Hello and Happy Friday!

Isn’t this well-loved little guy adorable? We love how his ears aren’t quite a matched pair, but whose are anyway?

Today is the start of the long Memorial Day weekend and by the looks of the traffic on the freeways at lunchtime, the holiday is starting early! While summer is still a month [...]

I have a soft spot for vintage cookbooks.  Not only are they a great historical peek into food and cultural trends of the past, but the graphics are always delightful.  This cookbook (actually more of a booklet) is a new addition to our archive of vintage design and it’s a gem!

I just love the combination [...]

I’m lucky to have a backyard big enough to have a sunny area that we use to grow vegetables. Before I go any further into this post, I must give props to half of the “we” that actually grows things in it.  That would be my boyfriend who spends a ton of time tending to [...]

Happy Friday!

So glad the weekend is here!  Gorgeous weather makes it so hard to stay indoors. We’ve got the thrifting bug, so maybe tomorrow morning, instead of our usual hike, we’ll get on our bikes and go garage sale hopping. The thrill of finding a treasure is so much fun! Let’s hope we get lucky! [...]

I think we’ve mentioned before that Heidi & I like to go on early morning hikes. We have an informal schedule of Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, rotating thru our favorite locations. Arriving just at or after sunrise, when no one else is around, we feel like we are in a far off world, not just [...]

Some of the most popular items we sell on our website are the ones that feature a Boston Terrier image. People ask us all the time if we have a Boston ourselves and the answer is no. We were inspired to create our Boston designs by our friend Deneen and her dog, Floyd. Well in [...]

Sending out happy Friday greetings to you with this portrait of a smiling burro toy! The wallpaper background he’s photographed against is a favorite in our collection. We just love the faux woodgrain pattern with a semi-transparent overprint of flowers and various vessels.

Maybe because June is creeping up with us, or because the weather here [...]

The other day Jan, a colleague of ours, mentioned that she was making Lemon Sponge Pudding for her family.  I wasn’t familiar with it, so she sent the recipe over for me to try. After making it, I can see why it’s her family’s favorite!

First of all, it’s so easy to make.  It was in [...]

We’re always excited (and honored) when our products get featured in a magazine.  We’re doubly excited about this full page shot of our Father’s Day coffee mugs that are in this month’s Woman’s Day magazine.  We love the photo!  Our mugs never looked so good!  : )

- Susie and Heidi

Hello Friday Friends! Hopefully your week has been a good one and you have some fun stuff planned for this weekend. We’re going for a hike at sunrise tomorrow in Malibu to visit Escondido Falls Trail and check out the 150 ft waterfall. Soon the hot summer weather will dry it up for the season. [...]