Perfect Weekend Retreat

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1EPgcg2dldkx_lKjDWmhPfomcAMRLpWYkW4D60x1LUC_TLWlu14HqGBeiD3Skcojs4nR8_bOz57bzX_gcrddY0VfZPHRMCeLSBCudIIKaBL4jlo0dlcp4JtPcjCNvzt4WrhtKZz9Rps/s1600/Picture+136.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1EPgcg2dldkx_lKjDWmhPfomcAMRLpWYkW4D60x1LUC_TLWlu14HqGBeiD3Skcojs4nR8_bOz57bzX_gcrddY0VfZPHRMCeLSBCudIIKaBL4jlo0dlcp4JtPcjCNvzt4WrhtKZz9Rps/s1600/Picture+136.png" /></a></div>I'm still in a state of shock that today is Labor Day (a.k.a.~the unofficial end of summer)!  Of course most of September, according to the calendar, is still technically summer...a fact of which many of my lucky friends with weekend places in the Hamptons, will often remind me.  They all agree that September is the perfect month for the Hamptons.  The weather is still warm, most of the crowds and traffic are gone.  And, speaking of perfect in terms of the Hamptons, I think this Watermill home, designed by <a href="http://www.davidscottinteriors.com/">David Scott Interiors,</a> fits the bill quite nicely.  It seems like the ideal weekend retreat, regardless of the season.   Happy Labor Day!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbe0wul2c2WdzRLgsMhyFKhS3JaqW2r6Dv3fORsBb-LfWcXntmguKa7M5Ob-0zYLTpwoKZQPIUdOCLG3jJl6e58tDEVBr9v1GgFw2ZJO5uCPu6F3e8KQDtLixbw2jhNMoEizrxviVwwRM/s1600/Picture+157.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbe0wul2c2WdzRLgsMhyFKhS3JaqW2r6Dv3fORsBb-LfWcXntmguKa7M5Ob-0zYLTpwoKZQPIUdOCLG3jJl6e58tDEVBr9v1GgFw2ZJO5uCPu6F3e8KQDtLixbw2jhNMoEizrxviVwwRM/s400/Picture+157.png" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKYe4xQg3K_vMt6vCQ4hVwJxmtRog1tn7SicuySqFK_m5iEGftw1Cr5hPuPBa0T_yYlbTqGIc7t1mbQOTSZfUaWD3o1RB3n3UmpVCtmZolrOGT0jX0lOaYVz6zFPMZUPWdwGdPj3zOvA/s1600/Picture+158.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKYe4xQg3K_vMt6vCQ4hVwJxmtRog1tn7SicuySqFK_m5iEGftw1Cr5hPuPBa0T_yYlbTqGIc7t1mbQOTSZfUaWD3o1RB3n3UmpVCtmZolrOGT0jX0lOaYVz6zFPMZUPWdwGdPj3zOvA/s400/Picture+158.png" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityFTI1FhFPaNKyq1LBGA2VWAg8HyUJBo7eQXdjHo9hMwwU_71eaisOdtlweiD5SVjpA1OsxuoPq3Ghk1YOs28RQplJCxBMWVM3YMmBoIs6u4abpe-XdKTUlgNoO_kfM6hFC3t88Z-mjE/s1600/Picture+176.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityFTI1FhFPaNKyq1LBGA2VWAg8HyUJBo7eQXdjHo9hMwwU_71eaisOdtlweiD5SVjpA1OsxuoPq3Ghk1YOs28RQplJCxBMWVM3YMmBoIs6u4abpe-XdKTUlgNoO_kfM6hFC3t88Z-mjE/s400/Picture+176.png" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2E8Y6rhHckQ4tY76qmCo51uN1mhWs50gtuX7K8fUAzCUKUHp8kRq9UtAPMeOl2ZMvsBlwu9cHPofbKNLEGuSHYH3wbJu-CtGYvLZLnw6cGEG7GoCpeJjnE085S-HGl75t4RiAqoQCcME/s1600/Picture+181.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2E8Y6rhHckQ4tY76qmCo51uN1mhWs50gtuX7K8fUAzCUKUHp8kRq9UtAPMeOl2ZMvsBlwu9cHPofbKNLEGuSHYH3wbJu-CtGYvLZLnw6cGEG7GoCpeJjnE085S-HGl75t4RiAqoQCcME/s400/Picture+181.png" width="266" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Images via:  <a href="http://www.davidscottinteriors.com/">DavidScottInteriors</a></span></i></div>

Perfect Weekend Retreat

I'm still in a state of shock that today is Labor Day (a.k.a.~the unofficial end of summer)!  Of course most of September, according to ...

