I’m a few days late and a week behind but I thought I’d share this wonderful little mountain brunch I attended last Wednesday, hosted by Summer Bellessa at her super fabulous, newly renovated, mountain home, The Modern Lodge, here in Lake Arrowhead. I met Summer at Emily Henderson’s Mountain House Reveal party, which I was …
Chic Paper Goods Collection by FORM Design Studio
Our fabulously talented friends Josh and Rafi, who make up the design team FORM Design Studio, and who have some serious celebrity clientele in their portfolio, though I’m not naming names, have just launched a stunning paper goods collection with Dempsey and Carroll and I’m so lucky to have gotten a first look at it …
Dessert Recipe // Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownie Trifle
Okay… quick note from me/Maegan: I can’t think of a “Trifle” without also thinking about the Friends episode where Rachel made an English Trifle with beef sautéed with peas & onions and everyone pretended to eat it so she wouldn’t feel badly about it… because nearly everything in life can also be related to a …
Special Summer Weekend Traditions & Sweet Little Upgrades
We are so fortunate to get to live in an area in Southern California where there are actually four seasons. And for this LA girl – who until about two and a half years ago only knew one long and hot/warm-ish season with occasional rain – it is not only incredible and beautiful to experience …
Stunning High Contrast Design Details // Catelli’s Restaurant
This incredibly gorgeous event space of Napa’s 80-year-old Catelli’s Restaurant was recently reimagined and designed by FORM Los Angeles who turned the unused outdoor areas into stunning functional spaces with a timeless yet modern feel, surrounded by beautifully sculptural olive trees. The designers added dramatic gates, created beautiful gardens, and designed a show-stopping, high contrast …
Healthy Paleo Mexican Wedding Cookies // Recipe
We’re so spoiled when our friends Josh and Rafi come to visit. I mean, so spoiled… and we love it! Not only do they arrive with overflowing bags of healthy foods and organic fruits and veggies to share, they also cook so many amazingly yummy dishes for us that we’ve established traditions of what we …
A Grown Girl’s Guide to Frenemies
by Michele Redmon Occasionally in life you’ll meet another woman and immediately sense that for whatever reason she already dislikes you. The telltale dismissive glances, forced interest in what you’re saying or Facebook friend requests that go ignored all point to one conclusion. You’ve got a hater. The bad news? Her presence might make social …
Weekends with Friends and Crocs
Men’s Walu Canvas Deck Shoe, Kids Beach Line Boat Shoe, Men’s Walu Accent Instead of one big Crocs party like we had last year, I opted this year to have mini weekenders with close friends and family like on the Fourth of July when my bro and sil came up for some fun and I …
A Life Less Ordinary | An Extraordinary Life
This is Rebecca. Rebecca is a yoga instructor and trainer and travels all over the world following a path of peace and harmony, creating love and spreading joy to all those she encounters. She lives a life you only see in movies, you only read in books, and only dream about in your deepest sleep. …
Food & Friends | A Lesson In Poaching Eggs & More
Josh and Rafi {the fabulous design duo behind FORM Los Angeles and friends we met in our old neighborhood} are by far the best house guests you could ever be so lucky to have stay with you for a little weekend visit in your home. Now, this is not to say that all of our …
FORM LA Bag for the A + D Museum’s ‘CELEBRATE’ Annual Fundraiser
Our good friends Josh and Rafi, the fabulously talented design duo that make up FORM LA, participated in this year’s A+D CELEBRATE annual fundraiser on May 11th by collaborating on an iPad-ready-carry-on sling bag dubbed the “GLAMB Bag” and it’s pretty fab. I received some insider photos to share with you here. ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE… …
Cheers to a Happy New Year!
May 2013 bring the best to us all… May every moment of this new year bring us love and happiness and prosperity and hope that we can enjoy our many blessings in this life, each and every day. Let this be the year of smiles and happy tears! * FACEBOOK * TWITTER * BLOGLOVIN’ *
Summer Pool Party with Crocs
Let me just start off by saying, for the millionth time, that I am impressed every time a new pair of Crocs shoes arrive at my doorstep. Not only are they well made, ridiculously light-weight, comfortable, AND affordable, they are stylish as well. My husband literally has not taken them off since he slipped on …