I love this time of year. . . mostly because fall is on its way, but also because I love school supplies. Remember in the movie "You've Got Mail" when Tom Hanks says to Meg Ryan's character, "If I knew your name and address I would send you a bouquet of sharpened pencils." I love that! Every year my daughter and I shop for school clothes, shoes, supplies...we try to engage ...
old mixed with new + RJ Imports in San Juan Capistrano
RJ Imports has just stocked up and they have so much great stuff I just had to share. I have my eye on a few things and if this is your style and you live with a hundred miles you may want to check it out. It's just off the 5 freeway in San Juan Capistrano.I'm thinking one of these industrial metal cabinets would look great in an all white bathroom or in a guest room for extra linens ...
Minted and Tiny Prints
I'm kind of loving Minted and Tiny Prints these days. These two companies make my life so easy! First, I just received my box of Christmas cards (in late August...this is a first for me) after taking advantage of their 30% off sale. Then I just got a little box of personalized cards FREE + the cost of shipping. I found out about these over at Two Ellie. I would like to think I ...
Super Simple Tomato Sauce
I make a tomato or marinara sauce all the time, but I've never really had a go to recipe that I absolutely loved. Last weekend I googled "simple tomato sauce" and up popped something from Smitten Kitchen. Maybe I'm the only one that doesn't already know about this fabulous recipe, but if you haven't tried it, I urge you to try it right away! It's that good. When I read Deb's ...
easy summer dinner
There are times when I use frozen puff pastry all the time and then for whatever reason....months go by and I forget all about it. Our neighbors gave us some zucchini and summer squash and being the slacker that I have been lately....I really really wanted to make dinner from stuff we had around the house or in the freezer. As luck would have it, we had frozen puff pastry in the ...
as summer begins to fade…the colors turn to yellow, gold and rust
I pass by this shop on Pacific Coast Highway everyday and love to see what they have out front. You can tell the summer is coming to a close when the flowers are going from vibrant hues of red and hot pinks to shades of yellow and gold.The colors around my house are getting more muted too...not as much red.Nothing makes me happier than the mailbox full of new magazines...just in time for the ...