Color Chic

Guacamole for lunch anyone!

Tuesday just loves guacamole; jalapeno's & all!  It's got to be the color green she loves!

Before & After... Tenant Improvement

While the summer months have been filled with fun, they've also been filled with Designing Kitchen & Copy Room Cabinets for a Tenant Improvement Project.  The new line of cabinets at Canyon Creek "Newcastle" was the perfect choice for this Pence NW project; it gave the client a new look without breaking the budget. 

Before their space looked like this:

 and this:

 

New cabinets (hardware coming soon) look like this:

The new space will have a microwave since code does not allow for range. 

The Copy Room cabinets were designed against back wall to give them a great work area:

 

More details will follow...

Who knew frothed milk could be so much fun?

 

And who needs a swimming pool when you've got a bucket of water?

   Summer Fun... enjoy every minute!

Mary Thanks for hosting Mosaic Monday!

Hiking "Little N. Santiam"

Last weekend we enjoyed a lovely hike through "Little N. Santiam"

 

Looking back at these photos I forget the difficulty of hike and remember the beautiful day!

   

Especially when we could lay back, relax and enjoy!

   

 

 

Susan @ A Southern DayDreamer is hosting Outdoor Wednesday... lots of beautiful things going on over there!

Sunday Creative... July 25 - 31!

Over at Madeline Bea this weeks word prompt for Sunday Creative is "Naked"... 

The obvious photo is this beautiful sculpture taken at Hearst Castle on a recent Road Trip.

 

But nothing say's naked better than this:

An Evening Walk with Tuesday!

Last Friday our Granddaughter had her first sleep-over...  All of us had a really fun time!

We started the evening with a walk around the block, figuring it might tire her out so she would sleep well.

 

She walked, she rested, she road on Grandpa's shoulders and ran on the golf course! But before she reached home she decided she just wanted to be carried: 

 

Afterwards... She slept well and woke happy!  

Halibut & Colorful, Bursts of Flavor!

My cravings tonight were for something fresh & flavorful. I really had no idea how I would be preparing the Halibut I bought for dinner tonight until I laid it out on a sheet of foil. Thinking I had a bit of rub to sprinkle on it I first topped it with a bit of "brown sugar"... but no rub... so improvising and being a bit creative I sprinkled it with coriander, cumin, & chili powder. Next I added a clove of garlic & about an inch of fresh ginger, red & green peppers and added a bit of salt & pepper. Lastly I squeezed an entire lime on top, and tossed the halves on top.

 

We closed up the foil and put it on the grill for 20 minutes, placed a few slices of pineapple along side and grilled. After opening the foil the aroma of an amazing meal filled the air:

 

We served this halibut & pineapple with fresh grilled zucchini, beans from the garden over a bit of rice:

A perfect summer meal bursting with "color & flavor"! We ate slowly to savor every bite! Perfection!

Sunday Creative... July 18 - 24!

This was a tough one! Word prompt for Sunday Creative is "Traditional"!

It's "tradition" to start each day with a perfect Cappuccino!

Fun @ Roth's Picnic!

Sunday was a day of fun at "Roth's Annual Company Picnic"! Plenty of food, fun for kids and all around "good company"! 

Favorite moment:  As I'm standing around with my camera by the big blow-up toys as little girl looks at me in disgust and asks "are you waiting in line"? Much to her relief I was not! 

Thanks Orville & Roth's for a great time!

I'm joining the party over at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday!

Lavender... time to harvest!

It's always a challenge for me to harvest Lavender at just the right time, to soon and you don't get enough of the oils to emerge:

 

to late and the blossoms open up:

Of course you also want to enjoy their beauty in the yard as long as possible. So by waiting till they are perfectly ready to harvest:

 

You'll have wonderful bundles of Lavender to scent your home year round: