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Favorites Friday | Warm + Cozy

November 9, 2012
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I have a small addiction to a couple of things: cake sprinkles, lip gloss + throw blankets.  It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, I love a beautiful throw blanket.  In the cooling autumn evenings, it is a great pleasure to curl up with one.  Sunday morning, while the rest of the house […]

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Alameda Antiques Faire

November 7, 2012
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The Alameda Antiques Faire is an institution in the Bay Area.  I was thrilled to get to go last Sunday.  It was a gorgeous nearly 80 degree day in San Francisco, can you see the fantastic view of the San Francisco skyline Trans America building to the Bay Bridge.  Awesome.  I spent the morning with […]

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In the Garden

November 6, 2012
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More in the garden this week with a favorite of mine for fall.  {Did you take care of you spring bulbs?} Ornamental cabbage and kales, also called flowering kale are perfect for transitioning from fall to winter.  They look best planted in abundance in a flower bed or as part of a window box or […]

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Farmer’s Market

November 5, 2012
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Going to our local Farmer’s Market is such a feel good morning.  I hadn’t been in a couple of weeks and was curious what seasonal changes were happening there.  These purple cauliflower are works of art.  Love.that.color.  I roasted some up for dinner this week. Gorgeous and delicious.  Take a look are what else was […]

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Favorites Friday | A Store I Could Live In

November 2, 2012
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Recently I posted about West Elm coming to town.  This week it’s all about Anthropologie.  I can’t help myself!  I went in to my local store the other day to pick up a birthday gift for a girlfriend and didn’t want to leave. It’s so pretty and comfortable.  And it smells so good in there. […]

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Favorites Friday {West Elm inspired}

October 19, 2012
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It always amazes me how I can live in the center of Silicon Valley and feel like I live in the sticks!  I mean seriously, can someone tell me how it’s possible to not have cell reception in my own home at the heart of the valley?  Why is it that there are possibly two […]

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Favorites Friday {Gift Guide for Guys}

October 12, 2012
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It’s my hubby’s birthday soon.  I’ve been in gift idea mode lately.  What are some of your favorite gifts for guys?  Are your gifts for him a miss or do you nail it every time?  My girlfriends and I had a gift giving conversation recently.  Mostly about how our husband’s can flounder in this department […]

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Family Room Update

October 9, 2012
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When we remolded our house more than 3 years ago, I never quite finished up the family room.  Fast forward three years later, we have another kid and needs have changed.  I posted about the kids desks a while back during my Back to School Series in August.  I spent part of the summer organizing the […]

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Favorites Friday {Shoes}

October 5, 2012
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I recently heard from a friend that she had never used zappos.com and vaguely knew about them.  I was shocked.  It is practically the ONLY way I shop for shoes for my whole family. Zappos of course sells more than shoes, but over the years it has become my online resource for shoes. I started […]

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Waiting for Fall

October 2, 2012
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I always have a hard time in September.  I much prefer “Summer Mom.”  She is more relaxed, less concerned, softer in a way.  It takes me a while to embrace “Back to School Mom.”  The irony is that my kids love being back to school, they transition smoothly from summer to school.  I, however, miss […]

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