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Desi

Life

Where Children Sleep

My brother in law, Neil, alerted me to this book by James Mollison called Where Children Sleep. Super powerful stuff. It’s incredible that we are all sharing this planet and experiencing it in such different ways. Take a look…

DIY Outside

Linen Beach Towels

  A couple of years ago I was really lusting after these linen towels from Toast, when I thought… I have linen and I can sew. I’m going to sew us up some beach towels. So I order some…

DIY Food & Drink

Preserved Lemons

I have been meaning to make some more preserved lemons for awhile now. I love them on everything. I am a lemonhead and not always the sweet candy type. I used this recipe from Sunday Suppers. It’s simple and…

DIY

It was so much fun meeting up with Blake and Jora. It was good to step outside my comfort zone a bit to meet up with some internet friends (as I like to call them) that I hope will…

Health

Baked Navy Beans with Apples, Bacon and Mustard

This one’s for you Blake. You can see a side of this recipe on Salt, Teak and Fog because Blake is much better at remembering to take photos than I am. This recipe is an adaptation from The Versatile…

Fashion & Beauty

Mother’s Jeans

These Mother Denim Shorts were stolen directly out of my Mom’s 1977 wardrobe. I love these shorts and I love Mother Denim. I may need a pair. BTW, I think I had to pee really badly. images via: my…

Fashion & Beauty

Making me happy right now.

Gladiolus. They are so beautiful. They remind me of my mom and grandma who always had gladiolus bulbs in their gardens. I bought mine at Trader Joe’s for $1.99 and it’s been almost a week and they are still glorious.…