Saturday, October 23, 2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Seattle dining...

One of my favourite things about Seattle is the fooooood. You can't walk two blocks without stumbling upon an amazing restaurant, cafe or bar.
For a taste of France check out Le Pichet - my favourite French restaurant in Seattle and just a five minute walk from Pike Place Market. Friendly service, decent prices, live music every Sunday and (of course) scrumptious food!





Lauren, my gracious Seattle host, and I enjoying frites with mayo and sandwich en baguette.

Seattle

After growing up in a city of 20,000 I wouldn't consider myself a "big city" girl. Crowds make me claustrophobic and traffic jams stress me out. HOWEVER, one city I can't get enough of is Seattle.

The city, just a three hour ferry ride south of Victoria is packed with beautiful architecture, hole in the wall cafes, live music and well kept parks.

Textures of Pike Place Market... that's right, that's a wall of gum




love your walls

Want a fresh way to display photos? Try this neat idea I got from Black Eiffel Blog. Print 53 of your favourite photos and cut them into squares before mounting them on your wall. Both black & white and colour look great and add drama to any space.




Thursday, October 7, 2010

skinny love

Musical crush of the moment: Bon Iver
Below is the video for Skinny Love - check out Blood Bank too!



Come on skinny love just last the year
Pour a little salt we were never here
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer

I tell my love to wreck it all
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Right in the moment this order's tall

I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
In the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different "kind"
I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines

Come on skinny love what happened here
Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Sullen load is full; so slow on the split

I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
Now all your love is wasted?
Then who the hell was I?
Now I'm breaking at the britches
And at the end of all your lines

Who will love you?
Who will fight?
Who will fall far behind?


stud

the sweetest thing



French Vanilla cake and cupcakes I made for my friend Aryn's 23rd birthday




Bright and colourful summer cupcakes!



Recipe To Try: Maple Crunch Layer Cake
(ideal for a Thanksgiving treat)