i’m so grateful (and excited!) to have a guest post from one of my very favorite people, anna from door sixteen. anna’s jumping in today and taking us along on a picnic. thank you, anna! Maybe it’s because I eat nearly every lunch sitting under fluorescent lights and hunched over my keyboard, but lately I just cannot stop thinking about dining alfresco... 
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pay attention and keep breathing, art from super famous. i think i’m feeling summer coming on, so these fab friday finds have a lot to do with being out in the great outdoors. they inspire me to take full advantage of  my beautiful northern california city and get outside! i hope you get outside this weekend, too! edna bicycle seat cover in vintage upholstry from beatrice... 
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i’ve had this book, like forever, but it’s a good one. sometimes when you move you find all kinds of treasures and this was one i dug up, a great book called garden house, bringing the outdoors in, by bonnie trust dahan. and although it may be out of print, you can find used copies of it on amazon for as low as 38¢ (copyright 1999, folks!). i kid you not! i’m... 
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