one of my favorite things.

It doesn't get much better than sharing good food and drinks with friends. Then when you add in a view... oh my..I am one happy little lady.

I feel blessed to be able to call California home and want to take advantage of its beautiful views and cool weather. Getting together to BBQ, in my opinion, is a great way to enjoy the area while still keeping things cheap ;). We packed our favorite food in a cooler, brought our pup along and truly had the best time!

Happy Summer Friends!

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A trip to the mountains

We cant give enough of the mountains in Ramona. I mean seriously... our friends cant keep us away ;)

Summer Essentials

Summer is upon us.. Oh Happy Day!

It is time to pull out our summer dresses, read the books that we have been talking about and head off to the park to have a lovely picnic.  

Here is a list of my top 5 picks for summer.

The Perfect Summer Drink

My husband is on a cooking spree and I am loving it! We were sick of our usual weekly menus so we decided to spice it up and started to look at different cultures. We have picked out several recipes and have declared our first couple of weeks.. Indian Week and African Week. This Juice recipe is African and we cannot get enough of it. It is refreshing with a little bit of a kick. 

Ingredients:

4 large lemons juiced

1 cup white sugar

7 cups water, as needed

16 leaves fresh mint, crushed

1/3 pound fresh unpeeled ginger root cut into 1/2 in chunks

1 1/2 cups water, or as needed to cover

Our Favorite Spot

California has been good to us these last couple of months. Our city is beautiful and we have found some local spots that we love, but our favorite spot Is our back porch.

The bulb lights are hung, the bird feeders are up, and fresh flowers are placed in my favorite pots.

people who love to eat

People who love to eat are always the best people.

- Julia Child

This weekend the husband and I went on a day date. We ended up at a Vietnamese restaurant and I must say this might be our new favorite spot. It is hard to beat fresh spring rolls dipped in peanut sauce!

xo

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