i thought i’d sign off this weekend with some beautiful fauna & flora from photographer diana koenigsberg. these are so striking, it hardly does them justice to see them here so small. i do believe they’d best be viewed huge on a gallery wall (galleries – are you listening? diana is currently seeking space for a show). but selfishly, i’d like these... 
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studio choo is the beautiful online floral boutique of two best friends, Alethea Harampolis and Jill Pilotte (of the small stump, a longtime favorite of mine), who share a love for flowers that are just a little bit wild, things that are made by hand, and containers that are old and sweet. and now the studio choo team have opened a brick & morter shop in here in san francisco,... 
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mrs. french is off this week, taking a well-deserved break from her blissful images post, spending some time with her family in beautiful jackson hole, Wyoming. so i’m going to attempt to fill in for her, and share some beautiful outdoor images with you, so we can all take a mini autumn holiday. i pulled these all from the sfgirlbybay flickr pool – thanks so much... 
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While in Bangkok, my friend Joni and I hit the plentiful flower market, Pak Khlong Talat (Talat means market). I’ve never seen such exquisite and inexpensive flowers all in one place at the same time. There are buckets upon buckets of flowers, and newspaper rolls of two dozen roses, all for about 40 Bhat, which translates to about $1.50 a bunch. I’d wished I only... 
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One of my favorite tricks when I’m looking to brighten up my apartment (and my mood!), is to add some fresh cut flowers around the place. I like to make a habit of heading over to our local San Francisco Flower Mart on Fridays, so I’ve got fresh bouquets all weekend long, when I’m around to enjoy them and have friends coming by. The flower mart is good, because... 
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