Hiking up Kilimanjaro, garden peaches, trip to Italy, all capped off with a delicious wholesome meal with good friends and fun conversations – this sums up a lovely intimate evening at my friend Basanthi’s place last weekend.
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Tea with Roli and a recipe to share. Cucumber Tomato Pepper Jack Cheese Sandwich
Has school started where you are? Are you looking for ideas to feed your hungry kids when they come home from school? This super easy and delicious sandwich will definitely satisfy their hunger and the best part is it’s good for them too – cucumber, tomato and pepper jack cheese in a good old fashioned sandwich.
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Butter & Baguette Party 🥖🧈🍾
Hello and Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Here is an idea for a laid back dinner with the family with minimal effort, a butter and baguette party 🥰 🥖🍾🥂.
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Friday Flowers. Late Summer Nursery Visit
It’s been a busy summer in our family with many celebrations and gatherings. And on top of that we’ve had many intense heat waves, all of which made it difficult to head to the nursery for my usual summer plant shopping 🪴🌺. Finally last week our temps cooled down into the 70s and 80s, motivating me to head out and pick up a few new plants.
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Girls Night Out Birthday Celebration in the Garden 🌺 💕🎈
Part two of my birthday celebration this year was with all my girlfriends 💕. Though everyone came to celebrate me on my milestone birthday, this party was to celebrate them! To thank all my girlfriends for being there for me through the years, for checking in on me, for all their phone calls, text messages, hugs and most of all their love ❤️. Thank you dear friends ❤️🙏🏻!
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Birthday Celebration 2024 🎂🎈 with the Family
Before August comes upon us I wanted to share with you some photos from my July birthday celebrations this year. I had two parties this year! It was a big birthday and so I had one smaller intimate celebration with my family and another with all my girlfriends. Today I’d like to share pics from our family gathering ❤️.
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Tuscan Summer Dinner with Radhika and Me
It was my birthday in July and I celebrated it all month long 😀. The bookend to my special birthday month was an intimate dinner for two with my dear friend Radhika last weekend. A beautiful evening of heartfelt conversation and a delicious Mediterranean style Tuscan vegan dinner in her charming garden.
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Summer Holiday in Oahu, Hawaii
Hello and Happy Sunday! I hope you had a good relaxing weekend and a fun July 4th holiday. We just returned last week from a holiday in Hawaii. We went to the island of Oahu and had a wonderful relaxing family vacation 💙🌊🏝.
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“I’m So Glad You Walked Past My Home.” Sheila’s Sonoma Style Garden Oasis
Hello and Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend! Today I’m so excited to share with you this story of how I met my friend Sheila through our mutual love of gardening.
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Friday Flowers. Gladiolas in Glorious Shades of Peaches and Oranges
Hello and Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. Today I’d like to share pics of gladiolas gone wild!
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