I’ll be spending most of my weekend at the International Food Bloggers Conference that is being held in Seattle this year. Are any of you going? If so, please let me know so we can rendezvous. I went last year and learned SO much about blogging, food, SEO, wine, photography and so much more. The conference has a great, lively vibe and I felt I was finally with kindred spirits because I could take all of the food shots I wanted and nobody looked at me like I was a kook (because they were all busy doing the same thing).
I absolutely LUCKED out today. After a pesky meeting I decided to “shake it off” by going to the AT&T store to see which iPhone 6 would work best for me, having no fantasies of walking out the door with one, after hearing about all of the lines and such. But, when I got there I was able to sashay right in and about an hour later walked out with my own Champagne colored beauty, and promises of a deeply reduced monthly bill. I must admit, I felt just a little smug as I strolled by the anxious line that had formed while I was deciding (I went with the 6, the 6 + seemed too cumbersome for my purposes).
I was ready for an upgrade, I’m one of the few I know who still carries the #4. More than anything, I am looking forward to having a better camera so I can be a little more nimble and focused when it comes to blogging on the go.
While I’ll miss my garden this weekend, I’ll be okay because I had, what I consider to be, one of the most luxurious days this week. For a couple of hours I was in my lawn, next to our fresh bed of flowers, barefoot, cutting and arranging to my hearts content. I brought finished arrangements up to the house and returned with more vessels just filled with cool water ready to hydrate thirsty blooms.
As you may have read earlier this year, I finally took the time to plan and plant the garden of my dreams. For most of the summer it is a blue and white garden.
But come end of August/ early September, bright colored Dahlias and Zinneas take over.
I think my favorite it is this pale green Zinnea called Envy, doesn’t it look like a perfect cocktail ring?
Maybe next year I’ll have time to share my garden plans, click on blue and white garden to see a list of the plants I used {same links as above}. But right now, I have to run up and primp for the conference, hopefully, I’ll be enjoying a sniff or two of sage and yellow roses in the process.
Here’s the morning bouquet my daughter surprised me with on my birthday earlier this week.
The year is off to a good start.
Emily all of these arrangements are simply sumptuous with the deep autumn colors and gorgeous containers! Thank you and have a fabulous weekend! I hope you can visit soon!
Xoxo
Karena
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