Exploring Outside SF...

Adventures here, there and everywhere.

Barn Yard Cats on the Prowl

Cheese makes everything better

The light house is juuust a bit further...I promise

Sunday Adventure Series

Documenting my new filter of the Bay Area in what I'm calling the Sunday Adventure Series. Excited to see where this leads and what I'll discover along the way. 

Fort Baker 

Somewhere in Pacifica

Half Moon Bay

Muir Woods

Pescadero 

Harley Farms

Farm to Table Experience 

Pigeon Point Light Station

Getting Domestic

That is the smell of HOMEMADE BREAD wafting through the kitchen...
I've been looking at a lot of recipes for home made bread and stumbled across this "No Kneed Bread" recipe. While I love baking, I've only done bread rolls a couple times and for some reason some of the recipes out there are just so intimidating. I was so happy to find that I could count all the ingredients on one hand: flour, yeast, salt and water.  Count them...1,2,3,4...yes that's right.

Check out the receipe HERE 

 

 

 

I thought, "sure it says the recipe is easy, but is it?"  Well, it sure is and here are the pictures to prove it. So go make your own and ENJOY!

                              

                                

   

                                

                               

THANKFUL

Happy Thanksgiving! This year there is much to be thankful for. Family, friends, employment... What are you thankful for this year? Sorry I've been so MIA in posting, here are a few of my favorite HOLIDAY items and DIY projects.

SEATING

CENTER PIECES

ORNAMENTS

TO SHARE

HAWAII FIVE-OH!

In honor of my upcoming Hawaii trip- my bags will be packed with plenty of prints, short, dresses, wedges, flats, and sunnies!

Cheers to postponing Fall and the Winter months just a few weeks longer! 

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A Classic Sign Off

Hugs & Kisses

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POP {uP!} Deal Finder Alert

The latest trend in retail, {Pop Up} and {Flash Sales}  have come a long way from brick and mortar stores from the traditional sample sales and private sales to reaching the world wide web via group purchasing allowing shoppers to fill their "In Box" with announcements from every local and national retailer marketing their flash deal of the day.

 Industry leaders Stylish+Cool's Stylish Girl and E-tailer {Gretchy} team up to bring this wonderful world flash sales to our fingertips via mobile commerce. They are opening the doors to present the very first ever mobile pop up shop July 30th. For 36 hours, {Stylish Gretchy} will offer designer dresses and accessories at amazing sample sale prices.

Get the inside scoop here!

Gone are the days of fighting over who saw that dress first or standing in long lines outside of a warehouse or somewhere downtown LA. Simply pick up your iPhone or iPad and get Gretchy...I mean shopping.

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Check out their website for more information and launch sweepstakes!
Official Press Release

Cheers to the Red, White & Blue

This 4th of July I spent with friends and family in Bay Area California. The extended weekend required some good yet easy packing to avoid checking bags so I could hit the ground running.

Here are my essentials:
* Straw derby style hat $26 for the pool and an easy hair solution
* Flats/slip ons for running around the city. My pick is a pair of crochet TOMS $44-$55
* Cross body tote for day time essentials: camera, touch up make up, wallet, and hand wipes (if you ride BART and are running around the city you will be glad you packed these!)
* Wedges: comfortable and stylish can be dressed up or down
* Rainbows (support your local surf shop)  for kickin' it poolside and cruising around town
* Maxi Dress: Quiksilver Girls $59
* Obagi skin care system to wash the day away and keep my skin happy and restored from plane travel and environment adjustment (I travel with smaller amounts to be TSA friendly)

The sweltering heat was a nice welcome from the June gloom we had been having in Orange County.

A Love For Shoes...

A long over due trip to San Francisco to visit my eighty something year old grandma (po-po, in Chinese) may explain where I get my love for shoes and why I have so many.  Perhaps I am biased, but I think she has some great style and an amazing selection of flats to conquer the hills of SF.  I left her house jealous and sad that I am not a petite little lady with a size 4 (maybe 4 1/2 according to mom) shoe size. Lucky for Grandma I don't wear the same size; what a fabulous collection! Here are just a few.

7 Umbrellas Accessories Fall 2012 Delivery 2

On the Streets of Seattle...Ballard District

I couldn't believe my eyes as I passed an old music store....yes there are still stores out there that sell records, cds, and concert tickets! Reminiscent of Empire Records strikes back I loved seeing old type writer  and vintage luggage case in the window. A great pairing  for the pink one in Inspiration I spotted a couple weeks earlier.

   

Shabby Teal