Fashion & Finds
Clothes, jewelry, accessories, art objects and other great finds my 13-year old daughter Maddie and I find beautiful to wear, to use or to plainly appreciate. This is a shared blog between mother and daughter who find joy in appreciating beautiful things.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Sunday, July 31, 2011
My Summer Near and Far
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Cuppa in Calistoga
My friend Steve and I celebrated our Napa Valley Marathon finish last Sunday with coffee at Yo El Rey Roaster in Calistoga. I love this quirky and independent coffee shop cum local gallery.
My beverage of choice- Americano with steamed soy milk |
Art works and interesting quotes dominate the walls |
As a lover of peanut butter, I had to take a photo of this! This was on the bathroom wall! |
I love this bold quote! |
This machine is their coffee roaster |
Street view from inside |
Store front |
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Village Market: A Charming Corner Store in San Francisco, CA
I first discovered this corner store cum coffee shop in October 2010 as I waited for my daughter who was taking an exam at a school nearby. After last Sunday's half-marathon race near the Golden Gate Park, I came back with a friend. The store's location is on 8th Ave. and California, in the Richmond neighborhood in the city of San Francisco. It is about 3 blocks away from another small but lovely neighborhood park, the Mountain Lake Park, a section of the Presidio.
Storefront of Village Market: Window reflects the houses across California St. |
Perfect spot to sit as you drink your cup of coffee, in my case an Americano with steamed soy milk |
I love the bold colors and simple furniture! |
The store uses salvaged architectural pieces like this fountain to hold merchandise. |
This appears to be a planter but repurposed as a bin for scented bath soaps sold at the store. |
Coffee bar |
Village Market
4555 California St.,
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 221-0445
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Art Projects
Two nights ago, I was delighted to spend time with my daughter as we both worked on our own individual art projects. She was finishing up her Literature project, an artistic expression of Langston Hughes poetry while I work on framing a piece of embossed leather I bought on our trip to Italy in November.
Maddie's original painting that would be part of a larger artwork |
I bought this piece of crafted leather for 10 euro at a leather shop in Santa Croce, originally for a photo album that will retail for 500 euro! |
I found the frame at a local thrift shop for 60 cents!! I thought the gilded frame would work well with the piece of leather artwork for an Old World look. |
At a local FedEx to make copies |
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