I'm making Lemon Yogurt Cake because when you write a blog titled Most Lovely Things and you work in a {lovely} shop called Serena & Lily with amazing women--you pretty much have to make a big deal out of your co-workers' birthdays. For Stefanie's birthday I'm making Ina Garten's Lemon Yogurt Cake. To avoid a crazy Sunday morning, I'll get everything ready by measuring out all the dry ...
Friday Favorites + Backyard Potting Area
Friday Favorites {things that are black} + our backyard potting area {Behind our black garage}. A detached garage was added to our property years after our home was originally built in 1900. It basically sits in the back of our property and is quite visible. This is why we painted it black. If you're going to have a garage in your backyard, you kind of have to make it look cool. Behind the ...
Outdoor Entertaining + Garden Flowers
Outdoor entertaining is my favorite! I'm joining a group of bloggers hosted by Melaine of My Sweet Savannah to share our ideas for outdoor tables. We have lived in California and Arizona and I loved that the outdoor entertaining season was a bit longer. Living in Connecticut makes you appreciate the outdoor days even more because the season starts around Memorial Day and ends around Labor ...
Arizona Bridal Brunch
I had the opportunity to help my sister with a few details for a bridal brunch for the last of three daughters in a family of all girls. It was in Paradise Valley, Arizona and many of the guests were from New York City and Toronto. The bride wanted to play up the Arizona Desert theme. After all, they had Mariachi Pasion, an all female mariachi band at their wedding reception. How cool is ...
Easy Make Ahead Salmon
Now that I'm working I love to get a head start on dinner in the morning. Before I leave for work I can start my salmon baked in foil and have the mess cleaned up. I usually have cherry tomatoes and shallots on hand. I'll stop and get salmon on my way home. ...
Sonny + Coffee + Copenhagen
Coffee in Copenhagen Sonny was our first stop after dropping our bags at the hotel upon arriving in Copenhagen. Turns out they had only been open for a few days, but you never would have known it. The front of the space is more of the coffee shop with a few seats and a place for take-away coffee. The rear of the shop is a cozy restaurant serving up delicious and beautiful meals all day and ...