Hawaiian Dress

I found this lovely Alfred Shaheen vintage 1950’s Hawaiian cotton dress at a second hand store in Kauai about 20 years ago. It still fits me, and I’ve never actually…
The Gardener

The Gardener is one of my favorite stores in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Healdsburg location for The Gardener was opened in 1998 and is surrounded by an actual garden. This is…
BIOLOGIQUE RECHERCHE

I’ve used this wonderful skin care line for six years and absolutely love it! I currently purchase my products from http://www.aidabicaj.com and have been very pleased with…
clé de peau BEAUTÉ

“An award winning concealer that blends and conceals to create a beautiful, even-toned complexion.” I’ve wanted to try this cult concealer for years and I have…
Britex Fabrics

Britex Fabrics opened in San Francisco’s Union Square in 1952 and has become a landmark of the city. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting this wonderful store many times…
Sulwhasoo ShineClassic Limited Edition Powder Compact

I found these exquisite compacts at Neiman Marcus in San Francisco. Every year since 2003 Sulwhasoo has created limited edition compacts for their Shineclassic pressed…
Harvest

I always look forward to Autumn, the cooling down from the summer months, Harvest time…the abundance of food…sitting in front of the fire again. These photos were…
Filoli

Filoli is a wonderful old-world charm mansion with high ceilings, and ornate marble fireplaces, throughout the 36,000 square foot mansion in Woodside, California. I love the…
Baja

On our first trip to Baja California we found a diamond in the rubble! We stayed at The Bungalows in Cabos San Lucas for a week and it is absolutely charming. The owner, Eric,…
Yellow Cornflowers

I spotted these lovelies at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, CA. They have the most amazing plant arrangements at this outdoor mall. More to come…
Wawona Hotel

We stayed at the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite after a day of cross country skiing at Badger Pass during Spring break. This was our view from across the road, it snowed the morning…

Wedding Dress

Guerlain Powders

Here’s the latest version of Guerlain Météorites Perles…I bought my first Météorites Perles & matching brush about 20 years ago and the little powder balls last…

Quick Cook

I bought Martha Stewart’s Quick Cook cookbook in the 1990’s and I still pull it out regularly for dinner ideas. I studied pages 12 & 13,…

Half Moon Bay Nursery

This wonderful nursery opened in 1957 specializing in Fuchsias and then added one of my favorite flowers, tuberous Begonias in 1960. Today they have citrus trees…

Backyard

Here are some flowers I photographed in my back yard this summer. The roses were pruned properly last December and watered regularly and the outcome was stunning!