Marianne's Three Favorite Things: Late Summer 2024

"Summertime is always the best of what might be."
Charles Bowden

Everything is ripe. Everything is glorious. It really doesn’t get any better than this. The mornings are getting cool so we are counting each warm day. I try to press it all into my heart so I can savor the warmth as I tend my garden and watch the hummingbirds.

Art:

CHEF DANIEL HUMM AND ITALIAN PAINTER FRANCESCO CLEMENTE

At Clemete Bar, a love story between chef and artist unfolds.

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Botany:

FLORET FLOWERS IN SKAGIT VALLEY

A remarkable family farm creating beautiful new varieties of cutting flowers.

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Design:

OFFICE RETREATS WITHOUT LEAVING THE OFFICE

Tom Kundig, of Olson Kundig, built a 70-square-foot hut in Hawaii for a client that looks out to a Japanese garden.

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