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Wildflowers were out in force during our hike in Bishop. I snapped a couple shots of my favorites, including these tiny white flowers that must be a kind of forget-me-not. You can see more flower photos and pictures from the trip here.

This was a great weekend. A perfect chance to get away for a few days and relax. Rob and I hit the road early Wednesday. It took almost a whole day to get to Mammoth; you have to take the long way around since most of the passes over the sierras are closed in the…

Rob and I are hitting the road for a long weekend. Off to Bishop, a tiny high-desert town on the east side of the sierras, for a friend’s wedding. It’s going to be snowy and romantic. Road trips always remind me of our honeymoon. Back Monday!

Spring for me comes in a few steps. The trees bloom, I swap out my tweeds for light sweaters, horrible March finally ends, Easter arrives and I switch perfumes. Arrivederci to the musky cedars and citruses of winter. Benvenuta to spring florals. I’m currently mixing Jill Stuart’s Night Blooming Lily or L’Occitane Rose with Chanel…

French Connection is having a big sale right now – which, combined with their pretty adorable new black and white ads, was too tempting. I picked up a enormously cute high-waisted tweed pencil skirt with pockets and a button pleat for $60 that I can’t wait to wear to work – it could easily pass…

A fairly relaxing weekend highlighted by gorgeous weather, who could ask for anything more? On Friday, Rob and I met a bunch of friends at the end of our favorite pier for a birthday picnic. I brought horseradish cheese, crackers, olives, tiny truffled potatoes and peanut butter cookies to accompany a few beers and our…

The apartment isn’t finished yet – there’s still a nebulous pile of boxes that we call an office in the middle of the floor – but it is coming along. This is a view from the bedroom upstairs down on the living room, dining room and patio. From a sunny day a few weekends ago.…

March always seems more like a month that you survive than enjoy. For a variety of reasons, for a variety of people in my life, the last few weeks have been brutal. Swim Until you Can’t see Land by Scottish band Frightened Rabbit is just the right song to shake off the last bit of…

Being invited for Easter brunch this year? Snap up a sweet hand embroidered rabbit tea towel on Etsy for your hostess along with a bundle of ranunculus.

I had a bunch of blown eggs leftover from the weekend and hosted an impromptu decorating party last night. Sharpies and metallic pens apparently work quite well to decorate the eggs before dyeing. Add a bit of embroidery floss to hang and some picot edge ribbon on the sides…a quick and lovely craft project.