Summer Lovin'

"Are you ready for the summer?

Are you ready for the good times?"

 - Meatballs

As of 7:09 pm (eastern) today, it's officially summer!

And I'm ready!

I recently found the book The Urban Picnic, a collection of menus and recipes designed to bring "picnickery" (cute!) into people's lives.

What a perfect way to enjoy the summer!

(And it was only $6 at Housing Works.)

Just throw on a cute floral dress (Max Mara, a steal at $45, also from Housing Works),

grab a good book, like Shakespeare's Wife, by Germaine Greer ($5 for the hardback edition at Housing Works)

and some music (the Today Show's Best of the Summer Concert Series is perfect, and was only $2). 

Throw everything into a $4 Tesco grocery bag, grab a cute Talbot's straw purse ($8 at Goodwill), put on some black Nine West sunglasses ($6 at Goodwill) and tan Rocket Dog wedges ($12),

and hope that these are the only ants at the picnic!

For more summer thrift store finds, check out my friend at Lemons & Chambray.

Next month:  Hail to the Red, White and Blue!