1 The blues and greens of Block Island

I don't blame Brittany for spending her summers on the Island. Even riddled with tourists, the 13-mile stretch maintains an untouched, primitive feel. The colors were most striking to me: blues and greens in their summer prime that, off the mainland, have preserved themselves after all these years.






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0 Block Island

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Hi friends, sorry it's been a while (again). Last weekend I took an unforgettable trip to Block Island with my three best friends from college. It was my second time there, and I was reminded of how beautiful and quaint the island is. Although I always miss my friends, I never realize how much I missed them until we're reunited again.

1 BBQ

Yesterday was a perfect day for a BBQ, and I had friends in my backyard all day. It wasn't a traditional BBQ, per se: I made an assortment of yummy veg-friendly salads that I think even the carnivores were pretty happy with. (I was able to scrounge up some hot dogs and chicken sausages in the freezer, though, so those who were feeling the Fourth wasn't the same without meat got their fixes.) We played croquet, drank sangria, and took trips out on the paddle boat - a very good day.

3 Simpler

I spent this past weekend at my friend's country house in Upstate New York. My phone had no service and it was the most peaceful couple of days I've experienced in a long time. We woke up to a rainy Saturday, read our books in the screened in porch, ate homemade jam, then put on our raincoats and went for a walk in the woods.



This morning I skimmed through 300 unread blogposts in my reader, purely out of a strange sense of duty. It's a beautiful day and I've yet to go outside. Something tells me I need to pull myself away from my computer, from my phone, for longer than just a weekend.