Pilsen

While I was in Chicago last week, my friend Piper and I spent some time walking around Pilsen, where I took these pictures.

Time Capsule

I was in Chicago last week and took some sneaky pictures at my great aunt's apartment, which she moved into 27 years ago, and which doesn't appear to have changed at all since!


This is the foyer when you walk into the building.


The living room.





Check out the wallpaper in the bathroom! I believe it's vintage Vera, but I've never seen it before with the foil.

For Art's Sake

I saw this painting by Calvin Burton on Dear Ada last week, and I fell in love. The colors are so fantastic, and it reminds me of the Salomon Huerta prints from Paulson Press that I've been coveting...



and also, the gorgeous landscape work of fellow RISD alum Woody Shepherd that I have been swooning over for years. I think I need to find a house with more wall space!

Notes from the Point

This morning was another lovely day at Alameda Point, but I must admit I was a bit sleepy this month, and failed to take very many pictures. Here's what I did capture.

Ice, Ice Baby

Did anyone else notice this picnic jug on "Mad Men" tonight? I know I'm a little obsessed with thermoses these days, but I was thrilled to see the whole picnic set up. Perfection!

What a Mug

Look at these adorable Finel mugs that match my bowls! So cute.

State Fair

My friend Jane and I went to the State Fair this weekend, and had a blast! From fried food (fried Oreos, fried avocados, fried ravioli, fried White Castle hamburgers) to fireworks, demolition derby to prizewinning preserves and old school photobooths... all in all a perfect day.

Door County

I adore these screenprints from Patapri. Where can I put one?

Blog Day!

Happy Blog Day, everyone! As per tradition, I want to share a couple of blogs I've been enjoying lately, and mention their authors.


I love just about everything on Matt Bites. Matt is an amazing photographer and stylist, and I have a huge crush on him and his husband.


When it comes to art and design, my taste is incredibly similar to Jim's atModern Craft. I am consistently impressed with his finds. (And yes, that is my typewriter card... shameless, I know.)


I can't get enough of Snippet & Ink to satisfy my girly wedding fantasies.


Pam at House Martin always posts the prettiest things. I love her floral work!


I would be remiss to omit the fabulous Rich of FourFour. I have become addicted to more than a few reality shows simply because I love reading his episode recaps at the VH1 blog so much...


And I know I'm far from the only girl who is insanely jealous of Alicia's lovely home and family, which she photographs and writes about so well on Posie Gets Cozy.


There is no person I'd rather look to for kitchen inspiration and recipes than Smitten Kitchen's Deb.


Some other fantastic blogs I visit regularly (for a more complete list, see the right-hand column): Pret a Voyager, Retro Renovation, 3191 (my homepage!), Cake Wrecks, More Ways to Waste Time, Oh! Happy Day, and Uppercase Journal, The "Blog" of "Uneccessary" Quotation Marks.

Tomato Man

I've been getting the most amazing dry-farmed tomatoes at the market this month- they are so sweet that they definitely taste more like fruit than vegetable. This one had a nose on it, so I gave it some eyes, too.

Needle in a Haystack

My friend Jenn organized a sewing night this week, and I realized I'd lost my pincushion. Etsy is so fully of cute ones, I don't know which one to buy!









Spotted, Peapod, Umbrella, Roses, Flower Pot, Mushrooms, Pancakes, Petit Fours, Cottage

And to be fully equipped, Raindrop pins!

End Use

I was so flattered to hear today from fellow Etsy seller Ansley Bleu, who sent me the link to this photo in her Flickr account of my cards hanging up in her studio (Pears, Apricots, and Ginko- lower left)! I hear from a lot of customers that they have framed my cards, but it is really nice to see them up! Thanks, Ansley!