Summer Vacation in Your Own City: Austin

Summer Vacation in Your Own City: Austin

This guest poster might not need an introduction, but I’m going to introduce her anyway. Courtney is one of my best friends ever in the whole wide world. We lived together for five years starting when I was 19 or 20. I’m too old to remember exactly. She Gives It A... Read More
You’re My Obsession: December 12-18, 2011

You’re My Obsession: December 12-18, 2011

Note: You might have noticed that I changed my December You’re My Obsession image. Something about the poinsettias seemed too dour or funereal. No chance of that with a hot pink Christmas tree. Hmm…maybe I would like to have a hot pink Christmas tree at my funeral.... Read More
Pinspiration: Pretty Food and Drink Packaging

Pinspiration: Pretty Food and Drink Packaging

Ever since I saw Chelsea’s post on Frolic! about “styling” your refrigerator, I’ve been thinking about food and beverage packaging. Last night I decided to make a pinboard of some of my favorites. Wouldn’t it be great if every single thing we bought to eat or drink... Read More
Coffee in Seattle: Milstead & Co.

Coffee in Seattle: Milstead & Co.

One of the things that I really missed about Seattle when I lived in Los Angeles was the coffee shop culture. Not that L.A. didn’t have coffee shops, but stopping by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Starbucks, or Peet’s was much more common than spending a leisurely... Read More