A Sunday Thought
August 27, 2023
Ted Kennedy Watson
Saturday Thoughts
August 26, 2023
August Dahlias
August 25, 2023
The flower stalls in the Pike Place Market are bursting with just about every dahlia shape and color imaginable. A stroll through gets me almost lightheaded with glee. Often I go for the serenely calming white, as they work well on the dining table with a variety of our dishes. I almost always stay with one shape & color and do big masses of them in a single vessel or spread them out dancing about in single stem vases. Plus I like to dot them around the apartment here and there for little visual surprises among the bookshelves and tabletops. At the shops, I use vintage Champagne buckets to hold a simple bundle. They get plopped in before we open and get plucked out right as we are heading out the door heading home for supper. In the interim, everyone gets to enjoy them throughout the day while they shop away. Oh my, the last weekend of August—I paused a bit before I typed that. Enjoy the heck out of it! X, T
Publication Day Anniversary
August 24, 2023
Yesterday marked the one year ‘Pub Day’ anniversary of my second book. Oh what fun memories that day holds for me. You all have been right along with me on this book journey, which means the world to me. Thank you to those who have purchased the book and continue to do so and give as gifts. Here is a look back on some of the signings and celebrations.
Madras Patchwork & Fig
August 23, 2023
This is the Summer I majorly fell in love with patchwork madras. Several shirts got added to the collection, but my best find was this tablecloth. I am now on the hunt for them for WK as over the moon for this one. It just had to be our Wine & Dine Wednesday post this week. I set a quick table out on the island last night as the chèvre stuffed chicken breast roasted away in the oven. A potted fig that makes me deliriously happy that first lived at one of the shops that came to live at WestWard this season to get looooots of sun and more than doubled in size got plunked down on top of a blue splatter plate that was used as a charger underneath. Then a bunch of blue favorites got added together along with French bamboo flatware & pepper mill and knotted napkin ring to add a bit of texture and earthiness to the table. Within a few minutes I was back in basting the bird. There was a slight crispness in the air as we dined outside as I somewhat ignored as not nearly ready to let this season slip away…
Bubbles & Geraniums
August 22, 2023
Ted’s Tip No. 447
August 21, 2023
Take time to soak it all in. To ponder. To wonder. To just be.