homegrown.

we've spent the spring heading into summer focusing on our modest little vegetable garden. last year we had just one raised bed and it looked a little something like this:

it was wild and untamed and those poor tomatoes just couldn't hold their own weight. between eating out of the garden and getting our CSA box of deliciousness every other week, we were eating like vegan kings.

this year we decided to take the funds we would have used for the CSA and make a few more beds for food, and it's only the end of June but things are quite exciting out there.

the squash/misc. garden in the back.

the tomato/basil/sage bed in the front.

the greens garden in the middle.

Oh boy.

So, after weeks upon weeks of procrastination, I'm finally taking a big step and painting our kitchen this weekend! I know it's going to be hard, and lots of work (also lots of nooks and crannies), but I can't wait to get one step closer to making our "okay" kitchen more like our "dream" kitchen. We're painting not only the wood wainscot, but the walls too. I'm thinking charcoal up top, and a nice, crisp white below.

Here's some inspiration I've been swooning over for months.

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Home

We've spent years and years in quirky rental apartments and homes, and I have to say that nothing compares to THIS home, our home. Whether it's the daylight streaming in on a Sunday morning, or the dogs lounging in the living room sun - nothing compares to spending a whole weekend at home and not feeling the least bit of cabin fever.  I love this place.

I found it odd that even the week we moved in, it already felt like our home. Every little improvement since then is just icing on the cake.

{photos © sweet beau}