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a house in the hills
www.ahouseinthehills.com/ahouseinthehills
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a lifestyle blog created by sarah yates, a los angeles based photographer featuring style posts, her adventures in the kitchen, home decorating projects and photos of her dogs dressed up in ridiculous things.
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blog vs. reality, episode 1

this is me, at roughly 3 years old, hiking the grand canyon with my dad.  i peed myself and had to wear a sweatshirt as shorts.  my dad is holding my shame in his left hand.  do i look...

1 day ago 1 person likes this

bean on trend: ampersands

if you wouldnt mind captioning this for me today, it would be hugely appreciated. im pretty sure my brain is on strike.  thanks!

1 day ago

yellow and stripes and pleats oh my!

i spotted this dress in a store window and knew immediately we would be lovers. i hesitated for a split second since i just recently added this yellow dress to my collection, but really i knew there ...

2 days ago

mediterranean salad

this salad is light, easy, healthy and absolutely perfect to eat all spring and summer long.  i love adding it to this plate for a complete meal.  and, i am very proud to say, the parsley i...

3 days ago 2 people like this

pink on pink

this outfit is the girliest ive been in awhile. and im pretty sure Barbie would endorse this it. happy memorial day to my friends in the states!  i hope you all have something fun planned. its t...

4 days ago

sit & nibble

happy friday everyone!  i feel like ive been kind of MIA on the interweb this week. and ive also been really mysterious about whats going on, which i think must be so annoying!  but i promi...

25 may 12

get it girl

an opportunity landed in my lap recently thats taking me outside my comfort zone, but im going along for the ride and hoping for a thrill!  i promise ill share more details with you soon, if i c...

24 may 12

romp it real good

im getting all posey-poserson in this romper, i think this casual style calls for some fun!  i love few pieces of clothing more than those that make me feel like im wearing pajamas all day (whic...

23 may 12

this is much, much trickier than it looks

please go see one split second after this was taken here, its kind of amazing. happy tuesday!

22 may 12 1 person likes this

snaps from the weekend

hey friends! im sorry i was MIA on friday, were in them middle of some exciting stuff that i cant wait to share with you when the time is right!  in the meantime, posting may be a little sporadi...

21 may 12

red quinoa & sun-dried tomato salad

one of our favorite things to do on the weekends is have picnics in our backyard- music, beers, good food, sunshine. its the best way we relax. a few weeks ago we got a salad from lemonade that ...

17 may 12 5 people like this

ASK SARAH: wedding planning woes

todays email question made my heart hurt when i read it, so of course im going to give the best i advice i can for laura. and if youve been through something similar or want to throw in your two cent...

16 may 12

vegan potato salad with pea sprouts!

i put this recipe together for the glitter guide... head on over to check it out, its a tasty and perfect dish for spring and a great addition to your backyard entertaining arsenal!  

14 may 12 3 people like this

how this dog wears a bowtie

there was a split second when she feared that her nemesis the squirrel had seen her humiliation. *outtakes here, and theyre kind of extra amazing this week

14 may 12 1 person likes this

sit & nibble

todays sit & nibble includes my favorite chairs, designed by warren platner. one day i will own a couple of these, even if i have to sell everything we have to do it!  the recipe on the top ...

11 may 12

savoy cabbage, tangerine and black radish salad

arent black radishes amazing?  i owe this entire post to them, they beckoned me at whole foods the other day, begging to be made into something beautiful. the salad itself is only four ingredien...

11 may 12

well, lets just call this untitled

post titles i thought of and vetoed:  mint madness green bean shades of green jolly green giant seriously, what the hell is wrong with me?   pants: jcrew (similar), shirt: parker (similar),...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

happy birthday sweet bean

ruca bean yates-mora turns 6 today!  i spent a good chunk of time a couple weeks ago updating this with some of beans puppy pictures. and it brought me back to her sweet puppyhood and all the ti...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

a friendly reminder

your value does not lie in your career success, the width of your thighs, the amount/quality of things in your home or closet.  if youre reading blogs and comparing your life to others, youre lo...

09 may 12 2 people like this

strawberry rhubarb apple oatbake

this breakfast treat was born out of an impulse rhubarb buy and inspired from this recipe. oh me oh my, i wish you could have seen me strutting around the kitchen like a top chef when i tasted it. th...

09 may 12 1 person likes this

a little spring project

have you ever noticed that organic herbs are really silly expensive?  i get so annoyed paying $5 for a tiny little container (shaking my fist at you whole foods!). so, i figured id have one more...

08 may 12 1 person likes this

dont take it so seriously, its just life!

i feel like it should be mandatory that you listen to that song "walking on sunshine" while perusing these photos.  that song gets stuck in my head, but like most songs, i can only ever ...

08 may 12 1 person likes this

ASK SARAH : decorating difficulties

q:  Hi Sarah, I just moved in with my boyfriend of a little over a year and were butting heads over decorating our apartment. Neither of us had a lot of furniture, but what we did each bring to ...

07 may 12

you know,

its so incredibly hard to cook yourself a nice steak dinner when you dont have thumbs.  *bonus photo here

07 may 12 2 people like this

obsessing: free people catalog

so good, right?! have a great weekend my friends!  photos via free people. 

04 may 12

ASK SARAH : dairy free breakfast suggestions?

Kerstin from Hamburg, Germany wrote: "Do you have any tips for a healthy cows milk-free breakfast? I dont have any problem with eating milk-free during the day, but in the morning I cant really t...

04 may 12

SIT / EAT

a new series: chairs i love and yummies i really want to eat.  you into it?  i am! I / II / I II / IV full disclosure: these recipes are not vegan or macrobioti...

03 may 12

mellow yellow

this is the kind of dress that makes you feel like a LADY. do you know what i mean?  its sophisticated without trying too hard. flattering and sexy without showing a ton of skin. its just m...

03 may 12 1 person likes this

pillow lust, its a real thing

are we in the market for new pillows?  ahhhh, no.  but does that stop me from spending a morning obsessing about these?  absolutely not.  theyre killers.  via anthropologie a...

02 may 12 2 people like this

grilled radicchio and endive salad

ive been waiting a long time to fall in love with radicchio. i love how it looks but the bitterness of raw radicchio is not to my liking and i always end up picking it out of salad mixes. but grilled...

02 may 12 4 people like this

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