Author: psaugust

explosions in the sky

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Parties

Happy 4th! I celebrated with a big family dinner party with lobster and steak (yum! )and then the little cousins convinced us to get some fireworks for the night. I think we might have been in a little bit of a competition with the neighbors down the street. These fireworks are so beautiful and cosmic in photos.

food and friends

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Life

a few things this week … Fresh plums are in season. These are still a bit sour, but I’ve been snacking on them all week … Making crispy baked kale chips. These kale chips, along with some cheese, spicy capacollo, edamame, and pickled ginger, were packed in a snack plate for the Myth & Symbol crew. My friends have been hard at work setting up their new boutique and the snack plate was also a […]

made in kind…

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Wish List

So many good things happening over at Anthro right now. I’ve been pretty excited to see that Anthro is now featuring some of Leah Goren and Samantha Pleet’s dresses for their new spring line. Goren’s watercolor prints have always peaked my interest and after having been introduced to Samantha Pleet this year by  a friend, I guess you could say I’m pretty excited to blow my pocketbook off. But. I must contain my excitement and […]

food porn

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Cooking

I caught the baking flu these past two days. It started off with a simple go-to pate chaud recipe and then I started craving some spicy edamame. A quick trip to the grocery store had me loading up on some raspberry tea and fresh strawberries and o h  m y  g a w d … It just snowballed into so much deliciousness… Ended my Parks & Recreation marathon with some waffles al la Leslie Nope […]

sidetracked

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Pomona

an impromptu project… Even with a slicer, cutting out individual letters for the tags became too much of a hassle and the last week was jam packed with so many items selling, my sister and I just didn’t have the time. This is a first draft, possibly. I’m still not 100% happy with the fine details in the stamp, but it makes a great temporary stamp for our packaging.