Sweet Southern Summers

So pretty...

I don't know if I could scoop into this, it's too perfect

recipe here

I found a strawberry huller

at a craftshow for about $6 The Chef'n StemGem, can also be found at Williams-Sonoma or on amazon.com.
Now I want a strawberry trifle... guess I'll have to make one :)

Hello Amy Butler bedroom!

I just found my new treasure hunt!

I've seen people post pics of their homemade amy butler rooms (which are stunning!), and I'd heard somewhere she had a small linen collection, but that it was a bit tame, basic hues, not amybutler'esque... but this is gorgeous!!!

She has other brighter colors in her line, but this one takes the cake! The bright tangerines and hot pink paisley prints are fun, but I like my bedroom to be either crisp white like a spa resort, or dark and cozy. And her sheets are organic and 400 thread count to boot! Wow...

images via amy butler

Summer Hair Care

Summer months always send me for some Paul Mitchell tea tree products. They smell amazing, have great clarifying shampoos and conditioners (to get all that beach water out!), and are known for the cold, massaging tingles.

You know when you smell something and it transports you back to a place? When PM first launched the Lemon Sage (omg!) quite a few years back, I had brought some with me during a summer in Malaysia. I knew I'd be at the beach a lot, and it's incredibly hot so of course I'd love some good teatree shampoo to cool off. Well I fell in love with the new Lemon teatree scent. Every time I took a shower, the whole bathroom had a light air of this lemony herbal fragrance, and now each time I use it, I remember my grandmother's house, and fixing my hair in front of the hanging mirror against open white shutters.

PM Teatree. It's good stuff :)