Late Summer Inspirations

Last week, I took a midweek city escape, taking a quick train ride up the Hudson River (gorgeous trip!) just twenty minutes or so and ended up at Wave Hill, a lovely small garden that folks in the Know had told me to hit.   Last week, they had their last sunset garden tour and I couldn't resist.  Families were picnicking, flowers were on high alert and artists were painting. It was heaven!   One thing I really loved were the chairs. I had seen similar chairs on shoots but these are the real deal. They were created for Wave Hill and are a variation of the famous Rietveld design.  They sell them in the gift shop for $200 and up and are handmade at the Wave Hill Studio. I'm going to add these beauties to my daydream about backyards and sleeping porches. 

Perhaps it's the elephant ears down mad in the park or all the herbs in the window but I am foliage crazy right now.  This classic "Martinique" wallpaper decorated the glam  Beverly Hills Hotel and comes in a few colorways.  I feel like I see this in a lot of Country Clubs too.  Something about it makes me want to break out the rattan ware and host bridge club. I think I'd wear original Lilly and serve shrimp salad in avocado. Sounds about right... 

Summer drinks are my favorite-light, diverse and well, did I mention light?  Being mid-August, I'm getting that itch to be somewhere surrounded by water that isn't NYC.  Maybe it's Capri or Santorini but some place where the locals score an A+ at lounging. THOSE are my people.  In their honor, I'd drink a campari cocktail.  I only have one when I drink them but it is almost as good as a ticket on Alitalia.  

Campari and Soda

Ingredients

1 oz. Campari

2 oz. Club soda

1 Orange slice

Preparation

Pour Campari over ice in a highball glass. Add club soda. Garnish with an orange slice.

PS Happy150th Birthday, Campari!

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