Happy Hour

{A floral arrangement my brother put together from the flower's growing in my Grandma's garden}

As much as I love summer, I probably love fall 10 times more. The sweaters, the fires, the apple picking, the leaves....I could go on and on. Getting to spend the last (unofficial) week of summer on vacation was such a nice way to transition from one season to the next and it also made the let down of summer being over a little less painful. Now if only I could find a way to make coming back to over a 1,000 emails and back-to-back work events less painful too....

{This marker on a hiking trail on Mt. Greylock signifies the point where 3 towns meet. I always have to stop at it so I can pretend that I am in "A Walk to Remember" and this recent time was no different except that I forced my brother to take a picture with me!}

{One of the gorgeous beaches in Chatham, Cape Cod}

{Caprese salad made with fresh mozzarella and tomatoes and basil from my brother's garden}

{While this may look like an insignificant piece of old wood, it's actually a sign I painted for my Grandfather's garden many years ago. The garden is long gone but the sign, albeit it well-weathered and barely legible (you can just barely make out a sun, a raccoon and the word's "Gramp's Garden"), still remains hanging on the garden gate, and I can't visit my Grandmother's house without going to look at it.}