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Just Beachy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jpKQTfsjOvzqaG9AJHQdx6xH_A7InjchXBEkXAhcawodSctLiw9WoSAEWUXkq3TLcmXd3tZ1TbuiRoiHolSpybAvKw7aPsz9t3vM7Ahu6ChW_v3rM_qZ7iKbmW8x6SDmQ2veBhcqHCvY/s1600/d94e42623ae5acd981d39f37fe461575-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jpKQTfsjOvzqaG9AJHQdx6xH_A7InjchXBEkXAhcawodSctLiw9WoSAEWUXkq3TLcmXd3tZ1TbuiRoiHolSpybAvKw7aPsz9t3vM7Ahu6ChW_v3rM_qZ7iKbmW8x6SDmQ2veBhcqHCvY/s1600/d94e42623ae5acd981d39f37fe461575-2.jpg" /></a></div>Next week, I'm planning on meeting up with my college girlfriends in the Hamptons.  While I'm so looking forward to the change of scenery, <i>right now</i>, all three kids are done with school although not yet in camp. Things are quite "lively" around here to say the least. However,  I did manage to schedule some strategic play dates yesterday and slip away for a very much needed pedicure.  With a stack of magazines in hand, my short visit to the nail salon was incredibly relaxing.  Probably because I was admiring the beautiful Hamptons beach home of Katie Couric in <a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/">Hamptons Cottages and Gardens</a>, and reading about the wonderful job her talented landscape architect sister did on the grounds.  It provided such a great mini escape that I thought I would share it here today. Enjoy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr-Y9Q8L_6Se9xM4Gvse-5GN-eHxbWT1oTDLFxDRHzOFgP2GNXB4jT4o2Z3fSS3uYuWbWY_BoW2EJBx5LcsO7nE7puiedRvLTo14iAfYHnYR5iAE_kKFKzn2OhrwC_8_TELJ9tqBw_5le/s1600/3f391cf37ae634c925cb8a2c069082b3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr-Y9Q8L_6Se9xM4Gvse-5GN-eHxbWT1oTDLFxDRHzOFgP2GNXB4jT4o2Z3fSS3uYuWbWY_BoW2EJBx5LcsO7nE7puiedRvLTo14iAfYHnYR5iAE_kKFKzn2OhrwC_8_TELJ9tqBw_5le/s1600/3f391cf37ae634c925cb8a2c069082b3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4mWWpBcqKliVMnb1n2e_8sh0GNG2bPEk4F5M1_vP3jU7iOscLrYbMfIJh7GZD2QmwnAWVa-vFy6oweow9KE9dNF1MdFTFzjnMsv4bNvhwAEb5i-aIjkkQkDQenpYiskSTPHySdHVwaiG/s640/SisterAct_Article4.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheO9ONkQ7GjzEPkIojxG8CVaqDI14OlaWgLr9Te9d7uRdCYOF9h4VFOTZMsBB_ldmeua1Etb5WBT4ZwF_EU1ygr4bICdNFgcEHBpj6O1DOyiysOvZq5th4q_N8W5kDnD5lWSJiv_v0WTQJ/s1600/ce2e170a0c04cae1b6d218380b22f82e-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheO9ONkQ7GjzEPkIojxG8CVaqDI14OlaWgLr9Te9d7uRdCYOF9h4VFOTZMsBB_ldmeua1Etb5WBT4ZwF_EU1ygr4bICdNFgcEHBpj6O1DOyiysOvZq5th4q_N8W5kDnD5lWSJiv_v0WTQJ/s1600/ce2e170a0c04cae1b6d218380b22f82e-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNVFO3RmkDIxJSwyHn9kFvaoY-VRhvw461i_eP7PlNNpuc0G9Ar0QrCVlerw_duO1djbOWV0B3IeupyWKry43tnxGGjsDcuJ5WWDJyAm3I4BnwRnLUlfwW8KJ1c1PFEAHnTXk08iNid4p/s1600/0ccea39a8d723adfc8a144a2e2b6bd31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNVFO3RmkDIxJSwyHn9kFvaoY-VRhvw461i_eP7PlNNpuc0G9Ar0QrCVlerw_duO1djbOWV0B3IeupyWKry43tnxGGjsDcuJ5WWDJyAm3I4BnwRnLUlfwW8KJ1c1PFEAHnTXk08iNid4p/s1600/0ccea39a8d723adfc8a144a2e2b6bd31.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRKtwP2KMnONU_Z7stnq94tmV3lxZvbbU3v1qmhhtprcbalVtdK_rAcCPWwqmUTtMQI8yE1GvIfZSapLbxdK5_9H7Xg78bi77dOgrIwjlLr0c0ICBXIJTBViSYR3iNNrq2FFFgYgllUz8/s1600/3b290081480a7e60abf54f16b9fc8185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRKtwP2KMnONU_Z7stnq94tmV3lxZvbbU3v1qmhhtprcbalVtdK_rAcCPWwqmUTtMQI8yE1GvIfZSapLbxdK5_9H7Xg78bi77dOgrIwjlLr0c0ICBXIJTBViSYR3iNNrq2FFFgYgllUz8/s1600/3b290081480a7e60abf54f16b9fc8185.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uoWlhEc87sSjSVQfKVvNzkTgX6TPWBWPwS3I6Qp6EP6GzfC4HLIAypKIVdFBPx1T4afUONHhaG6NJsQM2jFnZhTk9ZoMmJdzxR0T4ol5DzZ5wI1dicTQGlrN-1YVGUZR8m0xCdKflhnl/s1600/SisterAct_special07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uoWlhEc87sSjSVQfKVvNzkTgX6TPWBWPwS3I6Qp6EP6GzfC4HLIAypKIVdFBPx1T4afUONHhaG6NJsQM2jFnZhTk9ZoMmJdzxR0T4ol5DzZ5wI1dicTQGlrN-1YVGUZR8m0xCdKflhnl/s1600/SisterAct_special07.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images via:<a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/"> Cottages and Gardens</a></i></span></div>

Just Beachy

Next week, I'm planning on meeting up with my college girlfriends in the Hamptons.  While I'm so looking forward to the change of sc...

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