Summah Summah Summah Time...

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!! Despite one minor annoyance, this weekend was lovely! The weather was picture perfect and it was a great kick-off to summer!

I definitely recommend Miss Timmons' School for Girls. The plot was compelling and full of intrigue. From the opening page, the reader is drawn into the events of a night in the narrator's past...As characters come forward, readers are swept into a journey to figure out what happened to the body that mysteriously washed up on the shore one fateful night. A fascinating read filled with vivid and lyrical language. This was my poolside read on Saturday, as I lounged with the fam catching up, eating cupcakes, and enjoying conversation and the warm sun. I also got some great new recommendations from my librarian sister that I am excited to read and share.

A poolside cherry chocolate cupcake with the fam

Woke up to a delicious brunch at M.'s family's house on Sunday. The brunch was a tasty juxtaposition of sweet and savory flavors. For sweet, there was apple stuffed French toast, freshly baked banana bread, and a colorful fruit salad in Memorial Day weekend-appropriate colors--delicious and patriotic! For savory, there was the most flavorful yet light crab quiche. Yum...Yeah M.'s mom is kind of Martha Stewart--minus the financial scandal and prison time!

After brunch we headed out to enjoy the charms of a quaint New England seaside town. After a lovely stroll around the town (where I dreamed of future beach houses!), we had a glass of Rose on the dock with M.'s parents as we sat overlooking a peaceful harbor filled with passing sailboats.

Love beach roses!

Sights along our beachside stroll...

Seaside cottage?? Yes, please!

A red, white, and blue Adirondack chair to commemorate Memorial Day

My train ride home reading, which continued the beach house dreaming...

This morning, back in New York City, M. and I went to brunch at one of our favorite neighborhood places, and enjoyed a stroll around a quiet, almost desolate (well, by NYC terms) city. All in all, a lovely weekend and I hope that all of your weekends were just as restful, relaxing, and rejuvenating! Welcome Summer!!

IPhone photo with turn-around camera feature=Distorted head shapes and sizes!