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Just Checking... 26 Aug 2013 | 05:58 am
To see how your weekend was... (My friend Mary's dog, Benny. Isn't he handsome?) Ours was epic. Our son arrived home from his internship in New York City and brought back fabulous news... A JOB!...
Make Do Maniac 22 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
That is what I've become! Ever since I found my first stapled repair back in February I've been smitten with the art of inventive repair. (This piece was my 2nd acquisition) Last month I accompanie...
Still Tweaking... 21 Aug 2013 | 09:43 am
I hesitated using the term, "tweaking" as it unfortunately now has a new meaning, but all of us who are design obsessed understand that decorating is an ongoing process made up of constant "tweaks", u...
La Flor Creations 13 Aug 2013 | 06:07 am
My fabulously talented friend Molly, of La Flor Creations, is holding her first ever Summer Sale Event this coming weekend in the backyard of her gorgeous Alameda Gold Coast home. She has been busy s...
Hydrangeas 10 Aug 2013 | 01:42 am
From my garden I created this simple arrangement in this ironstone tureen with the most unusual faux bois lusterware handles. Lusterware is a type of pottery or porcelain with a metallic glaze that ...
Exercising Your Eye 6 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
"Your eye is a muscle that you have to train to spot great finds." I couldn't agree more! Here are a few lovelies "eye spied" last week... A beautiful 19TH Century Antique French Enameled Opaline G...
Favorite New Spot 29 Jul 2013 | 12:33 am
Life has dramatically improved around here since we "made over" our yard... We look forward to starting our mornings right here with a deliciously consistent cafe latte from our Nespresso machine, an...
Let there be LIGHT 25 Jul 2013 | 09:46 pm
We spent last weekend learning alot about landscape lighting and have started working on an exterior lighting plan for both our front and back yards. We are finding out that it is just as, if not mor...
I Have Never Seen One of These Before 22 Jul 2013 | 10:39 pm
How about you? Any guesses as to what it is? It is an antique French umbrella stand! The larger holes on the perimeter are for umbrellas and the smaller holes toward the center are for canes. It w...
A Charming Idea! 11 Jul 2013 | 10:55 pm
Seen at The Alameda Point last weekend... I will definitely be doing this all summer long!