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I’m a blogger, writer and third generation Northern Californian who just renovated my 1965 home and am also slowly working on a tiny West Shore Tahoe cabin. I love design and share unique homes, shopping finds, and fun ideas. I love fashion and style and chat about that here too. I feel fortunate to live in Northern California and enjoy showing the natural beauty, fabulous destinations and unique things about life here!

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Someone has already assumed her perch for the day.

Someone has already assumed her perch for the day.. Can you spot her? Sometimes she camouflages behind the black pillow and I think she’s gone missing. Occasionally when we have the folding doors open she likes to take a stroll out and smell the flowers -literally! We have a few hummingbird residents and they are not happy at all when we let Marlo outside. And yes she was named after That Girl!

It’s going to be a warm one near 90! I’ve already given all my indoor plants ice cubes this morning! 🪴 It seems to keep them happy on these hot days. Stay cool friends.

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It feels very much like summer is imminent here! I

It feels very much like summer is imminent here! I just pulled out my bowls from Positano and my summer cookbooks like this one from @nigellalawson .. Still one of the best!

Yesterday we had a lovely lunch outside in Burlingame with the son and girlfriend and then had a nice visit to my favorite garden center in Portola Valley.. It truly seemed like everyone was out and about more than any day since the pandemic began. People were lined up at the grocery to buy popsicles and BBQ things… I’m seeing beautiful photos of people traveling abroad and proms and graduations. It feels good. I hope this means life is slowly getting back to normal. Maybe a little?

Hope you have a good week!☀️

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It’s that time for the Saturday posts with Eliza

It’s that time for the Saturday posts with Elizabeth and Juliet! On my weekend's meanderings- how to start a tomato garden, a hike and lunch idea, a pretty front of house refresh, the best desk chair, white jeans and more!

This is my friend Elaine’s lovely home which they just refreshed with a front of house remodel. She lives in the Willow Glen area of San Jose and kindly let me share a few photos. They are still finishing the plants and front porch, but what a great look! Elaine has always loved orange and she knew her new front door would be some shade of it. It’s so her. 🧡

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@makemineaspritzer
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Have a great weekend!

#weekendpost #onmyradar #frontporch #frontporchstyle #orangedoor #hermesorange #willowglen #sanjose #californiahome #thecaliforniahouse #curbappeal

The May Signature Style post is up and it’s all

The May Signature Style post is up and it’s all about crossbody bags. This is one of my own favorites, a Bombé bag from @toryburch. I have had it at least four years. It weighs nothing and looks as new as the day I bought it. I love that it has two compartments and little pockets inside as well. Some bags you just can’t beat the design of! They still sell it and it comes in some new colors and woven styles too.

Go to the blog for a full report on spring and summer crossbody styling and a few pretty bags to consider.. Sarah and Cindy’s posts have great ideas too!
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@sarahlondonstyle
@cindyhattersley

#crossbodybag #crossbody #springbags2022 #toryburchbags #californiastyle #bayareablog

On this month's Signature Style, Cindy, Sarah and

Happy Saturday! On this Weekend’s Meanderings, a

Happy Saturday! On this Weekend’s Meanderings, a day out in Woodside, baskets as planters, the perfect summer pants, and a Australian designer you will love!

Hope you all are have a lovely day. It’s going to be a warm one here! ☀️

Please pop by and see what cool things Juliet and Elizabeth are sharing too.

As always links in our bios and on stories..
@northerncalstyle
@makemineaspritzer
@pineconesandacorns

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I just had to share the prettiest peaches I scored

I just had to share the prettiest peaches I scored at our Los Gatos Farmer’s Market this weekend. I thought maybe it was early in the year for them, but we have been using them in salads with walnuts all week and they are amazing. Next up, peach pizza if I can get more this Sunday. Wow this year is going fast.. Cherries and apricots were out there too. When stone fruit season is here you know summer days are soon!

My pretty bowl from @homebylinginteriors

#stonefruitseason #youreapeach #californiakitchen #northerncalifornia #thecaliforniahouse

Moved my grandma’s vintage vanity chair to my be

Moved my grandma’s vintage vanity chair to my bedroom vanity/desk area and I love the modern with the fancy gold and green of her chair. I had it in my closet and had a lightbulb moment of why not put the two together since I have dark gold pulls here?!

