The color purple. . . . . . . . . .

At the weekend I carried home bunches of purple stock, white daisies, and some

smokey greenery, all from Trader Joe's and less than $10.00 total. . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . bringing loveliness to the dining room table.

I added stems of dill flowers from the garden - the perfumes mingle gently

 and the colors are cool and refreshing on these sticky, humid August days.

Summertime in the south, especially the month of August, you just have to

 grin and bear it knowing that Autumn can't be too far away.

Did you see that purple is becoming the 'it' color in decor - yes purple is definitely

 in the air. I do love the cooler purple hues, such as a deep periwinkle blue-purple,

 rather than the warmer shades such as fig with more red - and of course 

true blue-black aubergine purple is always my favorite.

A cloud of southern humidity. . . . . . . . .

Southern hospitality is great - but they can keep

 southern humidity!

The past several August days have seen us enveloped in a cloak of humidity

 almost unworthy of discussion!

Just let me say, walking out the door in a pair of 'sunnies' at 5 o'clock Saturday to

 attend a lovely 60th birthday party for a friend, I was immediately sightless as the

 sunglasses clouded over. Trying to take outdoor photos in this humidity is hopeless!

I'm always rooting basil cuttings on the kitchen windowsill - then replanting them

 in my pots outside. Basil has been amazing this year. Pesto-making has become

 almost a daily habit. I've spent small fortune in pine nuts, good olive oil and
 Parmigiano Reggiano - thank goodness garlic is cheap! 
 I'll miss being able to clip big bunches of fresh basil come Winter - I do have
 lots of little pesto packets tucked into the freezer though.

This is pretty, airy dill - another herb I'm growing in pots outside and which also 

makes a lovely fragrant addition to cut flowers in the house. 

~ Some of my many garden herbs ~

Note: I'm allowing the morning glories to clamber over the hydrangeas as

they have few blooms this year due to the Spring freeze. I really miss 

those lovely flowers.

~ Dill and parsley ~

 Think yourself fortunate not to be living in the south right now . . . . . . . unless of

 course you do enjoy heat, and weren't raised in a cool (usually) Summer climate
 as I was. I will never enjoy the heat and humidity even though I've lived here longer
 than any other place. . . . . . . forty very hot and humid Summers.

Today I'm not doing much, just being lazy in the heat with threatening rain
 and thunderstorms which usually arrive late afternoon.
The sun has decided to hide in the cloud cover - it's the kind of day to stay 
home. . . . . . . . I think I'll bake scones, or a cake with some fresh peaches 
eyeing me from a bowl on the kitchen island.

Just realized, this is definitely a very 'green post'.