Hello Lovely

Sunday Suppers: Recipes + Gatherings 
is the brainchild of Karen Mordechai,
who lives in Williamsburg Brooklyn and favors
s i m p l i c i t y
and
f  o  o  d.

She works with local artisans and crafters to create
monthly dinners in a magical airy space.


Sunday Suppers: Recipes + Gatherings


I adore this idea of thoughtful, soulful, monthly dinners.

I can't wait to get a copy and lose myself in pages
of Sunday suppers (warms my soul just
typing the words).


Karen's styling is so breathtaking, and seeing her work
posted at Rebecca's struck a chord and
inspired me to up my game.
Maybe I will.

I am back in the blustery midwest after two gorgeous
weeks of weather in the 80's, sea turtles, surf
competitions, and even Sony's Golf open.


My husband may have obsessed a tad over real estate guides
while we hung out sans kitchen on Oahu's North Shore.
Catching one of those gnarly North Shore waves
and living to tell will do that to a soul.


my photo - Ka'Ena Point - one of my favorite places on the planet



How about you?
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Charmed by the notion of 
Sunday Suppers: Recipes + Gatherings?

Peace to you right where you are.

Gregoire de Lafforest is a genius of architecture
and design with a major resume.

Design projects?
Hermes' headquarters in Paris,
Cartier boutiques, a mansion for Veuve Clicquot,
Sky restaurant (at the top of the Montparnasse Tower),
and this imaginative Paris residence with
a gorgeous peaceful presence
that blew my mind into a billion lovely pieces.









Am I right?
This kitchen fits the bill for the client who requests
'open concept but not really open.'





I knowwwwwwww, right?



In other non-Paris apartment news, it is tres tres chilly outside.




Oui.

It's Monkeys-in-Snowsuits,
Richard-Simmons-Actually-Wearing-Pants, 
Trees-Cutting-Themselves-Into-Firewood
ARCTIC damnCOLD.

So I am happy to be leaving to dwell among
the sea turtles and will check in with you soon!

Peace of the warm tropical breeze to you
right where you are.

For me, the Cali home of trend forecaster Anne Ziegler
has just the right balance of white and juicy color
and is a lovely model of a minimal, undecorated, peaceful nest.

Anne simply used pieces she lovingly collected,
intuitively knowing they would work together.

I may have to buy this botanical print which
features such a gorgeous pink:



This is what my place looks like too...stacks everywhere!





Anne Ziegler



How cheerful yet chic is her guest room?



So airy and friendly without extra stuff.



Swedish touches everywhere.
(Aren't the chair legs reminscent of antlers?)



I still love these lucite peekaboo consoles!




and here's a peekaboo at anne's inspiration board






Brings to mind my talented Frenchy friend
Dore and her collections of winter white.


chairs from Ikea






I can't even...





So many creative examples for creating a
peaceful, beautiful, humble, artful home.

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And here are ideas inspiring me as a writer,
artist, and peacemaking spiritual seeker:

Artist Bo Bartlett's comments about working within your own temperament.
Developing new habits in 2015 from my friend Leslie's blog Gwen Moss.
The concept of "hidden wholeness" as imagined and captured by Thomas Merton.
Betsy Eby's gorgeous book featuring her encaustics.
Inner landscapes of beauty articulated with eloquent grace by the late John O'Donohue.
This blog post by Shauna Niequist.


Peace to you, right where you are.