Blame it on the rain...

Or the beach, as that's been the reason for my recluse the past week and a half. It was glorious--and just what I needed--days and days of surf, sandcastles, starfish, cooking, laughing, coffee, good reads, sweet treats, screened porches, that salty ocean breeze, and...best of all...lazy days with much-missed family. 

So I'm back. 

And I think these are pretty:

{photos via my pinterest}

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