Adventures in the land of Autumn

When I was little my family went on a long adventure to Nevada City to see the Fall foliage, it did not go over well at the time...it seemed like it took forever (3 hours which is like forever to a kid) to see some colorful leaves, puleeeze! But now that I'm older (for sure) and wiser (maybe not) it's one of my favorite things to do this time of year. Here are some pics in all the autumn-y glory!!

Enjoy the silence...

"Here I came to the very edge
where nothing at all needs saying,
everything is absorbed through weather and the sea,
and the moon swam back,
its rays all silvered,
and time and again the darkness would be broken
by the crash of a wave,
and every day on the balcony of the sea,
wings open, fire is born,
and everything is blue again like morning. "
— Pablo Neruda

People take their same old lives wherever they go. No place is perfect enough to strip you of that.

~Julia Glass

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells

~Dr. Seuss

"I crossed the street to walk in the sunshine."

Elizabeth Gilbert, eat pray love

The moon is always jealous of the heat of the day, just as the sun always longs for something dark and deep

~Alice Hoffman

If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden

~The Secret Garden

When every day seems the same, it is because we have stopped noticing the good things that appear in our lives

~Paulo Coelho

Shiny Happy People

I just stumbled upon the most gorgeous cookbook I've ever seen. It's pure poetry, really it is! It has the most amazingly inspiring photography (images of shoes, people, places, things, food) and the yummiest sounding recipes. Neil Roake's Shiny Happy People is truly a work of art!! gah, love!!!

If you love someone tell them... because hearts are often broken by words left unspoken.

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

~ Washington Irving.
That quote makes me smile :)

I'll take the second apartment on the right, thank you very much!

Nest

A must see if you are in San Francisco. Nest, on Fillmore Street, is an uber-cute store with lots of lovely goods to drool over.

Happy Weekend!

It was a beautiful, sunny spring day today in the Bay Area and the city was beckoning. Clear blue skies, warm sun, colorful flowers,...fun and good eats were had!! Whether you find yourself out and about or nestled cozily at home, I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend.

Spring Things

I don't know about you, but I simply can't contain myself with all the loveliness that is around us at this time of year. Everytime I pass by a pretty flowering tree I feel the need to stop and take a picture of it, and I usually do :)

Seine Stroll

Passion spins around love and I am dizzy always around you.

~Terri Guillemets

This girl is going Gluten-Free

I recently read that adopting a gluten-free lifestyle will help with my situation (without going in to the gory details) so I've been trying it out for the past week and have to say that I feel a whole lot better!! Except for my lusting after ciabatta bread, it was fairly simple to do cold turkey. Whole Foods is my god-send especially since they have handy little labels pointing you towards all the gluten-free goodies. And it seems gluten-free is becoming the newest thing! I keep coming across great recipes everywhere, like the one I tried out today from Martha Stewart's newest magazine; Almond Poppy Seed Crackers, so very delicious and totally curbs the wheat cravings.

Here's the recipe and of course I had to show off the super cute apron I just bought from...of all places....Anthropologie!



Almond Poppy Seed Crackers
1 1/2 cups blanched almond flower
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 large egg white, lightly beaten



Combine flour, poppy seeds, salt. Mix in oil and egg white. Transfer mixture to a parchment lined baking sheet. Cover with another piece of parchment and roll dough out to an 8x12 inch rectangle (or roughly, who are we kidding). Uncover and cut into 12, 2x4 pieces.



Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. I topped mine with some cream cheese and Agave Nectar. So good!!

Study in Orange

What I love about today....soft, sunny light...mini cinnamon croissants(yum)...hanging new pictures around my apartment...cute new shoes...lunch with a friend...and these bright orange tulips! Spring is here, everything is fresh and new and blooming abundantly!!





By the way, if you like these and want some fresh color to add to your home, stop by my Etsy shop and treat yourself to one!

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