Archive for June, 2008

little sheets of wood

Posted at June 26, 2008

My wooden (birch) postcards arrived in the mail yesterday and are all ready for a bit of gocco embellishment as my future moving announcements. Right now… Mr. M and I have been debating the need for an envelope when we send them. They seem quite sturdy, are thick enough to mail, but he had a [...]

crafty

pinkberry unlimited

Posted at June 25, 2008

Last night, I had the pleasure of stopping by a long-awaited (thanks to viscous rumors from my dear pal Cathy) new yogurt shoppe here in SacTown: yogurtagogo. Essentially — this spot serves up tart Pinkberry-esque yogurt, lets you choose whatever and however many toppings you want, and charges you by the ounce. So utterly perfect. [...]

trendy, yummy

stopping to smell the roses

Posted at June 25, 2008

Some days, my work takes me on a walk past the rose gardens at the state capitol. Sometimes I’m walking briskly since I left a minute too late for my meeting/appointment, and other times I get to take my time and find a few blooms to sniff. Today, I spent about five extra minutes meandering [...]

pretty

font of the week: frutiger

Posted at June 25, 2008

[new weekly feature on one of my favorite things: fonts!!!] Originally designed for the Charles De Gaulle Intl. Airport, Frutiger has been available for public use since 1976 and is the best selling font in the Linotype collection. It’s a popular font for signage and modern ad campaigns… … and it’s also used, in its [...]

fonty

strips for mom

Posted at June 24, 2008

Instead of the traditional flowers, Mr. M opted for something fun and unique for his mom’s b-day present this year: track brass wall strips. I must admit to lusting after them myself… but I was hoping to make our own version, so they could be longer and fit the room perfectly. Then again, the process [...]

artsy, homey

life at the beach

Posted at June 23, 2008

Happy Summer everyone! I must say, this summer is going to be a bit odd now that we’re living more than 5 miles from the beach… since I’m not sure that river banks count as a sand replacement. My solution to these summer blues: Bobbi Brown beach. My good friend Meagan bought me a lovely [...]