Month: April 2009

  • Indulge me while I purge these celebrity comings and goings from my psyche. It's been a whirlwind lately. My Marcel had the honor of being the mascot, Little Globie, for the Harlem Globetrotters at the San Jose Arena which he reveled in. He got to go in and out of the dressing room with all…

  • How is this possible. I sold a ton at Alameda at the beginning of the month. I sold a ton in Santa Cruz last weekend, yet my van is still packed full. I can't seem to shrink my load no matter how I try. I told a friend, It's like the blob that keeps growing…

  • Merci beaucoup to lovely Valorie of Visual Vamp for spotlighting my blog in her sidebar. She is a tango maestra and talented interior designer based in New Orleans. Her generous heart touches all who have the pleasure of crossing paths with her and I love her dearly for that 🙂    

  • Here's an easy-peasy idea for making a small pillow. As you may know I love re-purposing cloth items — shower curtains for wall art, bedspreads for tablecloths, etc. This project involves making a pillow out of a placemat. This only works with a double-sided placemat. The one I used is $5 right now at Pier1…

  • I finally did Alameda's Antiques by the Bay. Much gratitude to sfgirlbybay, Victoria, for her kindness in posting a heads-up about it. I got to meet so many of her sweet readers. I loved the crowd and wish I could've spent the entire day just photographing the people and treasures. What an eyeful. I was…