Happy Sunday everyone! You know the drill. Every Sunday I join my pals Mary Ann and Annie for our Sunday Faves. This week I am sharing a yummy scallop recipe, a fun outfit of the week, and more. First let's take a look at A Collected Pattern Filled Style you will Love. KATIE LEEDE'S COLLECTED PATTERN FILLED STYLE I love Katie's cheerful collected style. You can view her entire portfolio here., and her gorgeous textile line here. She gathers the most unexpected items and creates a ...
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A CASUAL NEW YEARS EVE OUTFIT YOU CAN WEAR ALL SEASON
 Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you all had or are having a special time with your families and friends. I know several of you have covid and have to quarrantine. A speedy recovery to all of you. Today I am joining Mary Ann for our Sunday favorites. Annie will be back next week. Let's take a look at A Casual New Years Eve Outfit You Can Wear all Season. Though Nella Miller and I have never met in person, we have known each other from our early blogging days. I featured her beautiful ...
Nine New Design Books I Have on my Radar
Happy Sunday everyone! Today as usual I am joining my pals Mary Ann, and Annie for our Sunday Fab Five. This week I am sharing nine new design books I have on my radar, fresh wreaths, a pretty IG feed, yummy soups and more. NINE NEW DESIGN BOOKS I HAVE ON MY RADAR CLICK ON THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW. AMAZON'S LINK WIDGET WAS NOT WORKING These are the design books I am coveting. Steve and Brook Gianetti's latest Patina Homes. I have heard this mayb be their best yet. Rattan, I love it I ...
ROAST CHICKEN, LENNY KRAVITZ & MORE
Happy Sunday everyone. Welcome to our Sunday Favorites. Today let's talk about Roast Chicken, Lenny Kravitz & More. I know it sounds like an odd combination, read on. LENNY KRAVITZ FOR CB2 Lenny Kravitz oh so cool collection for cb2 I love this new collaboration of Lenny and CB2. Some of it might be a little too modern for my personal taste but it just oozes Lenny if you love the look. Some of the small decor pieces are very interesting. OUTFIT OF THE ...
A Heartwarming Story and More
Happy Sunday Everyone it is time for our Sunday Favorites. As always, I am joining Annie and Mary Ann. Please join me for A Heart Warming Story and more. A HEARTWARMING STORY AND MORE JANE PAULEY'S INTERVIEW WITH JOHN MELLENCAMP  I really enjoyed this interview Jane Pauley had with John Mellencamp Jane and John are both natives of Indiana. John still has a home there. M ELLE DESIGN ON INSTAGRAM I love the mother-daughter design team from Southern California's work. Do you follow ...
A BEAUTIFUL MICHIGAN HOME POLENTA & MORE
Happy Sunday Everyone, today I am joining my pals Annie and Mary Ann and we are sharing our Sunday favorites. Let's take a look at a Beautiful Michigan Home Polenta and More. BON APPETIT POLENTA WITH ROASTED MUSHROOMS AND THYME This is one of my favorite recipes once the weather turns cool. I like it because it takes the work out of stirring and stirring the polenta by making it in the oven. We have a great purveyor of local mushrooms at the Salinas Farmers Market. Next week I am grabbing ...
Johnny Was, Peach Salad & Anna Spiro
Welcome to our five favorites on Sunday. Annie, Mary Ann and I love sharin our Sunday faves. Let's take a look at Johnny Was, Peach Salad, & Anna Spiro. ANNA SPIRO LOVE Anna Spiro's designs always make me smile. I devoted an entire post to her here. I love her unabashed use of color and pattern in her work. I would never have the guts to go as far as she does but I absolutely love what she does. You can see all of her projects here, and you can follow her on Instagram here. She ...
Grill Recipes When it’s too Hot to Cook
Happy Tuesday everyone. I know many parts of the country are experiencing extreme heat. It is that time of year when heating up the house with the stove or oven is not very appealing. I have had a lot of specific recipe requests lately which prompted me to gather some of my favorite grilling recipes together in a post. Here are my favorite grill recipes when it's too hot to cook.  GRILL RECIPES WHEN IT'S TOO HOT TO COOK GRILLED BRUSSEL SPROUTS WITH CHIPOTLE AIOLI THIS GRILLED BRUSSEL ...
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, Design Chic and More
Hi everyone Happy Sunday. Today I am joining Annie, and Mary Ann (who is on her way to her daughter's wedding in Spain) for our Sunday favorites. Let's take a look at my favorites Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, Design Chic and more. DESIGN CHIC'S MOST-READ POST IN JUNE I Love Kristy and Beth's blog Design Chic. They are always filled with beautiful decor ideas I want to steal. This gorgeous farmhouse was their most loved post in June. I can see why VIRGIN RIVER SEASON TWO ON ...