Friday!

Orange You Glad Its Friday

Work. Work. Work.
See you Monday!

Full Steam Ahead

Looking forward to a warm weathered weekend spent on the beautiful beaches of sunny Socal.



See you next week.

Happy Weather Weekend

From the desert to the mountains this weekend looks to be a wet one. My calendar is full so I'll be taking a cue from Milo and dressing accordingly. Next week I have some great pictures of the Vegas show to share as well as a Q&A with one of the talented Upward Bound Shelter designers and a sneak peak at our newly expanded living space. See you Monday.

Happy Charitable Weekend

Today I am at the opening reception for a shelter in Culver City where 18 designers donated their time and skills to create safe retreats for homeless families. I was lucky enough to be involved and donate furniture and I brought my camera so prepare to see some pictures next week!


Also on the calendar, our No Cookie Left Behind crew is hitting the sidewalk outside of Scoops to sell a cupcake {or 1000}. The response has been truly incredible and the selection is going to be pretty amazing: from chocolate Guinness cake, and salted caramel pudding to pumpkin bread pudding, a bazillion delicious cupcakes, vast varieties of cookies, plus vegan and gluten free treats and much, much more.

Cookies Without Borders: A Bake Sale for Haiti.

We will be featuring a dizzying array of sweets from both professional kitchens and local homes, as well as a few jars of choice homemade jams, and all proceeds from the bake sale will go to Doctors Without Borders, a Nobel Prize winning international humanitarian organization working to meet the overwhelming medical needs of post-earthquake Haiti.

WHEN: Sunday, January 31, 2010. 2 – 5 pm

WHERE: Scoops Gelato. 712 N Heliotrope Dr. 90029. In East Hollywood, just north of Melrose, between Normandie and Vermont.

CAN’T MAKE IT? If you can’t make it to the bake sale, but still want to help out, you can mail a check directly to Doctors Without Borders. Please write “Cookies Without Borders Bake Sale” on your check so they know we sent you!

Doctors Without Borders USA
PO Box 5030
Hagerstown, MD 21741

QUESTIONS? Contact us at nocookieleftbehind@gmail.com if you are interested in donating baked goods, helping out on the day of, or if you have any questions.

I hope to see my Angeleno readers there!

And..... Scene

Let us please shut the door on this week of rain (torrential), cold (yes its still balmy compared to NY but I live in a stucco house with no heat!), hail (HAIL), and then bursts of bright sun and rainbows that can only mean the end of the world. I am longing for the dog days of summer.


I'll settle for Milo asleep on my desk instead.

xoxo

Quiet Saturday

Because Friday flew by. Back next week. xoox

image via Feaverish Photography

Holiday Parties Abound!

Back Monday full of cake and nog.
xoxox

Happy (Cold & Cozy) Weekend

We have weather in LA! Granted its rain rather than snow but everyone is bundled up in hats and scarves and running from car to door. This weekend we launch the store's holiday gift guide
which includes the fabulous line, Royal Apothic. The whole collection looks as if it was made for us! There are lots of unique vintage accessories still arriving so the shelves remain fresh amidst all the shoppers.

I also plan to start my own holiday shopping.
Wish me luck!

Image: Flickr

Happy Festive Weekend

Its Saturday. I haven't photographed the store decor. Or had a good nights sleep in a week. Today I'll put the final touches on our vignettes to share in Mondays post. They are cute. And tonight. Tonight I sleep!

xo

Festive Photo via Sea of Shoes

The Calm Before The Storm

This weekend marks the last before holiday festivities are in full swing. Its time to dust off the party dresses, chill the champagne, make a mess of the kitchen, and stock up on hostess gifts! I will be spending my weekend, well, working and basking in the glow of two (two!) new televisions we added to the house last week. Gasp! Its so bad its good.

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A Celebration

This weekend we are toasting the 50th wedding anniversary of m in laws. So sweet. They look just as wonderful today as they do in their engagement photo here. Cheers to love and see you all next week!

Autumn: The Weekend

To wrap up this weeks ode' to Autumn I'm peddling back east for copious amounts of cozy under canopies of foliage. See you next week.

Life is Good!

Glad to be home but so much to do! Looking forward to a great weekend with May and Charlie; Cirque de Soleil at the Santa Monica pier, early a.m. hikes in the canyon, and lots and lots of laughs.

Back soon!

image via Nie Nie

Happy Friday!

This weekend I passed on a fun girls getaway in order to hunker down at la tienda with my ever growing, never ending, long list of to-do's. Today we traded in the gray and downpours of this past week with bright blue skies and temps pushing 90. Do they make apple cider and pumpkin spice flavored popsicles? Mmmmm.

See you next week!

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Dinner With The Girls

I shared Friday night with 3 of my lovelies at Heathers cozy pad. On the menu, her delicious fig tart, here.

Clare's perfect endive salad dressed to perfection. No doubt, with cue's taken from her time spent with the In Laws in France.


And my fall favorite, butternut squash soup. I had no time to prepare it on Friday so 2E made it for us. So cute!! He garnished it with the top of the squash and some rosemary sprigs a la Martha. I wish we had photographed it before the reheat.

Butternut Squash Soup

Cut squash into 1-inch chunks and steam. Transfer to the Cuisinart and puree, adding half a cup of peanuts as you go. Return the squash to a pan and add 6 cups of stock. Bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Our meal ended with a variety of delicious cupcakes Jeana (who also took these great pictures) picked up at Joan's on 3rd and, of course, libations. Dee-lish!

Swoosh!

Where did the week go?! I woke up this morning to Friday staring me in my sleep deprived face and a wonderful gray haze hovering overhead. A rare moment of coziness in an otherwise eternal sunshine state.

I have friends in town this weekend and am hoping to steal enough time away from work to enjoy them. See you on Monday Bella's!

An Interuption From My Interuption

This week flew by with some great interviews under our belts and an impending job offer to extend. I'm really looking forward to having another creative person join our team! This weekend spells more work work work for me but I was able to squeeze a lil' bit of play into my week.

I made lots of yummy dinners. Tyler Florence's recipe for one of them here.

My cocktail du jour! It's pure bliss.

Some more shots of Empiric back in the day.

Featured Items of the Week on B&B.

My new Clare Vivier bag. I am officially a collector. Hahaha.

Oh! And a belated thank you to Apartment Therapy for their mention of this here blog!

Have a beautiful October weekend!

perfect bouquet via Jeana

Its The Weekend!

Have a blast!

via Design My Way

Friday Crossroads

This will be a weekend of playing catch up. I am hoping to find time to catch a movie, eat at Cecconi's, hang out with Milo, and cook some good food. I'll report back on Monday.

image: Jane