Found -- A New Floral Delivery System

My daughter was having a piano recital and I wanted to bring her flowers. I happened to be at a market where I saw the sweetest bunch of freesias -- unbelievable scent and in the perfect hue for her. (Freesias are a little underrated, no?) 

Spring Is In The Air... And On The Ground... And On The Walls...

Everywhere I look lately while out and about, I'm seeing (and snapping up) Spring -- and it's giving me a bit of garden madness. 

A Stroll Though An Eclectic, Gallery-Like Home

A trip to Nancy's house is like a visit to an incredible art and antiquities gallery. She is the definition of art lover and makes hoarding look like a very good thing.

End of the Year... Let's Review, Shall We?

Since The-Pastry was hatched at the very end of last year, all of the posts feel part of year one and 2013. So here goes, a glance back at some fave posts so far about everything and nothing...

Found -- Gorgeous Tableware from Suite One Studio

I have fallen in love -- with this elegant line of handmade tableware from Suite One Studio. It-is-stunning.

In The Kitchen -- "Banana Rice Surprise"

Once upon a time, I had a little leftover rice in my fridge.

Soiree Season...

My weekend kicked off with a dreamy birthday gathering for a friend at her home, curated by born beautifier, Stephanie Sanders, of Shindig. It was an evening outdoors made heavenly with fireplace, flatbread pizza, and string lights. Other favorite elements of the night have succeeded in whisking me right into holiday soiree mode...

Thanksgiving... Around The Corner

I'm taking a little peek back at last year to get in the mood...

Little Things -- Vintage Bottle Beauty

 

I love stumbling onto old bottles and medicine bottles at antique stores. They're just gorgeous, and the colors can be unreal, like these I saw recently. So pretty to take home for vases... or for nothing at all.

 

In The Kitchen -- Easy Pizzy

Everyone needs a good cheat in the kitchen for those lazy days where you just can't lift a spatula, and this is one of mine...

Found -- A Perfect Glass (That's Not A Glass)

Doesn't the experience of a beverage start with the right glass? Well, I have met something perfecto. Here's the twist -- it's not a glass at all, but a votive candle holder! 

Found -- Shear Beauty

I adore these scissors. 

Little Things -- Flower + Vase

Is there any nicer accent to a room... a table... a home -- than a flower?

'Til Next Week...

photo: taken of a long saved card / rosa "othello" 1 by ron van dongen 

Backyard Movie Nights

Last weekend, my family was invited to a birthday party that included an outdoor movie. It was a kid bash, with a kid movie screening (whole thing was a blast), and it reminded me that I'd been hanging on to my own backyard movie inspiration, just waiting for summer to share.

Craft Works -- Photo Displays

I love different ways of displaying favorite photos. (I mean, besides stockpiling on the hard drive and catching a glimpse every once in a while on the screensaver.)

Little Things -- A Bike

Got a bike. Fixed it up. The shed has really been enjoying it.

The Beloved Kitchen Part II -- Cafe-ing Things Up

After paying homage to the beloved kitchen and reveling in the space itself here, it's now about the accoutrements that give it life.

The Beloved Kitchen

It always makes perfect sense to me that people hang out in the kitchen during gatherings. Why wouldn't they? Kitchens-are-dreamy.

In The Kitchen -- Cheese Plates

If you're ever at my home, one of the things you will surely find on the table is a cheese plate. It's simply my favorite thing to have out for company to nibble on. Truthfully, it might as well be my house soundtrack as I could easily have one of these playing in the background each day, with or without company.