* Recipe by guest contributor Laney Schwartz, creator of Life is But a Dish There’s nothing like homemade applesauce. Some things are created equal when it comes to making them homemade vs. buying it at a store, but applesauce is not one of those things. And the good news is, it couldn’t be any easier… …
#MondayMotivation // Have the Audacity to Live a Life you Love
I watched Damien Hirst‘s documentary for his last exhibition in Venice, Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable and was in complete awe. I wasn’t aware the exhibition was already a now past event, somehow it escaped my radar, but when I saw the documentary under new releases on Netflix, having no idea what it …
Artist Feature // Her Dark Materials
Ros is a food/lifestyle photographer based in the Cotswolds/Oxford (which, of course reminds me of the movie The Holiday!) In a world where so many Instagram feeds are BRIGHT BRIGHT BRIGHT, I love when I come across a really dark and moody feed with rich deep tones and a bit of grittiness as well. They …
The Most Glamorous Ikea Duktig Kitchen Makeover Ever!
How Stinkin’ CUTE is this Ikea Duktig Kitchen Makeover!?!?! Just about the cutest, dreamiest little kitchen play set I have ever seen! I would have DIED to have this as a kid! I wish I had done this myself! But alas, I did not. Apparently it’s a “thing” to makeover these mod kitchen sets (because …
After the Storm Something was Born On the 4th of July
What I’m Wearing… * V-neck boyfriend lambswool sweater from GANT … I love a classic v-neck boyfriend sweater. I have a black one that’s over ten years old and a vintage Halston in a deep plum hue from the ’70s and a few newer ones I always always ALWAYS return to. I love the fitted …
Sunday House Crush // Old North Shore Estate on the Lake
I’m having so much fun with these Sunday house crush posts because it really gives me a chance to peek around the real estate on the mountain, especially into areas I can’t go by car or foot! There are so many really amazing places up here that you never really know about unless maybe you’re …
DIY Pretty Pearl Ribbon Choker, Lariat Necklace or Belt
I was initially inspired by a a pearl ribbon choker necklace Kristen Bell was wearing in one of her Instagram stories and once I made it realized it could really be so many more things! I love DIYs like that and have made a few, but this one is feminine and pretty and I just …
I’ll Be Yours For A Thousand Nights
What I’m Wearing… * Short Burberry trench coat – It’s crazy that when I received this coat as a gift from my father in law way back in like 2006 or something, it was $995 (which I only know because I had to exchange it for a different size) – and now the same coat …
Artist Feature // Madelaine Buttini Collage Artist
I find that I don’t feature enough artists here… and I need to change that. The other day I realized it had been over a month or so and I immediately wrote a note to find and feature a new artist this week. And literally a day later, a new artist popped up in my …
#MondayMotivation // Practicing Patience
I spent last night and this morning trying to write a compelling and inspirational Monday Motivation post, but everything just sounded and felt too harsh. I’ve walked away from my computer about a hundred times, throwing my hands up thinking “I guess it’s just not going to happen this week”. Patience. But my mind keeps …
DIY Lucky Butterfly Dome Cloche Display
My word for 2018 is BUTTERFLY Magic. Transformation. Beauty. Change. Mystery. Abundance. Prosperity. Freedom. Love. I don’t usually choose a word of the year but I’ve read a few books recently that recommend it and the word butterfly continues to reveal itself to me lately. Also, it encompasses all the words in bold above, and …
Holiday Coach Bag Giveaway Winner Announced!
Happy Happy Joy Joy! Does anyone remember that line above from Ren and Stimpy?!?!? The random memories that just came flooding through my mind based on that sentence alone have me giggling uncontrollably right now. I know it’s silly, but I’ll take anything that gets me out of my head momentarily and giggling! It’s just …
#MondayMotivation // 2018 // Happy New Year
I had hoped to get this post up on Monday and to include it in my #MondayMotivation series to start the year off with a great motivated BANG! But alas, it did not happen, and now that it’s Wednesday, I’m clearly judging myself for it and hoping that it’s not going to determine how this …
Sunday House Crush // Liberace’s Mountain Home
I stumbled upon this listing and found my jaw dropping at each consecutive click to the next photo, because I’ve never seen anything like this house up here (in Lake Arrowhead). It just sort of seems out of place among all the very cabin style mountain homes -though it is trying to keep a mountain …
Happy Happy Merry Merry Christmas To You!
Merry Christmas Lovecats! Even though this year has been one of the most challenging and difficult times in my entire life, I feel so blessed every day to get snuggles from these two Bobes and to get to wake up and do what I love, and that’s because of ALL OF YOU! I’m so grateful …















