The Coast, Calligraphy, and A New Garden Area

Despite our less-than-ideal summer weather, summer is happening. One day last week we made a trip to the coast. As far as I’m concerned, any day is a good day at the coast. We enjoyed our time at the beach, and this is how the Oregon coastline looked that day. Always beautiful.

And even though it’s been raining lately – we’re usually dry this time of year – we’ve created a new garden/seating area. We purchased this French bistro outdoor set, dug out our old window boxes from storage, purchased lavender and santolina – 15 plants in all, and planted them. This little garden/seating area was created in memory of my mother, herself a gardener and lover of flowers, plants, and herbs. We plan to add to it over time, but this is a start.

I’ve also been busy doing the calligraphy on copper signs like these, which were custom orders. And now have more custom signs to complete.

No matter rain or shine, we’re enjoying summer – gardens, coast, and all. Now if the weather would just warm up enough so we can sit out at our new bistro set…