9/15/12

Lunch in the garden.

Today a cool crisp breeze fills the air & the house with the smell of sweet Clematis!Clematis Arbor 2012
The rain has renewed our landscape & the arbor – she’s being a bit of a show-off!
Path to Gate August 2012
This year Miss Clematis put her best dress on. The roses are envious & climbing higher than usual!DSC_0496
 Peeking over the fence and feeling grateful for the new stone path & Bluegrass that my son helped lay. 
Clematis on Fence
Miss Clematis is lazy & full & with arms opened wide she welcomes guests at the back gate.
Garden Gate
This old bronze bell has been at the entrance to all of our patios, courtyards, porches since I was a child.  My mother sent it with us when we moved to Kentucky.  Thanks, Mom.
Garden Bell Today I’m preparing lunch alfresco for friends.
Life seems so much easier & relaxed when we eat outside.
Lunch in the garden.  Meanwhile, my helper is still guarding last Sunday’s paper!
Sunday PaperSunday Paper
On the menu, Warm Beet Salad with Wilted Greens from a favorite cookbook, Fresh & Fast by Marie Simmons. 
Lunch in the garden.
Baskets are handy for bringing everything outdoors.
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Lunch in the garden.
I’m using some beautiful china that I recently purchased from Decoratifs’. If you’ve been here from the start, you might recall that the Lexington landmark was the subject of my very first post!
Lunch in the garden.
  I was able to grab the last 6 dinner plates in three different patterns, from their “pink house!”
Lunch in the garden.
Time to pull things together and enjoy a lazy afternoon.
Lunch in the garden.
 Help arrived just in time for a long walk!
Lauren's BootsGracie's Collar
Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend too!
 
It saddens me to no end to tell you that after 27 years John & Wes decided to close Decoratifs’.
They are already missed!
Clematis and Roses
Photos| Lisa Porter
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13 comments:

  1. Renae MooreSeptember 15, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    Oh gosh...wish I was there. I'm feeling a bit blue today...tough on the weekends when the MR is away!
    That clematis...I MUST plant some...exquisite!
    xo

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  2. prince snow farmSeptember 15, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    Your yard is looking so lush and green. Hope you enjoyed your lunch, as it appeared it would be perfect! Those plates are fabulous.

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  3. Linda@ Lime in the CoconutSeptember 15, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    Is it wrong that I want to be your neighbor and friend?


    Nevermind....I'll pretend...

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  4. Lisa PorterSeptember 15, 2012 at 8:52 PM

    No pretending allowed Linda, and the feeling is mutual. Wish I could have you ALL for lunch!
    XO Lisa

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  5. MarisaSeptember 16, 2012 at 12:55 AM

    I posted photos of a Rangoon Creeper earlier today and was smugly thinking to myself that you would be hard pressed to find a lovelier climber, but your clematis would defintiely give it a run for its money. There is something so classic about white flowers. I especially love the photo with the bells.

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  6. JenniferSeptember 18, 2012 at 8:00 AM

    I love the vine at the entrance to your garden. This is a great time of year for a meal outdoors.

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  7. Tamara StephensonSeptember 18, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    Your photography is getting even more exquisite - if that is possible. Lovely views of the garden as the Summer ends. Xo Tamara

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  8. Dumbwit TellherSeptember 21, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    Yet another woman here that again wants to be your neighbour and friend. Your plates are amazing and how terribly sad that Decoratifs' decided to close after such a long run. Thank goodness you have your plates as a treasured reminder of one of your favorite stores. I hope your lunch went very well? Your home is the perfect setting. Beautiful flowers and setting, friendly Grace, and adorable Taylor in her pink wellies!!

    Thanks for your amazing comment on my blog post Lisa. Your comments always mean the world to me.

    xx Deb Duchess..lol!

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  9. Bravehearted Beauty {formerly LLH Designs}September 24, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    Your sweet comment lured me back over, and this sweet post of an al fresco lunch put a smile on my face! Ever since moving, I've had a hard time keeping up with blogs. So much work to do in and around our new home. Hard to keep up with it all. Thanks for your words!

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  10. IRIS LEONHARDT _ // SKULPTURSeptember 25, 2012 at 3:38 AM

    Your white vine at the garden entrance
    looks great! I like the idea walking through the gate and enjoing a smell. We have a similar plant
    growing/occupying our fence. The name is Clematis montana Wilsonii. It blooms charmingly under any circumstances in spring like yours. Thank you for sharing. Greeting Iris

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  11. La Petite GallerySeptember 29, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    Lisa, Such a lovely Garden and that looks like a lunch I would love. The plates are so different,pink. Fall is here and then Cabin Fever.
    be well.
    yvonne

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  12. helen tilstonSeptember 29, 2012 at 10:19 PM

    Hello Lisa

    Your clematis looks beautiful, I don't think I have seen one so large or with so many blooms

    Your alfresco lunch sounds delicious

    Wishing you a week of joy

    Helen

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  13. quintessenceJune 11, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    So pretty!! And those pink plates were definitely a find!!

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