[ *miniyork* ] the best decor is usually all in the small details. the corners of your home are just as, if not more important, than the big picture. a lot of readers ask me how to display collections without looking too cluttered. i tend to think collections look best when grouped together with other ‘like objects’ – for example, all your white pottery together,... 
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well, as you may have already read, i was actually out of the city — up in beautiful sonoma. so it’s more like sunday in the countryside. glen ellen is gorgeous and remote and full of green trees and creeks and pastures. it’s jack london country — who made his home in the town from 1905 until his death in 1916. The state park was once part of the famous... 
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it’s been a lovely holiday this week. i’m rested and ready to dive back in on monday! thanks so much to the fabulous guest bloggers: jasmine, tif, heather and abbey!! as well as my usual, and yet equally wonderful weekly contributors, erin, mrs. french and molly! i very much appreciate them sharing such great inspiration with y’all. have a great weekend and... 
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since i’ve been away all week (and trying very hard to stay off the computer!!), i’m including last week’s flickr faves today. i think these images were fave’d in anticipation for my mini-holiday. i’m itching to get back on flickr though, and see what these shutterbugs are up to! to see any of these wonderful images up close and personal, click... 
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These zucchini pickles remind me of having lunch with friends at Zuni Cafe, one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco. Maybe it’s a lovely late summer weekend and we’re basking in the California sunshine at one of the cafe tables on the Market street sidewalk, or it’s a dreary bone-chilling January Wednesday and we’ve snagged a spot by the wood-burning... 
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