i awoke to rain this morning and gleefully took the opportunity to stay in after a morning at the farmer's market. with my tendency to harbor great guilt for staying indoors when the sun is shining, rain suddenly becomes my favorite excuse to stay at home and do pretty much nothing. cozy blanket? good book? mint tea? pumpkin pumcho? check, check, check, check!

someone practices the violin with the windows open - and while i'm an avid supporter of and believer in the arts, my ears cry.

was jewelry always this exciting?

1. arielle de pinto - showpiece from her site
2. lizzie fortunato - mad men 1 necklace from anica
3. samma - study in balance necklace from maryam nassir zadeh
4. lauren manoogian - palms necklace from maryam nassir zadeh

matryoshka pepper

i visited john chambers and his wife sanae at their home + studio in sebastopol, ca this weekend. i had the pleasure of catching up with them while sipping sanae's homemade apple cider and practically devouring her fresh persimmon bread. i'm an eater, what can i say. as is typical of my annual visit, i ended up leaving with john's stoneware (which i love).

for me, the best part about taking a walk at dusk is:

1. glowy light
2. air turning slightly crisper
3. smelling what everyone's cooking for dinner

notes

+ research

fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with nutmeg ricotta topped with early girl tomato sauce - labor intensive to make, but still so delicious. no pic of the final antipasta as i ate them too quickly! 

ahhh... shorter hair. i'm enjoying my new bob since the horrible haircut i got which vaguely resembled a mullet. no good. i'm also enjoying my heather grey isabel marant t-shirt by wearing it way too much.

mike outgazpachoed me. mmm, so yummy, so good. mike, won't you make another batch sometime soon?