visitors

hi guys.
we had our second guest stay at hotel cole :) [still working on the name, ha]

our friend lives in NYC, but was in LA visiting family. since we're in fresno, a three hour drive north of LA, she borrowed a car & brought us a succulent plant.

there's not a lot to do in fresno, so we spent a lot of time having drinks, eating avocado sandwiches, talking, inspiring each other.  we almost went to big sur on an impulse! but since we all liked being at our house, we decided to save camping for next time.

this is my first weekend at our new house!  we finally started painting.
painting is so time consuming! just a little office is taking all weekend! it is therapeutic, just standing there, painting, thinking.
we are painting the ceiling, and trying to decide whether we should paint it all white, or leave the beams dark...
we'll leave them dark for now, but if we don't like it, we'll just paint 'em white. open to opinions too! (phew! will never have to see that red wall again!!!)

we were running low on fruits so we went to the clovis farmer's market & picked up some cherries, apricots, peaches, plums & all sorts of hybrid fruits. $1 per pound for most of the fruit, can't beat that price!

lots of dip dying, fruit eatin', drink makin', hair cuttin' is goin' on in fresno this weekend.
here's a quick "cheater" recipe for your summer mix. loving mint in everything i drink these days.

minty beer

lots of mint

ice

1 beer (we used rolling rock)

1 can of pelligrino blood orange (new amazing flavor!)

put mint and ice in a glass. 

mash it around in there. 

then add mostly beer & a little pellegrino! 

enjoy!

wearing my new dip dyed shorts, they'll be going up in the shop next week, maybe. unless i decide to keep them :)

we're dip dying lots & lots of new things for the alameda flea next month. i'm also excited to hang out with our pals olga & elizabeth, they'll both be bringing vintage to sell at the same booth.

i've been making raw green soups, but still haven't nailed down the perfect recipe to share.
i love soups, but in this fresno heat, turning on the stove sounds like...hell.

see ya later!

success!

we had a blast selling at the alemeda pointe flea market! it was a major success & we've already reserved a spot for next month! so mark your calendar, july 1st & come see our booth :)

we had to get up early in the morning, before the sun was out, to get there & set up in time for 6am . i was pretty excited, so it was easy to wake up early. ya probably know how it is... reminded me of when i was young, & it was the first day of school. i think it was for 2nd or 3rd grade, i went to sleep wearing my entire outfit (including my shoes) ready for the first day of school, ya know, to save time in the morning. i was caught by my dad, wearing my shoes in bed. i heard that story so many times, i'm not sure if i actually remember this happening or if i just remember the story.

anyway, so the flea market went great! lots of people stopped by, the dip dyed clothing was a hit!
i had two coffees, then later had indian food (one of the best!) & changed my outfit many times.
i met lina, who was so sweet! & talked to lots of really nice customers.
ok. you get it, we had a lot of fun selling our clothes :) (for next time, we'll work on our set up)

ok. that's all for now.

but could you please tell me if you've ever seen a lazier, more relaxed cat (with or without fur), before ?

:)

woohoo!

yay! we're really excited about selling our clothing in person! we have lots of really great new things, which have piled up & you can have first dibs on it if ya come to the Alameda Point Antiques Faire!

2900 Navy Way (at Main Street)
Alameda, CA 94501

as of right now, we are going to be at spot L9!  we are teaming up with Founded vintage shop, so if you are on the west coast, make a fun roadtrip out of it & come see us :) (i'm full of great ideas!)

we'll be featuring some new things, a few hand dip-dyed pieces & most everything you see on our
etsy.

bye!! hope to see you on the...flip...side...... 

how's fresno?

well, in the last two weeks, I've been to seattle (hung out with cutie pie nephew!), los angeles, monterey & camping in big sur, ... so yeah.

we've been finding really great restaurants & farmer's markets in fresno. that makes me happy!
next step is to make some friends here. (aside from my sweet sister & her family :) )

it's already very very warm here.

here's a mishmash of photos. i can't believe tomorrow is thursday already... feels like it should be a tuesday. (not complainin' just sayin')

these pics are hardly a representation of what Big Sur is like in person... it's so vast & like nothing else on earth (that i've seen, anyway)...(well, i've seen pics of iceland & it looks pretty awesome...well, you know what i mean!) if you ever get the chance to visit big sur, be sure to do it!

and the winner is...

Julie Watson! 

congrats!

Thanks so much to everyone else who entered the contest! Loved reading (& looking up) about the music you're listening too!  I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment! 

:)