san francisco mabel joy

currently on a brief trip working and planning big things for 2012 in san francisco. longer post with photos and news to come, but for now, one of my favorite songs about this crazy amazing town.

HOLIDAY PARTY

what are you doing on monday?

can i tell you?

going to our holiday pop-up party!

it's at spartan/bows + arrows on monday from 6:00 until 9:00. you can find:

wreaths and garlands handmade by me for you to deck the halls

cocktails made with bellocq tea to keep you merry and bright

charcuterie and leather gift sets by tool & tack to... jingle? i don't know if i can keep up this holiday lyric thing. whatever, they're really cool and make great gifts.

also, plenty of delicious snacks by local butcher, salt & time

more info here

angelwing

my latest love, an angelwing begonia. also, this poem.

real holiday post to come. we're making wreaths and garlands for holiday events and homes, be sure to order yours ASAP at mk at lorettaflower.com

more on that, very soon.

you ain't goin' nowhere

had to borrow this from lauren based on our conversation last night... not sure if true love would be possible with someone who didn't love the byrds.

side note: my new favorite way to stay warm is to turn the oven in my tiny kitchen up and bake something for whoever is at my house. gluten-free galettes/goat cheese/acorn squash/caramelized onions. that's what homey nights are made of.

thanksgiving re-cap

thanksgiving break was filled with work--deliveries all day on tuesday and wednesday, flowers for a lovely clarksville family's thanksgiving table, potted herbs (with hand-made plant markers) for another event at westwood on friday. more deliveries on saturday.

got to spend a brief moment with family at the ranch on thanksgiving day. snuck away with my cousin, who is six months younger than me, lives 1500 miles away, and is the closest i've ever had to a sister. i missed her terribly. we sat on the steps of an old church down the road, drank shiners, squatted in the woods, and talked about our lives as if they were best-selling novels we couldn't put down.

long, lazy, new york times-reading sunday brunch with two of my very favorites. dinner every night at my house with friends. these quiet and cozy pockets of my personal life reminding me of the calming, balanced rhythm that stems from a life of work that you love.

because her beauty is raw and wild

more shots by julie cope of the november wedding at lambert's we did.

it got a little wild, and i am into it.

cuba

inspired by friend and photographer megan griffith's shots from her recent trip to cuba. really loving that washed-out, almost neon yellow, the soft and true blues, and vibrant rosy tones.