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Best Summer Container Garden Tips
Jun 06 2018 ·3Do you love container gardens? I’ve always enjoyed selecting colorful and unique plant combinations for containers, even when I had a larger yard. Now that my deck is my only outdoor space, my container gardens have become even more of a focal point.
10 Tips to Get Your Home Ready for Summer
May 08 2017 ·0The sun has finally arrived in New England and it seems like overnight the trees have that citron shade of green baby leaves appearing ~ hooray! Now that the weather has finally turned a corner, it feels like it’s time to shed the heavy layers that make our homes cozy in the Winter months and lighten and brighten our interiors in preparation for the glorious days of Summer. Here are 10 Tips to get your home ready for Summer…
A Painting & A Poem: Sunflowers & Zinnias
Sep 12 2016 ·0Fall is in the air this morning and even the flowers are signaling that the days of Summer are starting to fade. Gone are June’s peonies, making room for the mums, sunflowers, and zinnias in the hues of Autumn. I was lucky enough to receive a beautiful bouquet of these flowers ~ though they may not be the bright pinks I favor earlier in the season, they do look very nice in a leopard print vase…
A Poem & A Painting: Side By Side
Aug 29 2016 ·0It’s hard to believe that Labor Day is just a week away! While the Summer days may be waning, paintings inspired by Summer last forever 🙂 . This week’s painting was inspired by a trip to Maine and actually originally appeared in a 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge I did back in September of 2014…
A Poem & A Painting: Beach Girl With Straw Hat
Jul 11 2016 ·1I am delighted to say that I’m spending the week with my granddaughter Daisy ~ and I’m looking forward to every moment! In the meantime, this week’s painting is again Summer themed. I do love the beach and am so fortunate to be able to look out my window and have instant inspiration…
A Poem & A Painting: 4th of July Flag
Jul 04 2016 ·1It has been such a glorious stretch of weather here ~ perfect for days at the beach, seeing friends, and celebrating our freedom! I couldn’t think of a better symbol of our freedom and our country than our flag ~ thus this week’s painting…
A Poem & A Painting: Memorial Day
May 30 2016 ·0Happy Memorial Day! Along with being the unofficial start of Summer, Memorial Day is of course a day to remember those we’ve loved and lost, particularly while serving our country. At 18 years old my Dad served in World War II and it forever changed his life. Whenever I see the grand display of American flags around this time of year I think of him and his service.
A Poem & A Painting: Blue Bathing Beauty
Apr 19 2016 ·0Even though Spring has barely begun, I’m already dreaming of beach days. Maybe this is because I’m fortunate to have an ocean view out my window ~ or maybe just because I love Summer so much. Either way, this week’s painting is full of retro glam and ready to lounge under a striped umbrella sipping a fruity cocktail!
This week’s poem (excerpt) is from a 17th century English poet…
Pike Place Market
Aug 19 2015 ·0My quick trip to Seattle in July was filled with so much amazing sightseeing, including the incredible Chihuly Garden & Glass exhibit. Perhaps my 2nd favorite spot we visited was Pike Place Market. Known as “Seattle’s epicenter of fresh produce, specialty foods and independent businesses”, Pike Place is the 33rd most visited attraction in the world!
Pike Place Market is one of the oldest continuously operated markets in the country. With a divine location right on the Elliott Bay waterfront, the Public Market opened in 1907 with the mission to have the “consumer meet the producer”.
A Poem & A Painting: Hospitality
Aug 17 2015 ·0Last week I took time to relax and enjoy some Summer vacation. I was fortunate to spend a few days at the home of a friend on Cape Cod. As a thank you for her hospitality, I painted a watercolor of her lovely home…
A Poem & A Painting: Watercolor Peaches
Jul 20 2015 ·0I am back from yet another wonderful, whirlwind trip. This time I went to Seattle to meet my son Freddy who is in the midst of a cross-country odyssey. We spent a great few days together, what a treat! I’m sure I’ll have more to share about my time in Seattle, but for today a better-late-than-never poem and painting…
A Poem & A Painting: Watercolor Cantaloupe
Jul 14 2015 ·0Here in the Northeast in the Summer we thrive on fresh fruit and its delicious flavor ~ it just doesn’t taste the same in the winter! Fresh melon, cantaloupe to be exact, inspired this week’s painting and poem…
A Poem & A Painting: Pink Sunset
Jun 08 2015 ·0This weekend I opened my Summer Deck and I am so looking forward to a Summer of sunsets with friends. Each evening Mother Nature puts on an amazing show and I feel blessed to have a front row seat!
This week’s poem is entitled Sea Sunset ~ two of my favorite things…
A Poem & A Painting: Come A Little Closer
Jun 02 2015 ·0The theme for June’s Girls Just Wanna Paint challenge was Marsh. Being on the coast, our towns are full of beautiful, marshy vistas. However this is not my usual subject matter but I did my best…
A Painting & A Poem: Kate At The Beach
May 18 2015 ·0In honor of my mini getaway to Florida with my sister Kate, I thought I’d repost a watercolor painting I did of her at the beach several Summers ago. We always have the best time together, but especially when we’re at the beach!
Caught My Eye, Vol. 53
May 15 2015 ·0Still in recovery mode from Em’s wedding, but here are a few of the things that Caught My Eye this week…
30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day 24: Twins
Sep 24 2014 ·0I seem to be on a roll with still life paintings featuring food~ maybe it is because I’m on a diet??
A Poem & A Painting: Lobster Dinner
Aug 19 2014 ·0I’d hoped to have a new painting ready to post today, but sometimes life gets in the way. Instead I am reposting a painting from last Summer ~ because really, nothing says Summer in New England like a Lobster Dinner!
I found this charming haiku that I think is just perfect for this week’s painting…
Best of Posh Palettes: My Top Five Tips for Decorating Your Deck for Summer Entertaining
Aug 18 2014 ·0This post was originally published last Summer, but I thought this was a perfect time to revisit! New A Poem & A Painting coming tomorrow…xo
The Summer season can be short here in New England, as such I make a point to do as much al fresco entertaining as possible. Whether a dinner party or dance soiree (or both!), I make the most of my 650 square foot ocean view deck. Of course any outdoor space can be transformed into an entertaining oasis ~ take it from me.
Culled from over 20 years of Interior Design experience and even longer as a party hostess, here are my Top Five Tips for Decorating Your Deck (or patio, or terrace…) for Posh Summer Entertaining!
