SUMMER PATIO..TIME TO ESCAPE AND CHILL OUT!

Good Sunday Morning!

THIS, my darlings, has been a weekend to spend outdoors!

Morning coffee is being enjoyed on the patio as

the sun rises over the greenbelt!

It is THE most lovely time to greet the day

and just be still...

listen to the birds asking for birdseed

and

hear the bubbling pool water! 

TODAY is a
"Sun Day!"

We have been working on our outdoor living space

so today, I am showing our patio update..

still in progress!

I just LOVE our new outdoor rug!

I looked at SO many before I chose this one.

It is so beautiful, I almost wanted to keep this inside.

If I ever decide to change out the colors,

then a neutral tone will go beautifully with 

another color palette!

I chose vibrant summer colors

for our Texas home.

Actually the darling selected this deep persimmon color.

He did a great job since I think it accents the

color of the brick so well.

We arranged the furniture so that wherever you are sitting,

each person has a lovely view of the greenbelt

and

each is open to the warmth of the chiminea.

This was so comfortable,

I had to force myself inside to 

do a few household chores.

I chose different sets of accent throw pillows

and

am pretty happy about how they came together.

I try to always have a touch of 

blue and a reminder of our beach trips.

"When you wish upon a Starfish"

I believe this is the perfect place

to relax with a cold glass of iced tea,

prop your feet up and read a good book!

I love how you can also use an 

ottoman for extra seating or

a side table.

A lovely place to sit and soak up all that filtered Vitamin D!

As we were sitting here yesterday afternoon.

watching the world go by,

it brought back such sweet memories

of sitting on Grandmother's front porch....

The azaleas are blooming 

which brings me back to Jackson

and Mother and Daddy's beautiful yard

chocked full of azaleas, camellias and roses.

Don't you love selecting accent pieces

that add such a refreshing touch.

I am loving these outdoor solar lanters!

We added two bronze tea light lanterns
to the redwood pergola posts.
These are from the Ellen DeGeneres line.

After working in the yard all day,

it sure feels good to relax during the cocktail hour.....

Time to fire up the grill

for steak and corn on the cob!

I could not capture his picture very well, 

but Mr. Cardinal was a vibrant pop of red overhead!

My lawd, he is a beautiful little creature!

Mmmmm....mmmmmm

We never take for granted the time we can
spend together and are able to have
sunshine on our shoulders.
Now, it's onto planting the pots!
That is a chore for another weekend,
but one we love!



Happy Sunday Y'all!