Things I Loved

I brought home this Illume candle from a quick visit to the Mission on Monday night. The gardenia scent is more pepper-y than floral, I…

These adorable potted pansies were given as favors at Sunday's bridal show. They're a perfect addition to my little garden-in-progress.

Working 13 hour days at a conference in four inch heels...not so great. Day dreaming about Hawaii...excellent! At least when I'm getting up pre-dawn, I…

I've got a thing for old-fashioned, paper-wrapped grease pencils today. You can use them to write on glass and metal, or just to accessorize a…

I am up to my eyeballs in craft projects this week. The whole dining room looks like the intern quarters at Martha Stewart - glue,…

I love Ikea. We had such a great shopping trip there last weekend. I picked up dishtowels, napkins, lunch containers, twine and a potted plant…

There are few things quite as satisfying as preparing a big stack of letters for the mail. I'm working on a special project and it…

My new beach umbrella! The Ramso comes in four different colors for $15 each. The red version is SPF 25. I can't wait to try…

I love polishing silver! Last night, I scrubbed a stack of platters, vases, spoons and silver Easter baskets with good old Wright's polish for an…

Have you seen how cheap tickets to Hawaii are these days? Dangerous, especially when adorable frenchie-striped bikinis are available from Boden. This bikini, plus a…