Monthly Archives: August 2010
at the beginning of our san francisco trip we met derek & lauren (owners of the curiosity shoppe) at a great organic vegan mexican restaurant gracias madre. they gave us the sweetest japanese baby craft book- thank you! after lunch we stopped by their shop and i bought a case for my sunglasses and checked out the forage bow-tie show. then we went around the corner to gravel & gold. the small street between valencia and mission (is it lexington or san carlos?) is one of my favorites in the city. maybe it’s because the houses remind me of brooklyn and the yards are overflowing with wild plants. josh and i both fell in love with the plaid chair at gravel & gold, but (sadly for us) it’s sold as a set with a couch and we don’t have space for a couch too. i did buy a top made out of the most amazingly soft linen/cotton and a loaf of bread.
we splurged and stayed for two nights at indian springs in calistoga for our five year wedding anniversary. it was so nice! their huge pool is heated to 89 degrees by a natural hot spring, and it felt very therapeutic to float around in. the hotel was the first resort & spa in that area, built in the early 1900s, so it has an old rustic feeling that i loved (but at the same time updated and luxurious).
ahhh, we’re back from a long trip to northern california. a highlight was seeing friends who are nearing the end of an 8-month long farm apprenticeship. they recently moved from brooklyn to nevada county, and i’ve been so inspired by how they just picked up and tried something completely new. the farm is on a beautiful property… the animals have space to roam and are treated with respect, and the grains, fruit, and vegetables are all grown organically. in our short visit i was struck by how much work it takes to run a small farm operation. i’m so glad we had a chance to visit. the second to last photo is of the skylight in their yurt.
designer elisabeth dunker and her son otto make great collaborators. i love this new pattern!
i’m still addicted to searching “kilim” on ebay and browsing through the hundreds of listings. unfortunately these are all very expensive (from this seller).
last night was the final class in jenny gordy’s summer dress sewing class. it was a blast! i’m really happy with how my dress came out. of course the fit is perfect. thanks jenny!