lady likes

freckles + messy hair

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bright pink lips

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sofia coppola on the cover of italian vogue 1992

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fancy on bikes

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palm springs is where it swings

1963 movie 

palm springs weekend

simple + clean + raw soup

cold avo-cu soup

so, i'm eating raw again for 1 week.  i started on monday.  i will make 2 meal exceptions, tonight we got invited to this and on saturday i plan on indulging here.  i'm trying to be a bit more creative than i have in the past when eating raw.  last night i made this raw avocado + cucumber soup made with homemade almond milk (which is surprisingly SO easy to make) that turned out to be so good!

i n g r e d i e n t s 

1/2 cup of almonds soaked in water overnight

1 large cucumber peeled + chopped 

3 avocados chopped

5 stems of green onion chopped

handful of cilantro chopped

salt + pepper to taste

throw your soaked almonds in a food processor / blender and slowly add 2 cups filtered water as you are blending.  blend until smooth as possible.  strain your mixture into a bowl, this process will require you to press down on the almond mash left to really get all the liquid milk out.  

you will only be using the milk - so you can do whatever you like with the leftover almond mash, save it for baking?

put your chopped avocados, cucumbers, green onions and cilantro in the food processor or blender and add the almond milk and blend.  add salt and pepper as you are blending to taste.

so simple + clean + good

since i am raw i didn't add much else, but i feel like there's plenty of opportunity to add more fun stuff to this, like perhaps a spoon full of labne or greek yogurt?  garlic and mint be a nice touch as well.

friday.saturday.sunday

friday: bill cunningham documentary at the crest was fantastic

saturday: our yard sale happened

thanks to chesen for sending me this bloody mary mix, which i drank all morning long

sunday: easter at mom and dads

which included a mezza breakfast.  no better kind...

and some mimosa fueled photos taken in front of

mom and dad's rose bush...

 and way too much chocolate + sweets...

yard sale yo !

so, this is going down with or without me tomorrow, so i've decided it's best i get on board... if you are in the area swing on by.  i'll make you a bloody mary ♥

look how cute !

Michele Josue

"Day 6: Yesterday was a big day for us on Kickstarter. We received 2 HUGE pledges, which pushed us way past our first $10,000 mark! So without further ado, Happy Dance Thank you Video #1"

physical news

mom upgraded to the kindle which resulted in her generously gifting us her sunday times subscription.  i forgot how fun it is to receive the actual newspaper.

matt shepard is a friend of mine

hi friends.  i'm excited to share this film teaser for a documentary that my sister, zeina, has taken part in regarding matt's life, who he was, and his story.  the film is being created by michele josue, who also went to school with matt + zeina, and her husband liam mcniff.

they have started a kickstarter account to try to generate more funds for their efforts.  i know money is tight these days, and there are SO many things out there to give to, but perhaps you might find yourself in a position to donate a little something to this documentary so we can get this story out.  it's an important story to tell, and one that is near and dear to my heart.

please take a moment to watch this video, which includes the film teaser, and then visit this kickstarter page to learn more.

thank you,

♥ sb

happy weekend

thank goodness it's only hours away...

this was a long week

via yoyomanda

may your weekend be filled with sunshine + relaxation!

we are planning on catching up with friends, eating good, attending our very first red egg + ginger party

for our friends' babe, riding bikes, park lounging, and some gardening!

bill cunningham new york

i am so incredibly excited about this premiere in sacramento

friday april 22nd 630

crest theatre

and here's an article my mom sent me with a sweet video which includes beautiful photographs
and mister cunningham talking about some of his hat designs on the Times' blog.

mom - let's go ! 

p.s. - it benefits the verge center for the arts here in town !!

women's bathroom

luna's cafe

april 7.2011

a sacramento weekend...

stitch alley project is hosting curious and notions

trisha has a piece at the tangent gallery

nathan cordero showing at cuffs

and a bomb sale at beers books

yes.

totally ready for the weekend to begin.. now!

frolic

image via mister harris tweed

oh, what joy!

le weekend...

everyone was so eager to celebrate this weather

so we spent the entire saturday in the park

clay and orson  

walked home from the park to find a handwritten note + polaroid in my mailbox from corine

love.

it's hard to get out of bed on weekend mornings when 

olive is in mega snuggle mode 

so i lounged in bed and read a bunch...

this book is making me miss watching madmen - which is apparently not airing season 5 until 2012

bummer!

chronic bitchface syndrome

found here

currently collecting wine crates...