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Family Travel

We are just back from Europe with tired feet, stories to tell and very happy hearts.  Travelling with 3 kids 10 and under is not for everyone, but it is for us.  We had a fantastic trip sharing our love of travel with our children.  It wasn’t without it’s pitfalls, but in the end well […]

10 Favorite Summer Hostess Gifts

Summer is filled with parties and gatherings, guests and hosts of every kind and for any occasion.  I still feel it’s best to offer your hosts a gift of gratitude.  Whether it’s a dinner party, backyard bbq or a weekend at the beach house, I have the perfect round up of summer time hostess gifts […]

a bowl full of simple

4th of July {re-post}

I just love this pic.  Circa 2008 if I’m remembering correctly.  It’s always been a favorite of mine.  It was likely one of the last times I could convince my son that it’s fun to wear matching jammies with his little sister!  At nearly 11 years old now, he will undoubtedly hate me for posting […]

Summer Salad Deconstructed

One of my very favorite aspects of summer is my veggie garden.  I can’t express how content it makes me to walk out to the garden, pick some veggies and serve them up for my family.  One of my life’s simplest pleasures. Upon returning home after a week away, I can’t wait to sink my […]

Travelogue | Kauai

Kauai has held a very special place in my heart since my first day ever on the island.  My boyfriend at the time, suggested a trip to Kauai over Spring Break back when I was teaching.  It turned out to be the most memorable vacation.  Not 24 hrs. after landing, he asked me to marry […]

Enjoy your weekend

I have been in an obsessed phase with my garden these past 2 months.  It just keeps on giving as the spring turns into summer.  Lately this Jasmine espalier has me smiling each time I return home.  It’s been a few years in the making and finally paying off.  Aren’t the little Armeria just the […]

I’m Back!

Wow!  Sincere apologies for my month long hiatus from this space.  A Bowl Full of Simple is almost two years old and I’ve never taken that much time away. May and the beginning of June were CRAZY for me.  I had 3 events I was working on for my kid’s school and one of them was […]