Outdoor Living: Turn up the Heat

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The last couple of weeks I have had the pleasure of helping a client add a fireplace and grill to an existing patio.  All this activity surrounding fire has me stoked.  Outdoor living in the fall or winter is easy if you can turn up the heat.   Take a look!

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Photos courtesy of Veranda, House Beautiful, Terrain, Architectural Digest and Southern Living.

Get Fired Up!

xo

harriet

Essence of Summer

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 The Cherokee Purple Heirloom Tomato
in the backyard has grown to 6' tall
and has been very prolific.
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Tomatoes on the vine earlier in the summer.

With the last 3 tomatoes of the season picked from the vine,
how in the world do you honor these last fruits?
This salad is the essence of summer
and a great way to say goodbye to the
Cherokee Purple
until next year!
Tomato and Watermelon Salad
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Ingredients

5 cups (3/4-inch) seeded watermelon cubes

1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, cut into 3/4-inch cubes

3 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 small red onion, quartered and thinly sliced

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Romaine lettuce leaves (optional)

Cracked black pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. Combine watermelon and tomatoes in a large bowl; sprinkle with sugar and salt, tossing to coat. Let stand 15 minutes.
  2. Stir in onion, vinegar, and oil. Cover and chill 2 hours. Serve chilled with lettuce leaves, if desired. Sprinkle with cracked black pepper to taste.

Bill Smith, Crook's Corner Cafe & Bar, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Seasoned in the South: Recipes From Crook's Corner and From Home, Southern Living JULY 2007

ENJOY!

xo

harriet

Your SGD Gift Guide for Mother's Day

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I've been a mama for almost 29 years!


Here is my brood on a Mother's Day some twenty years ago.

Here are a few things that I most enjoy
either doing with or receiving from my children...
your mother may like these ideas, too!

Outdoor dining

these beautiful French hand towels for the kitchen
Curiosities Florales Green Towel


homemade sweet berry omelette…recipe here
breakfast in bed!

A day on the beach with my ducklings :) 

something functional yet fancy for my beach bike
Riverknoll Bike Basket

something to protect the gardener from the sun!
(I have been wearing mine for 15 years!)
Mirabel Packable Hat

a trip together... a day long or a week long!
Your mama may also enjoy a gift card
 to use South Gate Design
for her garden, containers or help with landscape design.







Happy Mother's Day!

xo

harriet