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persimmons

11.19.2010

by psaugust

food

It’s persimmon season! At family gatherings, we trade in the usual mangos for crunchy persimmons to snack on after meals. ( By the way, My iphone is making this photo absurdly Oompa-Loompa orange). Did you know there are two main types of persimmons? Soft and crunchy. The softer ones are more red in color and has larger seeds. I prefer the crunchy ones for aesthetic reasons and also because it’s just damn tastier. There’s a house on the corner of the street where the neighborhood ends, and there is a large persimmon tree growing over the fence. I always see those delectable orange fruits growing in abundance on that tree when I drive to work. It’s just so tempting not to reach over and grab a few.

electric red

11.18.2010

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jewelry

These pieces from Kim Dulaney’s shop have just the right pop of color to complete any outfit. They’re exotic and interesting and surprisingly affordable. I really love the red ones, I might just have to make a purchase even though I am on a strict no personal shopping diet.

secret garden

11.18.2010

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fashion / film

asff

I think I’ve watched this movie at least a dozen times already and I still love it. This calls for white eyelet dresses and pea coats and lace up boots.

I heart Thanksgiving

11.14.2010

by psaugust

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food / home sweet home / Phamily

Just had a wonderful weekend. It was a looong and busy week but I couldn’t have asked for better by the time the weekend came. Friday night, my friend, Trang and I, spent an evening with Isabella Rosselini at the Cinema Arts Festival. She is such an awesome, funny, charismatic person. We got to see some of her new Green Porno series, titled, Seduce Me.sigh* She’s so cool. Afterward, we couldn’t resist going to our usual favorite sushi restaurant, Aka for some delicious salmon and Dorito sushi. Overall, a pleasant evening with wine and conversation.

Saturday, I woke up to a much anticipated cold front, which made running errands and shopping around town in the morning more bearable. We had our friends over at my sister’s new place for our annual Thanksgiving potluck dinner. I decided to go all out this year, given all the space and the fact that our ‘grown-up” dinner was probably over due now that we’re in our mid twenties.

The table setting was inspired around this awesome red and pink graphic fabric I managed to nab on clearance at Ikea awhile back. I wanted to keep things modern and warm at the same time with clean white serving ware and china, paired with autumn pears and rosemary and little bird knick knacks I’ve recently been collection from the Guild Shop and Marshalls. Mona brought those cute place cards that gave a whimsical finishing touch to all the decor.