I love where we live more and more with each passing weekend. Today Will and I trolled around our 'hood looking for treasures to bring back to our Washitonian counterparts. I am happy to report that we found some thoughtful, locally made goodies that I am most proud to present as gifts. All the unique little shoppes make Saturday mornings oh so exciting. Not to mention all the great coffee and yard sales and Farmer's Markets there are to stumble upon while you're out. Today was hot. And a little sticky. And we walked a lot so my hair was in mattes and my sandal adorned feet were crusted with the filth of the city. I didn't mind so much, though. We strolled through Echo Park enjoying a homemade lemon ginger ice pop so the world seemed clever and coy and inviting. I was especially pleased when we stumbled upon a woman selling plants out of her yard. It was a jungle. A hobby turned obsession. Hundreds of plants, big and small all for crazy cheap. We picked up these pretties all for $10. They're nice and small, perfect for a terrarium. I smell a summer project...
I want to make something like these...
We decided that today would be a good day for a picnic as well... so we stopped by Trader Joe's and grabbed some iced tea, watermelon spears and salads and headed to Elysian Park to grub. Everything was awesome until a hornet decided to crash our party. He was relentless. Even after I put the lid back on my salad, he tried to wriggle his way under it. I got annoyed, tried to swipe at it, and in the process knocked Wills salad all over my leg and the ground. He had only taken a few bites so there was spinach and bacon and egg and dressing everywhere. Ugh. We packed up and left immediately. Stupid hornet!
Despite the hornet ruining our picnic, we had pretty awesome summer day. Looking forward (not) to the gloom of Washington next week! Well not the gloom but definitely some sunny faces :)
