Antique Bottle Vases

Dress: Lela Rose c/o Belt: Sezane, Hat: Wyeth, Sandals: Carrie Forbes
Summer days are quickly winding down. I’m loving the gorgeous variety of end of summer flowers — zinnias, dahlias, and sunflowers big and small. We use vintage milk bottles to arrange flowers around the house. I find the bottles to be really charming and perfect for holding anything from a couple of stems to a dozen.

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Grilled Margaritas

Dress: Agua by Agua Bendita, Earrings: Kiel James Patrick, Sandals: Carrie Forbes

If you love a good summer Margarita, the Grilled Watermelon Margarita and the Smoked Blueberry Margarita recipes from Cointreau are amazing. I recently collaborated with Cointreau for a Margarita Monday post and thought I would share the full drink recipes and photos here. Each margarita recipe takes a little while to prepare but the results are very worth it.

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The Simple Life

Overalls: Doen, Shirt: Sezane. Sandals: Sezane 
Our annual summer family photo in front of our home has a few feathery cameos this year as old summer routines of new places and suitcases have given way to a backyard getaway. Surprisingly I am not minding one bit. Our new favorite trips are out on the porch to watch Harry and Bennie follow the chickens around the yard, or a walk to the garden to check on the progress of our flowers and vegetables.

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KJP Summer Sale

 
This week Kiel James Patrick is having our annual summer sale. Everything is 25% off site-wide until Tuesday, July 7th. We kicked off the sale yesterday and some of the more popular items are already starting to run low. Featured in this post are some of the products we recently launched in the last few weeks — madras shift dresses, Kennedy sweatshirt, striped and gingham dresses, new sailing tees for men and women(very cozy), our pink Quarterzip,and the new and improved Seafari dress amongst many more items not featured.

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Summer Porch Refresh

Porch season has returned. In the summer months our porch always gets a great deal of use. It’s the place where we enjoy pizza on a Friday night, cocktails with friends and family, reading books to Harry on the porch swing, and my office when I work from home. It’s always so quiet and peaceful, even the chirping sounds from the family of purple finches who took up residence in our flower basket just after Easter has become relaxing to me.

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Pool Day

Bathing Suit: Lisa Marie Fernandez Hat: kate spade ny c/o (old) Float: Funboy 
Summer has arrived in full force — the heat and humidity have not let up this week. I have a feeling our pool is going to get a lot of use this season. A few months ago I purchased this golf cart float from Funboy and was really excited to finally use it. It’s roomy enough to fit two people, a pup, and a couple of  iced drinks.  

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The Classic Polo

Today I’m sharing a few images from our Kiel James Patrick polo photoshoot with Sadie. Women’s polos are a classic wardrobe staple and I’m really excited that we are finally offering them for our brand. Each one of our polos is embroidered with our signature Kiel James Patrick logo. We are offering them in 5 different colors — each color named after a flower that can be found in various New England summer destinations.

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