trip down South so I can photograph the piles of squares I have!!
If you like this and /or you've looked at Alicia Paulson's blog   you might also like her two books.  She's really accomplished a lot on her own.  Has her website, blog, designs and sells patterns and had two books published (see below). She did all the design and photos in the book as well!! Pretty impressive -- and she didn't have to live in New York to get it done- she lives in Oregon... I have to say a house with a yard is sounding really good.  When its this hot in the city I dream of my little life out in the country somewhere!

Enjoy what's left of the summer.
xo Suzanne

Something cute for the kids to do.

Free Printable – Traceable Stationery for Kids!

Here I am wandering the web and I found the cutest FREE download for kids. I'm going to use it for some thank yous the girls owe for bday parties weeks ago.


Can't believe we are getting ready for the school year!
ox S.

Doin' the Charleston!

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Originally uploaded by cinderellapatch

One of many beautiful doorways and entry ways we saw in historic Charleston. I want to live there! or at least own one of these houses.

Start of the Sunshine Day Afghan

A couple months ago I was on one of my favorite blogs Posie Gets Cozy and saw that she (Alicia Paulson) was making the most scrumptious blankie I'd ever seen.  Okay- my kids are too old for blankies but I figure they can use it as a decorative piece on their little beds.... I was obsessed with tracking her progress on the thing and after  she completed is I went to her site and  bought the pattern !  That was back in February.


This is her blankie:

Sunshine Day Afghan by Alicia Paulson

You can get the pattern and read more about it here.    Soooooooo finally I decided it was time to make the blanket.  Since I'm "here and there"this summer I wanted something that could travel easily and I figured this would be the thing.   Now for the color palette. I really loved her use of neutrals for the outside border of each  square so I worked from that idea to start with.
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For all the other colors I looked at the cool blog Color Collective.    Lauren Willhite of Color Collective posts beautiful photos from mags, books,the web and who knows where else and then creates a palette that she pairs with it.   Here are some of my favorites:

Creature Comforts via Color Collective

Jen Gotch via Color Collective

I used these paleettes to create my own combo platter, bought a ton of yarn and starting the crocheting! Will be back to report with some samples of the  squares I've made!! Stay comfortable and cool.  Enjoy the last month of summer. Can't believe it's almost over.     xxo