Café Design

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Another busy week has come and gone, and with it we’ve had much needed rain, which made our thirsty plants quite happy. Sadly, a thunderstorm earlier this week felled one of our larger trees, blocking our street and requiring several police cars and a late night intervention from the town’s tree removal department to clear away. Losing a tree that’s probably been here for decades made me sad but there was nothing we could do to save it. Thankfully, the damage was minimal and no one got hurt.

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Hello, friends! How’s your weekend going so far? I hope you’re enjoying some lovely weather (wherever you are) and having some relaxing times outdoors. I think there’s nothing more restorative after a stressful week then being outside, if only for an hour or two. We’re blessed to live in a small town surrounded by woods, rivers and wetlands, and there’s no shortage of outdoor activities on beautiful days like the ones we’ve been having lately. Since we didn’t take any interesting trips, I’ve been spending happy moments in the garden, checking things off of my fall to-dos list. I replanted some of our hydrangea shrubs and cleaned out a couple of flower beds that were getting out of control. And I did it all with only minor scratches and injuries. (Our climbing roses have thorns sharp enough to perform minor surgeries, if needed.)

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Our series of Create Academy class reviews continues with what has been one of my absolute favorite courses on interior design & decorating available on the platform so far – Amanda Lindroth ’s course – Design Interiors for Entertaining. While the title encompasses the premise and the reward of this class, the series of beautifully shot lessons teach us valuable lessons in decorating that will both empower the novice decorator and inspire the experienced designer with useful insights, tips and techniques from Lindroth’s own toolkit. 

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I hope you had a peaceful weekend, dear friends, despite the sadness of recent events… Unlike other years, in a matter of weeks our fall schedule has exploded and I find myself making list after list, in an effort to transition our calendar to the busy demands of September, as seamlessly as possible. And it’s been bumpy… After a crazy work week, the weekend was a wonderful time to relax in the garden and tackle some exciting projects: we must rethink some of our garden beds and move some plants around, apply fertilizers, milky spore and mulch, re-edge & plant spring bulbs etc. You know, all the fun gardening stuff that come with the change of seasons…

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Thank you so much for your kind notes and DMs, I didn’t mean to stay away for as long as I did but I needed some time off to feel inspired again, to clear my head and to enjoy the last couple of weeks of summer vacation with my girl. But I missed you all terribly. And while my time away from social media has been very productive, I am happy to be back with a number of new projects to share with you over the next couple of weeks.