This chair was one of a pair in my grandparent’s mid-century mod home in San Jose. The bath had an expansive white modern counter and at either end were the French Provençal chairs, but covered in a modern vinyl. My grandmother’s was a peachy yellow and this green one was papa’s. My aunt has the other now. The house was a model home built by my grandfather who developed some homes in Wilcox Park part of town and designed by Brueners. Some pieces of my grandmother’s were mixed in.

I can still recall sitting on this chair and watching my grandma put on her face, as she would call it. Sometimes she let me select her lipstick of the day, which thrilled me. She had a huge drawer that rolled open and each color was standing ready to go in a pretty acrylic organizer and she used a brush to paint the perfect mouth. She was one of a kind and I love having things that were hers mixed in my home.

Happy Mother’s Day to moms and all who mother an

Happy Mother’s Day to moms and all who mother and care -including the pet mamas!
I’m lucky to have two very kind sons who are my everything. It has been an adventure raising boys! The best part may be being with them now as 20 somethings. ❤️

I’m missing my own mom today and grandma..but my sweet dad came over and helped me put in my tomato garden. My oldest came by and brought me chocolates and some beautiful plants and the other son will be home from college soon. Yay!

It’s been a lovely day and I hope everyone else’s was too.

On this edition of Weekend Meanderings..outdoor pi

On this edition of Weekend Meanderings..outdoor pillows to love, a pretty idea with thrift finds and faux ferns, lemon cookies, American Viscountess’s YouTube and more..

This glass urn is one of my thrifted finds and I show you a little way to make a spring plant that’s low maintenance like I have here on my bar.

Discover all of my favorites and Juliet’s and Elizabeth’s as well on our blogs..
As always links on our bios and in stories..
@northerncalstyle
@pineconesandacorns
@makemineaspritzer

Have a great weekend!

#weekendmeanderings #weekendvibes #blog #californiahome #barstyle #vintagefind #thrifted #bloglinkup #weekendfavorites #northerncalifornia #thecaliforniahouse

It’s hard for me to post a pretty photo with wha

It’s hard for me to post a pretty photo with what’s happening in this country. Most ‘influencers’ will not speaks up for fear of losing followers. I’m a small account and maybe I should do the same yet I can’t stand the thought that women will no longer have a say over their own bodies in some parts of this nation. This is really happening now in America, in the 21st century.

I was raised a Catholic by a religious mother. She cared deeply about others, but she also told me that being a good person wasn’t about going to mass, but rather how you treat your fellow man. That included walking a mile in another’s shoes. She insisted women must always have choice over their own bodies, having lived through an era when women had babies they did not want, or could not care properly for.

I hear those who care so much about the fetus and yet the same people don’t give a damn once that child is here. The pro-life people are opposed to free maternal care, healthcare, daycare and preschool. They oppose reproductive education and free contraception. They don’t want handouts. Once you’re on the planet, that’s where their interest in baby and mom end.

All of us women need to advocate for other women, especially the poor, disadvantaged and those who may be in dire situations. It’s telling that 60% of women seeking abortions in Texas last year were already parents. That is someone in a hard situation and now perhaps even harder with zero safety nets for families in these red states.

Women will save this nation, but only if we speak up for all of us.

#cleowade #womensupportingwomen #scotus #prochoiceisprolife

I had to share a great find this week..I’m lovin

I had to share a great find this week..I’m loving these rattan napkins rings and napkins that look like a topographical map to me. I found them at @homegoods and it’s a great time to get napkins and rings there. I try to grab pretty ones when I see them. It’s rare to find so many sets and rings, but currently they seem stocked. They also have rope napkin rings that are braided - so nice, and batik print napkins I was tempted by also..

The rings are by Tommy Bahama and I like the quality. The napkins are Cynthia Rowley and come in a darker colorway as well.
Perfect for some summer dinner parties and for around the pool!

#homegoods #homegoodsfinds #napkinrings #tabletopstyle #californialiving #poolside
#bayareablogger

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