My great, great grandmother wrote to my grandmother with the loveliest penmanship on these postcards (see below), dated 1930s from Ascona, Switzerland.
Beautiful.
See more from the collection here.
Taking time away from unpacking boxes for a small package of cookies (no photos of the cookies, uhmmm…just this). The recipes are sooo good, though – thought I would share.
I used this recipe for the sunflower seed butter and jelly cookies. If you clicked on the link, you’ll notice that it is *peanut butter* and jelly. I just mixed it up a little bit. Also, use any kind of preserves you like. I had strawberry-guava on-hand and that’s what I used. Yum.
The lemon ricotta cookies recipe is right here. I didn’t make the glaze, though. So sad, I know. The glaze would have been excellent, but I decided against it. Two reasons: the hot weather and via USPS. Yikes. The glaze would look a little funky, right?
Glaze=no. Cookies=yes.
: Sent :
My “Cousteau” fabric that I recently received from Spoonflower, and the small pillow that I had sewn with it.
: Made :
Now…back to work!
Ahhh…I guess we are now officially residents of Novato.
We are still unpacking, organizing and settling in, but I love having this new area to explore. While we live in a very modest house, there are some wonderful things about our new location. Our neighborhood has nearby walk/bike paths, a park, a hiking trail over the hill that is directly behind us, a very short walk to the Historic/downtown area, and my husband can walk to work (15 minute walk!).
It’s nice.
Also, tons of birds – we hear them chirping 24 hours a day. Thomas, our cat, likes that… a lot!
Photos of husband in Slade Park, flowers from the backyard, and Thomas relaxing in his new favorite spot of the house (top to bottom):
Be careful.
This song may (or may not?) cause you to spontaneously twirl around your living room, sing out loud in your car while driving, and/or leave you in a dreamlike state.
Yes. All of the above for me.
It has been stuck in my head for two consecutive days. Ugh.
You can listen below.
Summertime Clothes :: Animal Collective
I haven’t been posting lately because… we are packing it up and heading south to Novato this Friday.
Wow – in just a few days!
Some things I will miss about our house/neighborhood in Santa Rosa: planting yummy vegetables in the garden, picking plums off the tree and then baking a crumble or cake with them. Walks with husband, and the scent of wood burning fireplaces in the winter and the fragrance of roses and magnolia trees in the warmer months. Walking by Mableton and wondering who will live there someday or if it will continue to be a place for tourism and local events like this one. Finally, the newspaper man’s Corgi named Justin – the sweetest dog ever.
I can’t wait to explore and find new things to love about our new *everything* in Novato.
A little side note: I am not keeping the blog updated while moving, but I am continuing to post really bad iPhone shots on flickr. See you there!