Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The weekend, briefly

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The less photogenic side of cake - when you stop bothering to cut slices and just eat it directly out of the box, still cold. Best when you are alone in the house. It's all gone now, thankfully.

We had a luxuriously unscheduled Saturday afternoon together. We ended up wandering over to LACMA and checking out several exhibits, then walking up to the Farmer's Market to try out Nancy Silverton's new burger place, Short Order. It was definitely good, although I'm not sure where I would rank it in my own mental list of LA burgers. It's a highly competitive, ever evolving category.

The evening light just gets better and better. I say this about every season, but I do love summer. It's actually the transition between seasons that gets me excited, seeing and feeling all the changes in the light and the air. But I'm really pumped for summer this year, in particular. I feel like we lost last summer in the craziness of juggling wedding prep and family needs. I'm going to try to do better with this one. Spend more time on our patio, drink more rosé, grill more meals and eat them leisurely.

11 comments:

  1. I look forward to warm, summer evenings all day. Something magical about leaving the stale, air conditioned office and just taking a deep breath in the nice, warm evening air (or in my case, the sticky swamp of DC - still great). Yay for the start of a great summer.

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  2. I am excited about summer too! I wish I could join you for a glass of pink wine on your patio;)

    Here's to summer!

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  3. "...LA burgers. It's a highly competitive, ever evolving category."

    great quote. too true.

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  4. ooh, I'll have to check out Short Order sometime soon

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    1. It's definitely worth checking out. We ate on the roof deck and it was really nice. We split Nancy's Backyard Burger and got the spuds and it was good.

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  5. that sounds like a perfect plan for summer. and that cake - jealous! cold, perfect cake - the perfect snack for a summer day.

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  6. where did you get those fabulous lights for your patio? I've been searching everywhere for some just like those : )

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    1. Sorry - I can't remember for sure! I *think* I picked them up at Target a couple years ago, but the other likely option would be Cost Plus. Or OSH? I don't go to very many stores that sell stuff like this, so the options are fairly limited!

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    2. Thanks! I haven't checked out CP yet, so I'll try there! : )

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  7. Mm, that cake looks delicious. Lovely photos! x

    Kate {Something Fabulous}
    http://thesomethingfabulous.blogspot.com

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  8. The lights on your patio are gorgeous! Relaxing and drinking wine out on our deck is one of my favorite parts of summer. It's the "room" that gets the most use this time of year.

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