Outfit:

Chocolate brown JCREW tee (have you sensed a theme here? yes, I love jcrew tee-shirts)

Chocolate and turquoise wrap skirt that I made myself

Turquoise jeweled sandals (Target)

Turquoise and brown dangly earrings (Target)

Menu Plan:

breakfast: small bowl whole milk plain yogurt with sliced bananas, raspberries and blueberries, cafe au lait

snack: latte with coconut macaroon*

lunch: leftover cheese quesadilla wrapped around slices of avocado, three strawberries

dinner: Barbecued cheeseburgers with the works, corn on the cob, few tablespoons of maple bacon beans, watermelon for dessert, water

*This morning while the kids were at school we went to this fabulous coffeeshop downtown. We sat at the cafe tables on the sidewalk out front, soaking up the sun and people watching.

This particular cafe has the best lattes in town, in my book, so I had one of those, along with a coconut macaroon. I had told myself I wasn’t getting a treat unless they had almond croissants. They didn’t have any, but at the last minute I ordered the macaroon. No contest. The macaroon is one of the most delicious pastry items I’ve ever had in my life. Forget the almond croissants from now on. The macaroon was tiny, but super satisfying. It was the perfect blend of sticky and chewy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Yum.

Later, I bought potting soil for my project tomorrow, transplanting my tomato, herb and flower seedlings into pots. I’ve been carting the flat of seedlings inside each night, worried that it would be too cold. I think we’ve finally warmed up enough for a night outside! I can’t wait. I have six tomato plants, three Italian parsleys, one rosemary, a basil (I have two basil plants in my kitchen window garden already) and three pots of deep red geraniums to plant.

My kitchen window garden: