
How a letter opened a door...
I thought about titling this post, "How a letter changed my life" but that sounded a little overstated....
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summer simplicity
Of course, I love summer. My favorite season for so many reasons-the beach, eating outside, flip flops, open windows,...
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New invite Collection - Miramonte
Miramonte is a spanish word meaning behold the mountains, and a street name in Santa Barbara, where I made...
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lost in this...
... book by TC Boyle, about my home town, and the islands that parallel. About 10 miles from the...
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Lovely lavender...
I don't know why I love lavender so much. Maybe it's because I grew up in California, where it...
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behind the scenes
Last week, we received a much anticipated, multi-month project: Our first fully custom china collection for Marisa and Mike,...
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back from california...
I always have such mixed feelings when I return from a visit to California. Santa Barbara was my home...
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Happy Valentine's Day
We may have missed the chicago launch of BHLDN, sadly, but today, I'm in sunny southern california with my...
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back from California...
It was surprisingly easy to get back into the routine today- I guess vacation can do that, even though...
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Off to California...
I leave for a week back home to Santa Barbara, where we plan to attend: my grandfather's 90th, The...
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Most influential...
Whether good or bad, our parent's influence contributes greatly to our outcome. I've had two lives with my parents,...
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