Fwd: Things that do not suck.

> Schiaperelli and Prada at The Met. Dear God that was an amazing exhibit!! Ok, the monkey hair collar was a stretch.
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Things that do not suck, part II

Lunch at Bergdorfs, a bit of shopping, a stroll down 5 th Ave and a visit to Mood Fabrics (uh-oh). Can you say LOTS of boiled wool for fall.... ABC Kitchen for dinner and then I SWEAR I will go to the gift show tomorrow and get some work done. Sheesh!

New York gift show.....

First day in NY and I have accomplished nothing, really. View from our windows of the East River and towards Downtown and the new WTC bldg. under construction. Lunch at 2nd Ave Deli, drinks at The James Hotel.... Walk walk walk through SoHo and dinner at DBGB. And beer....... Thank God for beer..... And for my lovely travel buddies Miss Laurie and Miss Cindy. Tomorrow, it is time for some serious shopping...... That is, after the Prada and Schiaperelli exhibit at The Met AND Mood Fabrics. YIPPEE!!!!

Damn it is hot!!!

After a long and ridiculously hot day in the garden (open for HPSO), Frenchy and I are enjoying a lovely air conditioned dinner at The Observatory Lounge. Amazing place as always. Run screaming to this place and eat! You will not regret it. You will indeed thank me. Ciao!!!!

HPSO open garden day.....

My garden looked great today for the HPSO open garden day! Not too hot, just a little breeze and a ginger lemonade! Perfect!

I was playing hookey from the shop and the alberta street fair today..... Just let the girls handle it big thanks to Miss Katie and Miss Lindsay!!!!

More fun in the garden tomorrow!

New j hill art at the shop!

So huge! So fantastic!

Super seminar!!!

Alberta Main Street is hosting an amazing seminar on small business marketing featuring Kim Malek, the ultimate marketing MACHINE from Salt & Straw. Thanks to Umpqua Bank for having all of us in their space. Thanks to Aviary for the wonderful little sammies! Yippee for small business marketing!

Stunning

Carmel. Pacific Grove. Monterey. All beautiful! Great road trip'

Road trip!

Frenchy and I tok a bit of a road trip last week. First night....Carmel, CA. Stunning. I used to live in pacific grove (next door). Nice to revisit. Can I have this house in Carmel? Please?

Sitting outside.

It' 77 degrees Sangria(s) in hand. Just me and Frenchy. And the beasties, of course. Delightful. Added a new piece of metal sculpture by the chaise lounges. The Empress of India nasturtiums and the Trumpeter rose are looking awesome. Have a lovely weekend!!!

Guess what this is?

AGAVE MARIA.

Getting ready for Serving Up Style!

Miss Sue and I are at a designers meeting for the Serving Up Style dining room design competition at the Portland Fall Home and Garden Show. Oct. 4-7 at the Expo Center. So much fun!!!! It's a benefit for Molly's Fund Fighting Lupus! Less than 100 days away! Time to get designing!!! Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!!!

My garden in bloom today.

Clematis Petit faucon. Clematis wild man. Gnome with aloe hair. Dahlia mystic enchantment. Abutilon gumdrop. So much color. So much fun. Off to go water.......

Our pets are our children.

Munchkin. Stella. Jacques. So freaking cute! Love them!!!!!

It's been so long....

Since I have posted something! So here is the gratuitous succulent-ish photo of the day. Aloe polyphylla. A HUGE specimen at Cactus Jungle in Berkeley in March on my road trip with Miss Loree of Danger Garden. Stunning!!!