ELEVATED JOY
Take a dinner for two to new heights as summer’s radiance peaks. Whimsical wildflowers dance across salad plates, enhanced by a frame of sage green dinner plates. Woven place mats and napkin rings lend casual warmth, while airy white linens and clear glassware add levity to the setting. Atop a blue-and-white tablecloth, vases filled with orange and white dahlias, pink ranunculus, and delicate sweet peas shimmer in the sunshine; tall candlesticks await their light come dusk.
Blackberry Sparkler
MAKES 4
¼ cup water
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon tightly packed fresh thyme sprigs
½ cup seedless blackberry preserves
2 ounces gin, divided
1 bottle sparkling wine
Garnish: fresh thyme sprigs, fresh
