Archive for April, 2008

I love how these turned out. I paired the Mosaic plant in bright, warm weather colors on Vineyard Green with my beloved yellow vintage printed tablecloth cotton. Yes, an actual vintage tablecloth; wonderfully soft but still durable since it comes from a time when more things were made well. Modern, handmade, and [...]

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Featured at Scoutie Girl

Many thanks to Jan of Scoutie Girl for featuring my work today. Jan also has another blog, Daisy Janie. It looks like we have many common interests!

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Our final day we picniced and walked along the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve

We hiked a few of the shorter trails and even saw a rattlesnake that was too quick for my camera. For city folk like us, seeing a rattle snake in the wild is a big deal.

California poppies. I’ve since planted some [...]

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I have a virtual table at Poppytalk Handmade’s current “Mother’s Day and Kid’s Market,” and today mine is the featured studio on Poppytalk. If you’ve ever wondered what my workspace looks like, check it out here!

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A few of my favorite shots from San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park in Escondito:
 

We closed out the day with dinner and great Australian beer at The Bondi in the Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego.

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On the morning of the fourth day I found the website of San Diego’s Art and Design District in the Little Italy neigborhood…

… so we checked out Subtext, a great design bookstore and gallery with a collection of books to pine for…

CTM (Classic Tile Mosaic) where I considered how I would tile the modular home [...]

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San Diego Day 3: Balboa Park

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Day 3 of our trip to San Diego was a beautiful day of walking around and visiting the museums and gardens at Balboa Park

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Bob’s fly new hat served very well in the California sun.

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This is a Clown Fig. I wish these would grow in New England.

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Me in the Japanese Friendship Garden. Had some great buckwheat soba noodle/ tofu soup at The Tea Pavillion.

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Next post: Day 4: Downtown’s Design District and Little Italy

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Hello fans of handmade! Poppytalk Handmade’s Mother’s Day & Kids Market is now happening. Mother’s Day is May 11- just around the corner. Check out Kaybu’s table at this virtual marketplace to find great gifts for the special Moms and kids in your life. I’ve just put out some great new items, with more [...]

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Still being on California time makes for productive evenings but rough mornings, so I’ll use this opportunity to share a couple of images from day two of the San Diego trip: Anza Borrego Desert State Reserve. 

It felt good to be out in the sun for a change, but it proved to be a little too [...]

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Yesterday Bob and I returned from a much needed and appreciated vacation in San Diego. We stayed with friends at UCSD (thanks so much Zach and Janel!) and filled our days with all the great things the San Diego area has to offer.

On the first day we walked around La Jolla to visit the [...]

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