Peeps of sunshine have broken their way through the late winter clouds here in the Pacific Northwest and it has me hoping of traveling overseas again. With the announcement of the UK lifting all Covid related restrictions on Feb 11th, I am dreaming of visiting England again. I also realized I never shared any of the photos I had taken during our stay there! During our trip to the UK (gosh, I think this was back in 2018?) we had some business in London, but we squeezed in a weekend in Oxfordshire for relaxation and inspiration. A WEEKEND IN OXFORDSHIRE We stayed...

Our brick & mortar's soft opening was on Saturday, the 2nd of November, and that evening my husband asked what I wanted to do the next day. I told him I didn't want to make plans, I just wanted to let the day take me wherever it wanted to take me... and so I ended up accompanying him to our friend Silas' cidery and farm in Mosier, Oregon.   II am always going to be a country girl at heart having spent parts of my childhood on my grandfather's farm in the Philippines feeding chickens and pigs and helping in...

Last week I was in Paris for work... first off, let me pause and pinch myself because I can't believe I got to go to Paris for work! I was attending a tradeshow in Paris to find new brands and lines to bring in for the shop, so naturally I also spent a great deal visiting shops in Paris and making a trip out to Versailles to gather inspiration from France's most famous queen, Marie Antoinette. I had always wanted to visit Versailles and when we went to France for our honeymoon a couple of years ago, we didn't have time...