The Nest

Thanks to the Black Apple and Etsy, I found another lovely artist who reminds me of the drawings I used to create when I was a young bird before I got caught up in the corporate and freelance life. Julianna of Oh My Cavalier creates eerie and splendid little creatures that belong on any wall. They remind me of the bird headed women and drowned ladies I drew as a teenager.

VivaTerra has some wonderful objects for the home made from stone or reclaimed wood. Imagine having a home with all your objets d’art completely natural and from the earth.

Powell’s Books

Japanese Garden at Washington Park

Rose at Washington Park

Chocolate-mint cupcake from New Seasons

Rosemary infused coffee at Pix Patisserie

This is an ode to summer called the I-Am-Going-To-Miss-Summer-and-Farmer’s-Markets-Delightful-Treats-Lunch. Beautiful late summer lettuce and tomato salad with olive oil and homemade white balsamic vinegar, partnered with a bowl of organic strawberries. Must be eaten outside in the last warm sunlight of the season.

I would feel bad wiping my muddy shoes off on this gorgeous door mat featuring my favorite little birds. This mat comes from one of my favorite catalogs, Acacia (A sheltering tree and a source of healing materials and essential oils. Isn’t that beautiful?) which sells natural handmade products for the home and body.

Thanks to materialicious for posting the prettiest little shed I have ever seen…and it’s for rent on my favorite island in the world, of course. In the past, I have lived in one room cabins or studios and with careful planning and plenty of storage, I would not mind trying it again in the future.

A new Whole Foods recently opened up in Reno. People seem to be pretty crazy about it, judging from the crowds this weekend. Since shopping seems to be down across the nation, I think making food shopping a visceral experience with natural color, scents, beauty and form will get people out of their homes.

I hope to disappear in the garden with this pretty empire waist dress that I got a few weeks ago. There were not enough tulips this spring, so I need them on my clothes.

I love random public art and the windsurf/kiteboarding shrines at Big Washoe are some of the most loved and well cared for. Each season new art boards and colorful characters pop up out of the sand and enjoy the blue sky and mountain view.

Our Valley is full of wildflowers of all different colors, but the purple ones this year seem to be the most prevalent.