weeks of adventures. wine parties & curled in chairs talking late. fog hung picnics on lake edges, sprawled on colorful blankets with mouths full of chocolate & pies. long walks on forest paths, bowls of mexican hot chocolate with fingers curled tight begging for warmth, art shows & tapas in new dark magic places, shimmering [...]

I’m sorting through some things life has dumped into my lap, or rather I have dumped into my own lap through a variety of past and present learned behaviours, so i’m sorting through that and not thinking about updates, though I have ideas milling about. For now, enjoy some style from the woman I think [...]

I’m having a rainy Sunday “80′s movies destroyed my idea of living well” day – Netflix has No Small Affair (aw, adorable Jon Cryer) on watch instantly, and Demi Moore’s North Beach loft is KILLING ME. I mean, for real. How was I to know that by the time I grew up, this kind of [...]

Me & my PopPop My grandfather passed away late Thursday night, I was driving 95 miles an hour down the 5, at 11:41 I looked at the clock he’s just left Indeed. Whirlwind of family & food platters. What a curious response, food platters. Talks with my mother about the knowing, she’s tried to talk [...]

Late afternoon sun in the kitchen – it’s been blissfully hot the last few days, the kind of hot that relaxes your shoulders and makes every second seem like a lazy afternoon in July. People here complain about it, which I find downright silly. I love the heat. Today I sat in the grass and [...]

1. Austrian girls sell vintage Austrian goodies. What? Like a magical land!! Now, if only the $ would match the Euro… Bows & Bandits 2. Pretty clothes & Mariee Sioux‘s mama from the ladies at Violet Folklore 2a. Elly & Holly I am buying us tickets for Mariee & Alela May 11th at Du Nord [...]

Shop update! Lots more prettiness and summer dresses up at Market Publique (and I have barely put a dent into the summery dresses / boating party stash!! More to come!)

As Venus goes direct (last Friday!) and we all come out of stasis and into the glorious spring sunshine, I’ve been thinking a lot about inspiration and creativity. Elizabeth Gilbert, whom I’ve never given much thought to as I’m a terrible snob when it comes to bestsellers, talks about genius and the creative drive as [...]

I was working from home today in the garden when suddenly!!! Cacophony!! I couldn’t believe it when I looked up and saw a huge ball of bees, pouring from their hive and filling the air!! They made an almost perfect sphere, and the noise was intense and so so loud. Swarming is the natural means [...]

Somehow I managed to spend the entire evening last night immersed in a variety of 1918-1933 entertainments ~ all were delightful & worth sharing. Universal released the box set Pre-Code Hollywood Collection: Universal Backlot Series recently, and last night I watched Hot Saturday and Torch Singer, both of which were fantastic. Pre-code is still so [...]

A harbinger of tea in the garden – this lovely print (I have coveted the original for awhile now!!) is a “100th sale” gift from the very talented Liza! This weekend was really one of the most peachy perfection weekends since that amazing birthday weekend a few months ago! Saturday was witchens tea party #5 [...]