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Shitty People

To the asshole that hacked my email to get into my Diablo account. I hope you get smooshed by a thousand fat asses and you have your identity stolen by someone that buys a Ferrari on your dime and...

Sep 26, 2012 Like

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Crazy life…

Life has gotten insane lately. First we were supposed to move into a new townhouse, only to be told yesterday that no, that’s delayed. So we are half in boxes and not interested in waiting around...

May 4, 2012 Like

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Jam & Goat Cheese Strudels

This recipe I pretty much just made up in my brain this morning. I was searching Scandinavian design and then Danish design when all of a sudden I realized that Danish is not only what you call...

Apr 13, 2012 Like

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Moving House

Dollhouse by Tarja_ I came home Friday to what I thought was a renewal on the lease for our townhouse. In reality it was an eviction notice. Not so awesome. Our lease is not being renewed. We are...

Apr 5, 2012 Like

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Artificial Light Art Installation

Last Friday Megan and I were running around Redmond before we ventured off to a friend’s birthday. We passed the park in the center of town and I was surprised to see trees wearing sweaters. At...

Mar 26, 2012 Like

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Inspiration Board – Menswear

If you have been following my Pinterest you will have seen me pinning a whole bunch of menswear images and repinning color boards. Its all for work and the projects I’m taking on and I thought it...

Mar 16, 2012 Like

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A quick run-by posting of our Sunday adventures to our favorite antique shop. I found marble lamps which I’d kill for but are a bit expensive. But did I mention they’re marble? So on a future visit...

Mar 6, 2012 Like

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Menswear and momentum

Just a quick update of the happenings since the emergency trip to California. We are back and life is settling into it’s normal rhythms. There is a stack of catalogs to go through. The cats need...

Feb 29, 2012 Like

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Going Home

This post might be a little more sentimental that what I usually write, but it’s been a hectic few days and on the long drives I had a lot to think about. I’m not going to go into much detail as...

Feb 22, 2012 Like

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Face to Face: Karl Lagerfeld

This is absolutely brilliant and had me giggling. Karl Lagerfeld is a pretty funny man. In the chicest way of course. You can see more fashion videos on Net-a-porter’s Youtube channel. :)

Feb 14, 2012 Like

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Inspiration Book – Complete pages

Last spring I created a DIY Inspiration book tutorial and submitted it to craftgawker to share with others. I also posted a few pages that were in progress in the book. I wanted to share the...

Feb 9, 2012 Like

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Polyvore – Spring 1

Will most likely be doing a bunch of these as I figure out what I want for spring and what my new 2012 look should be. I’m loving the dressy bits that designers are doing again like those D&G...

Feb 7, 2012 Like

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Food Allergy – Yeast

Bread by Diego LunardiniWhen I was diagnosed with a yeast allergy in December I figured it would be a bit hard to give up bread initially, but after that I’d be ok as long as I avoided bread and...

Feb 6, 2012 Like

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More Jam Porn

Now I’m going to get all sorts of odd traffic with that title, but as long as you buy the jam I don’t really care what you use it for, haha! Shot the blueberry and carrot cake jams and also the...

Jan 30, 2012 Like

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Jams and Preserves

A little while ago I posted the label design for the preserves I was making with a little blurb about the process and the shop. Officially we have our first preserve in the shop! We shot the photos...

Jan 25, 2012 Like

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Snow Day

Finally we get snow! I’ve taken this week off and have been really enjoying the weather. It’s keeping me indoors and finishing up projects that have been put aside, but I’ve also had a chance to...

Jan 18, 2012 Like

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Polyvore Sets January

I made a few new Polyvore sets after I had ordered the Louvre skirt from All Saints. Was depressed today when it finally got here and looked really bad on. Oh the magic of photo editing. Everything...

Jan 11, 2012 Like

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Happy New Year! あけましておめでとう！

Did you have a good new year? We decided to have a low key New Year’s Eve. J went to the gym and then watched movies at home while Megan and I ran off to the shrine for the midnight saitansai...

Jan 2, 2012 Like

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End of Year Cleaning

It is a Japanese end-of-year tradition to clean the whole house to prep it for the new year. Though here in the West we always have our “Spring cleaning”, which I do as well, I find that I...

Dec 29, 2011 Like

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I would give my right arm for some toast

Well, not really, but I’m going to be really sad soon. After months of dealing with a skin allergy, which I still have, and having issues with a whole range of foods I’ve finally landed on some...

Dec 22, 2011 Like

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Wide Open

Monday we enjoyed a late breakfast and walking around the beach in Santa Monica. We realized that all over the beach there were baby mussels digging back into the sand every time the waves would...

Dec 12, 2011 Like

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Can someone om me back to earth?

Our trip to California was to celebrate Hillary’s 30th birthday. It was a surprise so I had to be hush hush all over the place. There was mad planning with her BF and it was a total blast. Everyone...

Dec 10, 2011 Like

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California Love

We are headed to California today to surprise Hillary for her birthday. Luckily she doesn’t read this blog and I’ve scheduled this post to go live when we are already there so I’m not spoiling the...

Dec 3, 2011 Like

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Living room/guest area

In our little home we have a family room (where the sofas and TV are) that merges with the dining room and kitchen. On the other side of the kitchen we have this little nook. I’d call it a living...

Nov 29, 2011 Like

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Japanese Magazine November

Another magazine and this one actually IN the month it’s for! I’m not going to post much about what’s in the magazine as the photos speak for themselves and I’m working on some full posts to share...

Nov 23, 2011 Like

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Cork Wreath DIY

If there is a wine lover on your Christmas list, or you just really like wine, this is a pretty easy craft to do. It takes a few hours, some dexterity with Tetris/spacial puzzles and the ability to...

Nov 17, 2011 Like

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Carte Blanche Preserves

I have been a busy bee, so there has been minimal posting lately. I might as well put this out there as soon I’ll be directing you to a new etsy shop that J and I are running. After having made...

Nov 15, 2011 Like

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Holiday Decor Idea

Is it too soon to be planning my Holiday decor? Yes? Well I’m doing it anyhow. I feel like since I had such an epic fail at Halloween that I need to plan early for the holidays. I’ll be...

Nov 9, 2011 Like

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Japanese Magazine – October

At long last, and at the end of the month, the October magazine post! Fail on my end, but I already have the magazine for next month. This time I wanted to share FUDGE with you. This is the...

Oct 29, 2011 Like

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Quick Halloween Roundup

Is it really almost Halloween? I had huge plans to deck out the house with skeletons and bats and go all crazy with it, but I haven’t gotten the decorations out of the garage at all. I blame work....

Oct 27, 2011 Like

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Shitty People

Crazy life…

Jam & Goat Cheese Strudels

Moving House

Artificial Light Art Installation

Inspiration Board – Menswear

SoDo Antique Mall

Menswear and momentum

Going Home

Face to Face: Karl Lagerfeld

Inspiration Book – Complete pages

Polyvore – Spring 1

Food Allergy – Yeast

More Jam Porn

Jams and Preserves

Snow Day

Polyvore Sets January

Happy New Year! あけましておめでとう！

End of Year Cleaning

I would give my right arm for some toast

Wide Open

Can someone om me back to earth?

California Love

Living room/guest area

Japanese Magazine November

Cork Wreath DIY

Carte Blanche Preserves

Holiday Decor Idea

Japanese Magazine – October

Quick Halloween Roundup

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