wednesday sandlot

we are loving sandlot baseball

such a great mix of kids

and some seriously good coaching

{dad, you would love the coach}

first, our dreamy soccer league
and now this, we are getting spoiled.

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p.s.
thank you, virgi!
you are the one who told us about
both soccer & sandlot baseball.

in love with summer

in love with these

{the smell... the taste... that we can just pick them whenever}

in love with eating outside

{salad with black bean burger & fried sage leaves}

in love with our csa

{this week's share has green beans!}

i'm having the best summer in several years.

i am usually sick of the heat & ready for fall.

not this summer.

i don't want it to end.

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crayzay for caprese

our very favorite summer salad

insalata caprese

fresh tomatoes

fresh mozzarella

fresh basil

extra virgin olive oil

salt & pepper

serve on a big white platter.
al fresco.

with a baguette.

and wine.

here's the caprese we had in florence

{delicious, but i think we make it even better}

are you pronouncing it correctly?

think:
CRAYzay for caPRAYzay.

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treasury

time travel

where will you go?

☼start here☼

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some little details in my house right now

natural history, from near & far

{vintage french dishtowel from pam}

stones, agates, shells from here

good, old-fashioned communication

unlikely neighbors, living together in peace

a new way to tell old fortunes

kitchen window, spots & all

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beautiful necklace from l'accentnou

this arrived

in a box brimming with mallorcan goodness,

and sprinkled with confetti

the sheep bells are hanging on my front door.

thank you, anastasia!

♥

p.s.

have you seen these in her shop?

super gorgeous.

a really fun week

emily & jay left just now.

this has been a really full, really fun week.

i love these kids.

♥

sandlot

ned was team captain tonight

at sandlot baseball

it is open to everyone, and always so much fun.

wednesdays at 6:30, at eagle hills elementary.

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tiniest coffeepot ever

i brought home this little italian

one-cup espresso pot for emily.

it's really tiny

look at all the color combinations

em made a little video

showing you how to use it

ok, nevermind unless you are on vine.
{i can click to play this when i'm on my phone,
but not on my computer}

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two inventions from yesterday

1. my macguyver move to save our boat

when we discovered it was missing an air plug.

i found a black balloon on the ground, 

stuck it in the hole, blew it up, 

tied it to the rope that went around the boat

so it wouldn't fall inside, then inflated the boat.

it held for most of the trip,
until i started towing the girls
while they held onto the rope.

2. a really long straw made by emily

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floating the boise river {again}

since emily & jay are here,

{and it was so much fun last week}

we floated the boise river today

we really love emily's boyfriend, jay.
{we've known him since he was little}

afterward, we went here for dinner.

-yum-

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published!

my jewelry stand

is in this magazine!

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boise kids, downtown

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yay! emily's home!

and she brought jay!

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good stuff at mrs. meyer's

i love mrs. meyer's.

{and this is not a sponsored post}

i have found that this works for

nearly everything i need to clean.

i dilute it in a spray bottle and use it for:

window, mirrors, floors, counters,

even toilets.

it smells like roses.

i also use mrs. meyer's dish soap.

basil & lavender are my favorites.

i'm happy to see mrs. meyer's in stores

like target and walmart and winco.

that tells me that folks are catching on.

they have a new video series called

grow inspired

featuring individuals who are creating

community and connectedness to the earth.

see all three videos here.

there is also a giveaway that you should enter:

{last day to enter is july 21}

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