Lovely Florence Yesterday, I ran out out to the mall to do a quick errand and dropped into a designer store to lust after the shoes and bags. While I was dreaming of what I might buy, I was complimented on my Furla bag. The sales guy asked me about it and loved it's color. I immediately thought back to last summer when we traveled to Italy and the very chic Italian lady who helped me choose it.My FurlaThe four of us, traveled to Rome, Florence, and Venice. I may do a post on the trip in the ... Read More
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Loving right now…umbrella stands!
The weather is picking up here and sun has shown her face today! Just in time for my crazy report that the umbrella stand can be repurposed and very well!How I got into this, I'm not sure. I was obsessing over finding an asian-inspired one last fall. I was working on making the perfect mud room entry and adore the umbrella stand. It always looks so neat with a row of coat hooks or a coat tree.The first one I found was from, where else, TJ Max, with a lion on it. Used it for a bit at my other house until ... Read More
Summer…almost?
Here in Northern Cal we have had very cool weather. Our Memorial Day was the coldest I can ever remember! We had a rainy and cool weekend and this week promises to be the same right through the next weekend. Our Memorial BBQ was kind of a bust. I was so excited to finally use the pool here at our new home. We have lived here for almost 8 months now and due to pool equipment or weather, we hadn't had a chance to really splash in it yet! We finally got the pool clean and actually heated.Last weekend we also ... Read More
Yosemite in Winter
One lovely thing we managed to do this Winter was take our kids to Yosemite. We had never taken our boys, which is practically criminal, living in the Bay Area! My husband also had been yearning to see Yosemite with snow.We headed up during February school break for three nights. Our family stayed at Yosemite Lodge, on the valley floor. It was blissfully uncrowded, sunny and bright. The surrounding wonders were covered in snow and made for the most awe-inspiring views. My boys were really thrilled by ... Read More
Not bathing suit ready yet..
My yummy Croque Monsieur and tea at Fleur de Cocoa.Here in Bay Area, we've had a lot of beautiful days lately, so I don't mind the rainy ones. It was extremely blustery today and our little court felt like Windy Corner. Trees were bending all over and the big Sequoia in my front yard was dangerously close to sending a branch through our front window.I love hunkering down on these days. There are cats that need cuddling up to, tea to be savored and reading to be done, all while I watch the storm from my cozy ... Read More
