We heart Summer!!

I don't know about you, but I've been having the best summer. Last weekend we went camping up north with a big bunch of friends for an electronic music festival. ( i know... I was shocked too) This weekend we will continue to don the tool belts and work on the backyard.... it's getting there.... I've become the chief plant waterer- This is incredible for someone who used to water the plants only once they died. We are making progress...

Spring! No, wait. Summer?

Time has FLOWN by.... this is the first weekend I've had home in the past month and have been able to get so much done. The kitties, after 4 months in seclusion, are all better and went to the vet today to get lion haircuts... Mingus is fine with it (she was sedated and I think still a bit, high. Monk, however, was not. He is a bit shaken up)

Our backyard is almost done. Summer is so here and I'm so excited to relax tomorrow after working around the house all day today. I've been on a 'No Shopping' budget this summer, which has lent to a lot of creative shopping in my own closet. However... Erik is away at a bachelor party this weekend.... I'm sure he's doing far worse things that I would be doing by ordering something online... mwaa haa haa.....



House photos!

Is it Here??

The past few days have been A-mazing. It really feels like the warm weather is upon us! I think that perhaps I've been in a bit of a funk this new year...I'm not sure why, or even realized I was, until the rains stopped, we had lighter days, and I could put away my boots. (no offense to the boots, of course-they know they are all well loved). But I suddenly feel lighter, and happier, and a little more clear headed. Which is incredibly important for me, as my head is fuzzy enough with all of the silly things I think about all the time. Happy Almost Spring!

Rain, rain, rain, rain...

No, really, that's all it's been doing. I have nothing else on my mind except that non stop sound of rain running down the gutter... I think I may be going mad. Wellies, wellies, everywhere, nor any heel to wear....

Blues and Greens

Some of my favorites colors...

Keeping up

I've been trying to get back into the swing of working full time, which in turn, has caused me to neglect this space here. However, I will promise to keep up in better form. There are so many fun winter looks coming out now, that it would be an awful shame to let them go unmentioned here.... One must always have the perfect costume while sipping mulled wine by the fire...

Happy Friday!

This weekend, my plan is to get over this cold. I'm wondering if I don't have bronchitis? Fun! I made these cupcakes for erik to bring to work this morning. I was so busy putting goldfish on blue icing that I barely had time to get any of my work done. Why does that happen?? Have a wonderful weekend! If you're on the east coast, stay warm, and if you're here on the west, I'll see you outside in the sun!
xoxo

Patterns in the Neighborhood

We went for a walk this evening for some fresh air and glimpses of fall. Lovely patterns created by layers upon layers and color over color. Delightful.

After the Rain

Today was a nice change after the hurricane like weather yesterday...a nice calm day...bright green after the rain...red and orange leaves strewn about the pavements...sun peaking out after a restful day off.

I Think it's Here!

Cold mornings, check. Tree out front turning orange, check. Crisp evenings with the smell of burning wood, check. I think we've come upon Autumn here! I'm sad that we no longer have the 90 degree weather (although who knows, stranger, much stranger, things have happened), I'm welcoming the change in weather with open arms and mugs of hot apple cider. Yesterday I bought pumpkins and mums for outside. I can already tell what kind of neighborhood this is when it comes to holidays; half of the houses already have fake cobwebs, plastic tombstones, and white ghosts hanging from their trees. Oh what wonders will Christmas bring, I can not wait. Today my friend Cecelia is coming over (I'm off work for the next week, lucky me!) and I think we may go see the Richard Avedon at the SFMOMA. Maybe I can convince her to drink hot apple cider with me while wearing mittens. Although perhaps I'm being a bit premature in my excitement. It's going to be 75 today... I would settle for cold cider and a dish washing gloves.

Down in the Desert

Some highlights of our Las Vegas trip.






And now I'm off to the DMV.... wish me luck...

A Lovely Friday to You

We've made it to the end of the week. That deserves a cheer. Or cheers, your choice. I've just finished the most interesting article in The New Yorker, called Eight Days. It broke down, almost hour for hour, the 8 days in which the heads were trying to deal with that mess in Wall Street last September. It was quite long, it took me 3 commutes to get through, but it held my attention and usually any piece of writing that includes the words liquidity, money-market funds, and TARP won't keep my eyes from wandering off of the paper. But this one was fabulous.
Have a great weekend! I will, cleaning and organizing my living room, above. A petered out 'yay' heard from me...

Old Elegance

There's nothing better than a pair of silver shoes to make you feel better after a tough day. A martini can help too...while wearing the shoes, of course.

Just Peeping in

I'm off to LA this weekend and will hopefully be back with some fun ideas. We've recently had some issues with our internet at home which has been great fun as I'm rushing to catch my train at 6:20 in the morning - my only wish to check my email. Ah well, all will be mended soon...

Slow-No-Ma highlights

We had an absolutely wonderful long weekend in Sonoma, it's been rough to get back into the work week. Thankfully it's a short one. We are hosting a birthday party for our friend Meredith this Saturday, so I thought, I know, I'll show Erik that I do more around the house besides eating cheese and leaving the fridge door open. I went into the backyard and weeded. As I was tackling an especially well rooted one, I heard a shuffle in the trees above me. Oh, I thought, hmm a raccoon? No, zoe, don't be silly, this is not Connecticut in the woods, this is the suburbs just a stones throw away from Jack in the Box and AutoZone. So I thought, Awww cute cat, hmm didn't know our neighbors had a cat... mental note, ask what that cute feline is named. And on went the war with Zoe and the weeds. I heard more rustling of leaves and looked up to be met with a stare from a definite raccoon mask. Upon this I quickly galloped to the house door. Normally I love raccoons when I'm watching them out the window at night time, Yes, night time. Unless I'm wrong, raccoons don't hang out in broad daylight on fences. Rabies, I thought. Must be rabies. But I had left Erik's nice weed cutters out by the dangerous, possibly lethal animal... I had to go back and get them otherwise I would return to being the wife that just eats cheese and wastes precious refrigerator energy. And as Erik notes, we're so green now. So whether or not the animal was dangerous, or perhaps this was my little flutter of excitement that I try to bring into my life, that was my evening. And I swear that right now, at 6:20 am I can hear that striped tailed friend waiting to pounce on me by the car door....

Summer Fun

Some images from our lovely trip....
Am working this week, but promise to get back into the swing of things, for now I'm letting my mind wander to salty air and sleeping in...

Whites Shirts, Hats, and Pipes...

Some dashing young men at the Palo Alto Art and Music Festival.

Holiday Fun

Erik and I are off to the east coast today for 2 weeks of fun, family, and more fun. I'm ever so excited to see everyone and be back in the place we got married one year ago tomorrow! How quickly that time flew...
More from the east side,
xoxo
zoe

Out and About

I may be a bit out of the loop this week. My freelancing job is a bit further away than my last one, so I've been getting home later. By the time I'm home, all I want to do is eat dinner and go to bed. However, there are other things around here that I need to be doing like just maintaining some sort of de-cluttered look. I'm also dealing with car troubles yet again. We're up extra early today to drop it back off to the mechanics. I swear, I reason I bought the darn thing was because I thought, Ok, fine I can deal with a 'mom car' because it will be reliable. Oh snap. Anyway, we're off to Yosemite this weekend, which should be marvelous. I'd better get myself organized before that. More tomorrow!

Friday

Happy Friday, a wonderful day. I'm starting to work on some sort of a portfolio for applying to grad school this winter for enrollment next fall. It's hard, frustrating, and hard. Although it is nice to get back in there and feel like there is a reason for it. We'll see....all a work in progress, all a work in progress....