Month: May 2008
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Thank you to all of my friends and guardian angels for your beautiful wishes and for "holding my hand" through this. It means the world to me. I am now home resting, and dreaming of what’s to come.
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Lately I've been writing Sylvie BC, meaning Sylvie Beyond Cancer. Tomorrow, Wednesday the 28th, is my mastectomy surgery. It's after 9pm and I still don't have my bag packed…and I have to get up at 4:30am!! The surgery waiting room at the Cancer Center, Stanford It's a strange world. Strange times. Strange and surreal feelings…
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So zippy in fact, that I almost made it disappear before I could photograph it. This is my variation on an acid-free recipe in the book The pH Miracle. It's organic basmati rice drizzled with olive oil and topped with avocados. I love the smell of morning now with the pot of rice cooking. If…
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A customer came into the shop recently and started talking about how she was trying to achieve a healthy balance of the acid/alkaline in her body, and recommended it for my cancer. I have since been studying this subject, bought the book "The pH Miracle", and proceeded to try to cut the acidic foods from…
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Merci beaucoup to Sarah Gaffney from Sunset Magazine for profiling my shop, Blossom Home, on Home by Sunset! I must also give thanks to Jess Chamberlain of Sunset, who visited the shop previously, and Victoria Smith, of sfgirlbybay blog, who let everyone know that I exist. Kisses all around.
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I’m overdue in shining a light on Barbara Blair of Knack Studios, the princess of furniture pimp! Happily we discovered each other online, complete with a six degrees of separation twist. Her style is undeniable and her workspace enviable! From her inspired studio in a flatiron building in Greenville, South Carolina, Barb transforms pieces that…
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This past week marked the start of the 4th Annual Design on a Dime Benefit for Housing Works, presented by Real Simple Magazine. 30 of the nations top designers donated their time and talent for this charitable event — co-chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal (one of my faves!), designer James Huniford and Real Simple’s managing editor…
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