For my time here in California, I found myself packing a lot of oversized, graphic tees. I’ve steered clear of most graphic tees through the years, choosing to go a simpler or more classic route…but something about them just screamed summer to me…

Here in Southern California, my grandparents have the most romantic backyard. There are arbors full of star jasmine, a bird bath and humming bird feeders, Freddie the tortoise roams the backyard devouring rose petals, a kumquat tree sits on the patio, and a long swing hangs from the Chinese Elm just below the house. It’s a small oasis in the middle of the hot desert of San Bernardino County…