it's summertime and i'm finally getting around to some things

i finally painted this sweet shelf that batman made for me

a few years ago and decided where to put it 

(in a corner of our VT bedroom).

please do notice the little balsam tree cutouts!

i finally baked a loaf of buttermilk rye bread,

using the recipe from 

super natural every day,

by heidi swanson.

there had been a bookmark on this page for ages.

(next time i will be more careful with my measuring.)

and i finally sat down at my sewing machine for the 

first time in a week or so.

(i also enjoyed attending a meeting of the local garden club,
complete with a program on edible flowers.
i've never seen a prettier salad.
and how about day lilies stuffed with chicken salad?)

what, dear readers, have you finally gotten to this summer?

p.s. i appreciated all of your sweet comments about caleb's celebration.