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Style Crush: Ceramic Garden Stools

June 10, 2011

{source: Williams Sonoma Home} {source: West Elm} {source: Target} {source: Neiman Marcus} I often like a punch of color, but next to my now bright red wicker I think a little white would give the eye a place to rest.

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Dreaming of…

June 7, 2011

{source} … learning more songs that I can sing as the mister plays the uke. I love singing with him and as we have built our repertoire it has become a special time for us to sit and make music. … finishing the dream living room I have been posting about. The vision has changed […]

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June… Sage Simple Syrup

June 6, 2011

After a little online research, a sage simple syrup recipe was found and tried. I am definitely happy with the result. The sage plant is looking a more reasonable size and I have a couple hostess gifts ready to go. So far, favorite concoctions include: Blueberry Sage Cocktailadapted from Missy’s Recipe– 1 part lemon juice– […]

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What to do in June

June 3, 2011

One of the reasons I started writing this blog was to help me live in the moment; have experiences now that are exciting and memorable. A big part of that initially was little home projects, helping me enjoy the space I am in and not getting too caught up in where I am headed. I […]

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Day Trip to Indian Springs

May 28, 2011

Indian Springs is a beautiful spa in Calistoga. It is also where the mister and I got engaged. Needless to say this is special place for me. Stress has been high lately and to battle it back down to reasonable level we got it the car and drove up to spend a day in our […]

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A Dream Come True

May 21, 2011

Beach side, listening to the strum of the uke, cooking outside, sleeping in a teardrop trailer. It doesn’t get much better than that. The mister and I took a little trip up the coast to have our first experience in a teardrop trailer in Bodega Bay. It was an incredible trip and probably the exact […]

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Sweet, Sweet Dreams!

May 20, 2011

The mister is very well read. He reads and reads and reads. I like this about him. The only problem arises when I want to sleep and he wants to read. The bedside lamp shines too brightly to allow me to relax into sleep. So when I ran across an article, Sweet Dreams, in Better […]

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Graduation is here!

May 19, 2011

The invitations are out and the party is on. The three years of law school are over and there is a lot to celebrate! I was so happy with how the invitations turned out. Paper Source, as always, inspired me with beautiful colors, paper, and envelopes. Washi Tape, a material I have mentioned before, was […]

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Dreaming of…

May 14, 2011

… having a chicken coop {source} Working on the wicker has got me dreaming of my future garden. I love our current spot, the raised vegetable and the now red wicker furniture (will post pictures soon!), but I sometimes dream of a place all our own. Part of the future that I paint in my […]

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Style Crush: Maxi Dresses

May 7, 2011

I was shopping with my fabulous sister-in-law and came across a clearance, full-length dress. I decided to try it on and fell in love with it. Now I want more! Here are some that I would love to add to my increasingly fashionable wardrobe. {from Anthropologie} {from Gap} {from JCrew}