simple bowls

recently i have started to collect these simple bowls.

one is marked

fireking

the others are unmarked.

i am attracted to their humble and unadorned whiteness.

simple.

unpretentious.

practical.

ordinary.

timeless.

beautiful.

my inspiration for this post came from

chania

over at

razmataz

she is hosting a fun contest called

"the beauty of simplicity"

go check it out.

sir paul!

i have died and gone to beatle heaven!

at the last minute, monday eve...we were given tickets to see, none other than ...

sir paul mccartney!!

best concert of my life.

three hours, 36 songs of pure magic.

famous, timeless, classic rock and roll.

hubby and i both shed happy and nostalgic tears this night.

he is the real deal.

he did not miss a beat or a note. never even took a drink of water.

i have been in love with paul since i was able to recognize those feelings...

come to mama!

and can i just say...

i am still crushing over him!

check this off of my bucket list.

oh and...at the end of the night, he brought a young lady up on stage from the audience who had his guitar tattooed on her back...

and he autographed her back!!!!

how HOT is that?

i hope she went straight to the tattoo parlor to have it put there permanently!

cold mojitos. hot daze.

it's so dang-dillio hot outside.

the kinda HOT that when you open the door to check the temperature outside...

well,

you just gasp and moan and go back in, hot.

a nice refreshing mojito

helps.

it certainly doesn't hurt.

served in funky acrylic glasses.

garnished with fresh mint from the garden.

of course.

and the cutest sugar cubes you ever did see.

i like it sweet.

refreshing.

it helps.

a little.

hic.

just trying to stay cool, my friends.

queen anne's lace

aptly named for its

lacy flower.

blooming in abandon

like drifts of snow

in a field.

each flower stained with a drop of blood

from a pricked finger

of the lace maker.

whitewashed meadow.

white en masse.

these bonny bloomers in the heat of summer

make me smile.

and sneeze!