good morning dear sfgirlbybay readers!  it’s me, mrs. french from a little blog called bliss.  it is absolutely beautiful here in portland, Oregon.  i am dying to get out there with my camera! i was perusing flickr yesterday, something i used to do a couple times a day, but haven’t had the time lately.  i was immediately amazed by all i had been missing, i couldn’t... 
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the new issue of uppercase magazine, issue four, is out and it’s as beautiful and inspiring as ever, complete with a gorgeous cover illustration by artist leigh wells. i’ve contributed a story i wrote all about those vintage vanguards of style, three potato four, so i’m extra excited to share this issue of uppercase with you. it also comes with this cute... 
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we have an official winner of gayla trail’s newest book grow great grub! the reader giveaway winner is jennifer from syracuse, new york, who writes the blog cookin’ in the cuse. jennifer’s absolute favorite thing to grow is garlic. she says it’s super easy and it the results are eons better than any you might buy at the supermarket. Plus you easily... 
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i had some very thoughtful and kind requests to carry some of my latest ‘sunday in the city‘ photo images in my sfgirlbybay etsy shop, and so i have humbly compiled. thank you so much for the interest! all images are printed at 8×10, on high quality photo matte paper, and available here at etsy. thanks y’all! Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;} 
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travel mementos from ink on my fingers. i’ve been trying really hard to visit all the ‘blog it forward‘ posts daily, but being out of town last week, i missed a few, so now i’m playing catch-up. it’s awesome though — yesterday in the pouring rain, i got cozy and read through a bunch of them. here’s just a very few of the favorite bits... 
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