missing saturday's day at agate beach in bolinas. tide pools galore.
this is me on instagram (@nicomakes)

i've been looking for a hat like this.
any recommendations on where to find this amazing straw hat?

featured in drifting arrows' ss 12 lookbook
styled by ashley helvey

working on quilt pattern ideas

memorial day weekend was spent trying to pick-up where i left off. i've gone through 4 different possible designs and i'm still moving things around. it never ends.

DYING to visit totokaelo's new store in seattle next time i visit.

here's what we all made with our fresh fruit...




i made a tiny batch of strawberry jam. there were big plans to do some mass production canning but upon learning of the numerous gadgets and tools needed, it just seemed simpler to go with a smaller albeit perishable batch. leave it to martha stewart's quick strawberry jam recipe to save me from a possible state of overhelm.




erica and alex made the most delicious trifle - a first for me! i'm not sure how i've gone this long without trifle in my life, but i've been craving it all day and dreaming of the hearty slice sitting in my fridge. thank goodness for leftovers and generous friends who happen to be stellar bakers.

fruit pickin' this weekend... cherries, peaches, apricots, and strawberries.

sketchbook drawing of greta grossman

roasted beets with avocado, sliced radish and grated carrot topped with sunflower seeds and a homemade honey vinaigrette



sliced comice pear with freshly grated parmesan and walnuts on a bed of mixed greens

viva salad season!

the last of spring's ranunculus. oh, and have you seen this? looks like it was an amazing dinner, right? it's clear to me that i need to purchase kinfolk's latest issue.