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Do you have a favorite summer book?  My preference is for travel novels set around 1910-1940, with My Family and Other Animals topping the list.  It’s the charming true story of a British family moving to Greece and living in a villa by sea in the 1930’s, as told by the youngest nature-obsessed son.   The…

I didn’t have much of a break this weekend. I left the city on a 6:00 am flight Friday to lead a very cool health event in Philadelphia.  From the moment I landed, to taking off again on a 7:00 am flight Sunday – it was pretty much straight work, work, work with a couple…

It’s hard to believe the Black & White Ball is only 2 weeks away! It seems like the whole city has gala-fever. Each morning, I pass the Macy’s window full of black and white gowns on my walk to work. Last night, Nicole and I went vintage gown shopping on Haight Street and so many…

I picked up this red wool Diane von Furstenberg dress from a second-hand store on Haight Street last night. Its the Volante dress from the fall 2007 collection. So adorable, and it has pockets!

Our trip to North Carolina was a bit of a whirlwind! We flew all day Wednesday and arrived just in time for dinner with Jean, Trent and my parents.  Jean had booked us at a vacation rental nearby, a pretty house that is part of a co-housing farm development.  The chickens down by the compost…

Rob and I are headed to North Carolina this week for Jean’s PhD graduation. With their move back to California in the summer, this could be our last time to ever visit the state. That means…I need to go to Replacements! A warehouse the size of 7 football fields full of 360,000 china patterns. Plus,…

By popular demand (thanks Rebecca!), here are some photos from Sunday’s daisy session in the park with Rob. Apologies for the cell phone camera blurriness. There was the daisy crown: The classic daisy chain (this is Rob’s favorite photo). And, finally, the daisy mohawk. 

This was the first sunny weekend where I haven’t been sick or out of town in the longest time! On Friday, Rob and I exercised and played ping pong at home for the evening. On Saturday, he went for a bike ride with Rebecca‘s husband in the morning and I headed off to the hair…

I started on this outfit inspired by the neon pink belt. Neon is trendy this summer and easy to wear in small doses. After I finished, I realized it looked so much like a room I had pinned and painted recently. Top – Grecian-style blouse with lots of soft pleats from Anthropologie. Belt – In…

With being sick this weekend, I had plenty of time to work on watercolor painting projects. I took on a lovely blue and white bedroom (my favorite color scheme!) with red flower from my inspiration folder on Pinterest. I really like how the flowers and vase came out, the rest is a little too “fussy.”…