Summer in Grandma's garden

It's SUMMER...

It's that time of year again –
time
to open up the windows and let the summer breeze warm our faces.

Tend to the garden and take delight in every color of every flower and every fruit.

Travel miles to see our friends and families.

Eat gelato with no limits.

Collect fireflies in a jar.

Read, read , read ...

Isn't summer time a time of simple pleasures.

What are you excited about doing this summer?

I am suggesting some old things like

get together with your folks,

allow your granny to prepare a tea for you and
a classic cake recipe for just minutes,

pick cherries from the cherry trees in her garden,

and talk, listen, talk, listen...

Yes, she is eighty-four!

Isn't Life tastier once summer rolls around?!

Isn't Life easier once you have yours around ?!

Isn't summer a season of childhood memories and little childishness ?!

Happy Summer Days , Dear Friends!

Stay alive, be kind, keep thoughtful balance

and enjoy simple pleasures !

From my Grandma's garden, I wish you a lot of Summer JOYS !

"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability."

Sam Keen

24 comments

Blondie's JournalJune 23, 2011 at 5:38 PM
Beautiful pictures, Sylvia...the cake looks delicious! I will be doing many of the same things as you this summer. especially reading {on the beach of course!}.

Have a great weekend!

XO,
Jane
ArabellaJune 23, 2011 at 7:43 PM
What a fabulous summer post - so dreamy & delightful!

Visiting from the Blog Party/A Vintage Summer.

Hope you come visit & say hello sometime. :O)
Castles Crowns and CottagesJune 23, 2011 at 10:49 PM
GOOD EVENING SYLVIA!!!! So good to see you come back again; it seems like a while since you last posted. So beautiful, this SIMPLICITY but such profound LIFE!

ENJOY! Anita
a quiet lifeJune 23, 2011 at 10:52 PM
so many gorgeous delicious pics!
PalomaseaJune 23, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Sweet and beautiful, Sylvia!
I love the picture of Grandmother's hands with the cake. I do miss my Grannies...
Those red, juicy cherries are one of my favorite things!
A dreamy, wonderful Summer to you!
UnknownJune 23, 2011 at 11:26 PM
wonderful images of summer
KAT
A Few PenniesJune 23, 2011 at 11:48 PM
Lovely post!
Susan TJune 24, 2011 at 9:53 AM
Sylvia I love the photo of your grandmother's hands carefully carrying that gorgeous cake. You are truly lucky to have your grandmother in your life. A summer tea party, just the thing for a sunny afternoon.
Debra@CommonGroundJune 24, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Such a beautiful and loving post, wonderful rich photos! I loved seeing Granny's hands presenting that delicious cake! Thanks for joining in the party, xo Debra
The Charm of HomeJune 24, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Sylvia,
I love your post on the slower pace of summer. Fun ideas and pretty pictures! Thanks for linking it up at Home Sweet Home!
Sherry
Simon June 24, 2011 at 2:35 PM
Gorgeous series with a lovely emotional feel. My fave the hands holding the cake, but there's nothing I don't care for in these images. Reminds me of a European setting from days gone by. Beautiful.
Kim StevensJune 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM
Love this post, all the pictures are just wonderful, but I have to say that I love that picture of her holding the cake!

I'll be spending as many moments at the beach that I can...I live on the gulf coast of Texas!
AngiJune 24, 2011 at 4:22 PM
i got too the taste of summer even though it's rainy day here. very fabulous shots!

here's my ff entry
Castles Crowns and CottagesJune 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Sweet friend,

It was a delight to see your comment this morning....I am having a beautiful morning in the garden, digging, swatting the bugs away, and making our space more and more beautiful with each strike of the shovel...have a magnificent day and thank you for your sweet words!!! Anita
elizabethJune 25, 2011 at 12:58 PM
You are my newest blog follower...YaY! When I clicked her to welcome you I just had to follow back, what a beautiful blog you have!
AnonymousJune 26, 2011 at 12:06 PM
I LOVE everything about this post, Sylvia!!! You have truly captured the best of summer! :)

Enjoy!!!
~ Zuzu
Sharon LovejoyJune 27, 2011 at 5:53 PM
Lovely, lovely, lovely!

Thanks dear Sylvia,

Sharon Lovejoy Writes from Sunflower House and a Little Green Island
Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee)June 28, 2011 at 11:58 AM
What a stunning you got here! Such beautiful pics! Totally loved your space:)
Hope to see you on my blog:)
Sandi@ Rose Chintz CottageJune 28, 2011 at 8:56 PM
Hi Sylvia,
What a lovely post! You have captured the essence of Summer well with your words. Thank you and have a lovely week.

Blessings,
Sandi
koraleeJune 28, 2011 at 11:58 PM
What beautiful images....I so want to have tea in my grandma's garden.

Thank you for visiting me the other day. xo
SylviaJune 30, 2011 at 1:08 PM
What a lovely Summer post, Sylvia !
Your pictures gave me a real summer feeling, they are wonderful !
That cake looks delicious :-)
Sylvia
Castles Crowns and CottagesJuly 8, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Sweet Sylvia!

I have missed your posts! I have you on my blog list and have been waiting for your beautiful world to look at. Please come back in a few hours if you can....I am composing a post that will take you to my home.

Thank you for your words....I know, finding the words sometimes is so difficult...that is part of my message.

Anita
Privet and HollyJuly 12, 2011 at 12:30 PM
I'm smiling
because you and
I were on the exact
same wavelength with
our simple summer
posts! Enjoy your
sweet grandma. Mine
will be 94 this fall
but no longer lives
independently or knows
her favorite {and only!}
granddaughter....I miss
her keenly.
xx Suzanne
elizabethJuly 12, 2011 at 10:50 PM
I am coveting your photography skills...so lovely!