Design Wanderings

Hudson Grace

April 7, 2016

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I always tell people, my brother lives the exciting life – having spent two years in Manhattan and now in San Francisco – his is definitely the more exciting life!  While I reside in subdued Calgary, I enjoy the perks of having a place to crash in a city I’ve grown to love, almost more than New York!  Words I never thought I would say!

What’s not to love about San Fransisco? Views of the bay, amazing food, no need for a gym membership (the hills are killer!), world class wine just a short drive away, and the weather – sublime.

On my recent trip to SF, I was intentional in not overbooking myself, I wanted to have time and space to explore the city as I wanted.  Which naturally resulted in an afternoon of discovering gorgeous interior design and decor shops in the incredibly stylish Presidio Heights.  While there was so much to take in, including a shop devoted entirely to ribbon, can you imagine!  My favorite discovery was Hudson Grace.

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Life

Camera Strap

March 30, 2016

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Since starting Patterns and Prosecco, I have had so many amazing opportunities and made so many discoveries.  Chief among those was discovering how much I love photography.  And given the amount of time I spend snapping pictures and editing it’s a good thing I do, because I can’t imagine nurturing this platform without that love and curiosity.  Honestly, most days my camera feels like another appendage!  Spending as much time with my camera as I do, I can’t even begin to articulate my excitement when I came across these gorgeous camera straps from JAK Designs.

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Nibbles

Moroccan Chicken Stew

March 30, 2016

Moroccan chicken stew

Dinner tonight brings together two things I absolutely love – one pot meals and Nigella Lawson.  I simply adore meals that can be prepared in one pot and if that pot is a slow cooker, as is the case for this Moroccan Chicken Stew, even better.  And what’s not to love about Nigella Lawson, she is vivacious, classy, and gives us all permission to find joy and pleasure in our food.  Her new book, Simply Nigella, is a beautiful compilation of uncomplicated recipes that are relaxed, but deeply satisfying.

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