Reflections and Well-Wishes

July has flown by to say the least!  Wow, only 2 more months until our wedding and I cannot believe it!  


I welcome August with eager, open arms.  There is much to accomplish but I am confident and very lucky to have others willing to help.  These next few months will be the best I've ever had!


Happy weekend!

Sew in Love

The all-new season of Project Runway starts tonight!  And in honor of the season premiere I'd like to look back at one of my very favorite designers, Korto Momolu.  How amazing does she look?  Every week I loved seeing her designs and her personal sense of style.  I could (and would) wear everything in her collection.  Her designs excite me and I wish she had a boutique of her own!  I'd buy it all.

Remember to Love

"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything."

[Katherine Hepburn]

Tuesday Tune

Here is another of my all time favorite songs... Crush by Dave Matthews Band.  Enjoy!

Monday Blues

Yours truly has the case of the Monday Blues, i.e. wishing I was anywhere but at the office.  Although, this condition could be renamed the Workweek Blues as I have been feeling this way for a long time!  This time I'm dreaming of Portland.  I'm reminiscing about my jaunt up to the great city last summer to visit my aunt.  I could walk around the city all day, read a few books in Powell's, grab a cup of coffee and sit by the river, or enjoy a glass of wine in my aunt's gorgeous, lush backyard.  Portland is gorgeous and I want to go back!

Cheers!

Here's to a weekend full of rest, relaxation, and renewal.  Also, enjoy a photo of these burgundy dahlias - my wedding flowers!

Feel Good Anyway

I appreciate these words!  Via I Can Read

Know This:

"Arguing

with

a fool

proves

there

are

two." 

[Doris M. Smith]

It has always been a personal struggle for me to be mindful of this.  My instinct is to fight - and I have gone through some trying times this year when I've had to remember to NOT.  Who doesn't struggle with this?

Succulent Succulents

I'm a sucker for succulents!  So easy to grow and maintain, how could anyone not love them?  They also look great in almost any container (I especially love the mini gold goblets - see above). 

These photos of adorable pots makes me want to grab my car keys and go on a shopping spree!  I recently transplanted my succulents to outdoor containers and I would love to get more for my kitchen window.

Childhood: Revisited.

Over the weekend James and I visited Tilden Park in the Berkeley Hills.  We met the fog on our peaceful walk in the morning, picnicked on the beach at Lake Anza, and spent the afternoon sunbathing, relaxing, and swimming.  The last time I've been to the park was when I was 8 or 9 years old when my Aunt lived in Berkeley - some of my happiest memories were made at Lake Anza!  

Tuesday Tune

I have an appreciation for music that transports me to faraway lands in a matter of minutes.  Baka Beyond has such an energetic, eclectic, truly global sound. 


 

Happy Friday!

This baby elephant makes me smile.  I'd love to see one in real life!

Enjoy the weekend!

Take Me To MOROCCO.

I've always had a love affair with exotic, far-away places.  Especially the deliciously foreign locales such as Morocco, India, Egypt, and anywhere with heat, vivid colors, dazzling bazaars, and amazing food.  On a typical Thursday I find myself daydreaming about Morocco... enjoy the photos!

Photos courtesy of Volpe Images

Tuesday Tune

Discovered this charming gem of a song and fell in love in the first few seconds.  This is definitely playing at our wedding.


"...Oh oh oooo and I'll love you, simple and steady, we can make babies, they'll be bold and pretty, they'll be bold and pretty, we'll all love you silly..."

Dream Dream Dream

"All men dream but not equally.  Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible." 

[T.E. Lawrence]

More on Forgiveness

I've stumbled upon another great article on forgiveness.  A subject that has been popular with me lately.  I am free to admit forgiveness is difficult for me but the more I read about it, the better I understand the benefits.


Why to Forgive (Even When He Ticks You Off)

Word

"If at first you don't succeed, TRY TRY AGAIN - then quit.  There's no use being a damned fool about it."

[WC Fields]

[Florence, Italy.  June 2007]