Earlier in the week, I promised a look at the other great design book I purchased, this one from a place more dear to my heart, Fort Mason’s Book Bay. The Book Bay is a wonderful second hand book shop run by Friends of the San Francisco Library, right on the water in Fort Mason. It’s not only really cozy with friendly staff, and nice little reading corners, it’s... 
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Oooh, Uppercase has some groovy bags on their site, and this Uppercase Book Bag just spells fun and makes being green, well, just great. And look, this one’s made just for me (oh, and I guess all the other S’s out there on the planet). Draw on your own bag! This black cloth bag has a letter-sized looseleaf paper design where you can draw your thoughts and doodles.... 
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Jan over at Poppytalk has a new column she’s doing on collecting. She’s invited some fantastic collectors like Lisa Solomon and Lisa Congdon to participate, and today she’s featuring my collection of portrait paintings. Stop by for a look, scroll down to see the Lisa’s great collections and while you’re there, check out Jan’s gorgeous new... 
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Each week, I just get more and more excited about the guests we’ve be able to meet up with. This week is a real honor for me, as I am a huge fan of the fabulous artist, Mr. Matte Stephens. Maybe it’s the era I grew up in, but his paintings really resonate with me, and give me a strong feeling of warm nostalgia. It’s like George Jetson meets Dick van Dyke,... 
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I got two great new books this week, and the first I’d like to share with you is Simply Contemporary, Inspirations for the Modern Home, by Solvi Dos Santos. I’d never even heard of this book before finding it on Barnes & Noble. I’m not a huge fan of the big chain stores, and prefer to shop at independent book shops (but more on that when I tell you about... 
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