I remember Halloween

Happy Halloween
at the 2011 Tompkins Square Dog Costume Contest

[miniature husky as a butterfly]

[shiba inu as a bumble bee]

[pomeranian as lady gaga]

[french bulldogs as dogzillas]

[dachshund as a football player]

my Missoni

{Missoni for Target pouf}

I think I ordered my pouf a good week or two after the Missoni craziness.  It was never sold out and I think it's still available on the Target website.   I can see why no one ordered it-- the photos on the Target website make it look small and cheapy, but in person the size of the pouf is pretty substantial, the shape is quite unique for a pouf, and the material is much better quality than I expected.  I couldn't be happier with my $99 Missoni pouf!  Not to mention the aqua and white color combo is exactly what I was looking for for my living room.  I would seriously buy one in every color if I had a use for them...

iDone it...

... and iLove it!

comfy knits + statement bottoms

All the cool people are doing it. I think I should, too.

{Columbine Smille}

{J.Crew}

{Wendy's Lookbook}

{Zara}

{fashiontoast}

{Sincerely, Jules}

Fall Favorites

While on the calendar it is officially fall, the weather here in socal has taken a u-turn back to summer.  With temperatures nearing the 90s this week, most people are basking in the last warm days of the year.  But I'm secretly wishing for crisp cool days where I can enjoy all my fall favorites: scarves, comfy knits and pumpkin flavored everything.

1.  Starbucks - Pumpkin Spiced Latte

2.  F21 - Knitted Colorblock Sweater
3.  Piperlime - Mia Tracey
4.  Deborah Lippmann - Single Ladies
5.  Zara - Two-Tone Leopard Print Scarf
6.  J.Crew - Heather Carbon Tights

Happy Birthday

{Deborah Lippmann's Fashion + Happy Birthday}

Wine Gallery

 

{fresh burrata, proscuitto di san danielle, roasted red peppers, baby arugula, 

toast points, finished with a touch of balsamic reduction}

I really need to make it a point to come to the Wine Gallery more often. The wine selection is great for such a small place, and their list of California wines, something I'm at least a little familiar with, is even better. The service is always good (as with most places in Corona del Mar), and surprisingly, the food is AWESOME.

This was my first time trying the Cade Napa Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, which is a Bordeaux style Cabernet Sauvignon and it was delish.  It really is my kind of wine - fruity, full bodied, smooth, long, finish.  YUM!  I had never heard of Cade Winery, but apparently it is Napa Valley's first organically farmed, LEED Gold Certified Winery.  Seems like it might be an interesting winery worth visiting next time I'm in Napa, which I hope is sometime very soon (I swear Napa is like Disneyland-- no matter how many times you go, there are always a million more places you still have yet to experience)!  

{crostini toast points topped with roasted shiitake mushrooms & 

goat cheese over a brush of truffle oil}

 {beef sliders topped with vermont cheddar & white truffle ketchup}