Summer Shine

A Rose is a rose...

J'adore Dior Flowers

After 2 months of nothing but rain in Portland, Oregon, we have gone from 67 degrees on Monday to over 100 degrees today. Finally the flowers in my garden are in full bloom. Walking in the garden last night I could not help comparing many of my blooms to those in the amazing designs of John Galliano in the Dior Haute Couture show from Monday in Paris. My idea of heaven is to wander in a garden dressed in one of these gowns...

Dorothy in the Garden

Over the holiday weekend I watched "The Wizard of Oz" on a rainy day ( this is Washington we are talking about) and didn't realize how much I was paying attention until I pulled on these blue and white gingham shorts to work in my strawberry garden. I had taken out my usual summer wicker handbag yesterday so I am pretty well set for a walk down that yellow brick road. I love wicker handbags in the summer and have found several of them but they are difficult to find in good condition. My grandma always carried one and I like carrying on her tradition. A wicker bag always says summer to me.

Festive Fourth Fashions

My 4th style this year was my Dries Van Noten polka dot blue shirt and blue jeans with striped, bowed and polka dot espadrilles with red Wayfarers and a Arcadia red patent leather satchel. I even did my toes in "Blue My Mind" OPI nail color to complete the red, white and blue look.

HAPPY 5TH OF JULY

I am back from a July 4th holiday with my family to our beach cottage called "True Love" on the Washington coast. Every 4th of July we celebrate the birth of our nation and our cottage. "True Love" is 90 years old this year so we were happy to help her celebrate! Our cottage is basically a 4th of July house decorated with lots of red, white and blue. Hope you enjoy the photos of our precious little home.

A Rosy Fourth of July

I LOVE THE 4TH OF JULY!!!! It is my favorite holiday by a mile and in honor of summer, my blog site name and this glorious holiday I found the most amazing new climbing rose. Can you guess what it is called? FOURTH OF JULY- Check out the blooms and you will know why- they look like a firework exploded in red and white. HAVE A HAPPY FOURTH!