I can’t believe the summer is gone, but when I look through my photos, I know it was a summer well spent. It was full of so much goodness that I may have gone wild with the photo sharing. Do you mind? Let’s all give a big shout out to summer and then we can shift our thoughts to baking, spices, cider and cozy blankets.

If you’re into following my seasonal snapshots and missed any, there’s more.

A quick after school work snack. A date with pb and a few dark chocolate chips.

Remember this beautiful Copper River salmon with lemon oregano compound butter?

A rest during a long bike ride with my Dad.

I made my first dutch baby and I was amazed.

Our new CSA has been such a beautiful thing.

I made lobster rolls this summer and it felt very fancy.

Eating outside is one of the best things about summer.

These CSA strawberries were the best I’ve ever had.

I was invited to the loveliest lady lunch hosted by Megan and Cindy!

Either I found burrata or it found me, but there’s no going back now.

Frozen watermelon slices for infused water.

I did some crafting for Meg’s bridal shower.

The fringe, the yogurt bar and those spoons! A girly shower for a special gal.

Windows open and vinyl on the turntable.

I found a restaurant nearby that serves fresh beignets with 3 dipping sauces. Trouble.

We attended a beautiful lakeside wedding and the weather was gorgeous.

Boom.

My brother and sister-in-law hosted a great barbecue. That’s Bahn Mi style pork.

I finally found sour cherries!

And I turned them into mini sour cherry hand pies.

Marc changed our Apple tv screen saver to the latest uploaded photos on Flickr. There are some real gems.

Meg and I spent the day doing wedding errands and we had pink wine with lunch.

Grilled peaches with sea salt bourbon caramel, where have you been all of my life?

I went so long without ordering eggs benedict and now I get it.

I was invited to the best bachelorette party on Mackinac Island.

Visting Shinola’s new store in Midtown Detroit.

Marc looking dapper with his Shinola watch.

This new store is called Nora and I love everything about it.

I heart these dark chocolate rocky road cookies so much.

This was definitely the summer of Madewell.

Marc and I went to the 2013 Maker Faire at The Henry Ford.

Vintage shopping in my hometown.

I made popsicles for the first time and I couldn’t help making pretty layers.

I found some local beeswax for homemade projects.

Matt and Meg’s wedding was the dreamiest. The amazing professional shots are back, too.

We had dinner in Ann Arbor on a beautiful night after Megan’s Madewell event.

I ate lots of avocados in California.

There was also lots of bubble tea.

Big Sur was magical.

Even under a blanket of fog.