There Is No Doubt That Summer Is Here

It is hot.

And it is humid.

Feels like temps (in the shade) well over 100.
There is no doubt that summer is here

and I'm already tired of it!

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I'm still celebrating my May birthday.

This time with the Mother of my god-children 

and one of my sisters-by-choice.

We went to one of our favorite spots:

Morningside Thai.

I had garlic eggplant and she had basil-eggplant.
We were both smiling and "yumming".

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Not only did we have a lovely lunch,
I received a lovely gift, too ...
tea pot and matching mug
by Emma Bridgewater.

I love Emma Bridgewater.
The pattern is called Wallflower and is described as a
Cheerful, purple and green floral pattern that was inspired by
Emma and Matthew's love of a flower bed that overflows with wallflowers every May 
... perfect for an "Emma lover" with a May birthday!

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I also received a surprise in the post.
When the box arrived I wondered what I had ordered that I'd forgotten!?
No, it was a surprise from a dear friend who knows I have a thing for owls.

Aren't they great?!
I'm lucky -- good friends and more great mugs for tea drinking!

I made an early morning run to Trader Joe's
(before it got too hot for man or beast).

In addition to food, I came home with flowers ...
peonies and tulips.

So pretty!

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

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This and That

Wednesday is usually our adventure day, but it is way too hot to go adventuring. So, I'm going to catch up on some *old* adventures we've had and some this and that.

This is one of our favorite places to eat. It's not far from our house and on days when the temperature is not soaring, an easy walk.

Our tribe members enjoy eating here and it was past time for the tribe to get together.

That's Mr. Dragon on the porch and my sesta just going up the stairs.

I had the eggplant basil. It was wonderful. Everything is good and we usually just start at the beginning of the menu and work our way down. When we finish with them all, we just start over.

The real reason for this lunch was to see our gorgeous god-daughter and her fella. She graduated from university this year and is off to graduate school in the fall. We had met her fella (now an official tribe member) earlier in the week. Mr. Dragon asked them to get up and stand by the sculpture to take their picture. Poor guy, laughed and said "he's kidding .. Oh! He's not kidding!"
We all had a laugh and said welcome to the tribe!

Under this and that, several of my favorite folks in Bloglandia have started their own blogshops and what wonderful goodies they have. Sarah, at Cottage Garden Studio, has her shop at Cottage Garden Studio Market. It was here that I purchased the wonderful cowgirl fairy wrangling the ducks. I love Colette Copeland and her shop is Fancy That. The last blogshop I'd like to share with you today is one that has just opened, Wildflower House Shoppe. Sharon is so talented. Her work is gorgeous. Her stitches amazing. You'll love seeing all the beautiful, different things she has -- they all have. Go by and visit. Window shopping is fun and who knows, perhaps you'll see something you can't live without! (It's good for the economy!)

Have a lovely day.

Stay cool.

Joy to You!