happy weekend!

i love this artist, if my hair were blonde this would be me. the ship in her hair is so cool. 

the epitome of adventure.

i love her personalized drawings of people and couples, this guy reminds me of Jacob. i'm going to the chinese new year parade this weekend. i can't wait to see the fireworks and dragons and get some spicy chinese food.  hopefully we'll avoid the rain. 

i hope you are enjoying yours!

ethanoille

i heart vintage but often have a hard time finding the time to really hunt it down. 

i have lovely images of myself spending mornings perusing vintage shops that i ride to on my bike but somehow something gets in the way...

cough  {real life} cough. hate that.

so the solution is ethanollie. this etsy shop is filled with trinkets, and handmade items and beautiful glass things that would fill my  studio beautifully.  do you think i can register on here? etsy should come up with that. 

suitcase heart

i've always loved this lyric from the weepies.

"i held so many people in my suitcase heart"

   i think i've felt the weight of this more lately. 

my heart is very big but it hurts 

from all this stretching.

i miss my friends all over the world

                               i hate not being down the hall from 

those i love. 

i think that we should really fix this. 

   

my door is open, 

             please come in. 

the smell of spring

via blissful images
the smell of springtime here in sf is fully encapsulated in the smell of the elderberry tree. it is an indescribable scent that is reminiscent of honeysuckle yet more potent somehow. lovely.

i spent all last spring trying to locate the scent because there are many flowering trees in the area. Yet the trees that were covered in bright pink and white buds were not where the intoxicating smell came from. 

this year i happened to look up when the smell became overwhelming and noticed that in what appeared to be a perfectly green tree where small greenish/white buds that were the source. unusual but i believe that the best things come in unassuming packages. 

kopi luak

loving coffee as i do i've heard of the elusive kopi luak coffee before. 

it sells for around 50$ a cup in some places. 

                                     

  the beans originate in indonesia

the processing occurs in the intestional system of a civet, an animal from indonesia. 

               

many believe this process adds to the flavor and as the civet is very particular about the cherries it picks, it only chooses the ripest ones and therefore the best beans are found in its poo. ridiculous, i know.

i tried a cup with bekah and her brother, micheal, this weekend. he works in indonesia and brought some back. we fresh brewed it but he explained that the roasting was not the best and it has sat around for awhile. yet it was delicious. it had complex cherry flavor and was sweeter but there was a definite lack of acidity. 

there are those that are helping them develop coffee and learn the best ways to increase quality and value. i would love to be involved. the coffee world is so fascinating.

engagement

I'm in love with the photos that lisha myers took. oh my word. it genuinely reflects the fun we had. thanks so much.

language of the birds

This street art exhibit is my favorite hands down, 

books appear to fly through the air with the words of famous authors

 fluttering on the ground below

its beautiful, 

it makes people stop and think

its near colombus and broadway,

go get a glimpse,

 it even lights up at night 

{ my fantastic photographer father took this picture he's swell.}