Some feel good music! Just wanted to share this song (& awesome music video)... it's catchy and makes me happy. Hopefully it does the same for you.I've seen Ra Ra Riot perform live twice in Philly. Love 'em. Check out their other videos on YouTube, too!

Wouldn't you want to travel more often if your friends could put you up in a room like these? I know that I would be asking to make many more visits. Necessities: Bright and airy, comfortable bedding, plush linens, pretty color schemes, and lots of warm accessories to make your guests feel 'at home'. Anyone want a house guest?

After a dinner with friends this week, John was trying to show me a new way home on the backroads. Accidentaly, he led me past this house. Forgetting that we were trying to head home, I did a U-turn and pulled right in to do somet exploring. Tracy was more than willing to check it out. John 'stood guard'... which means he slept in the car while we walked around.This abandoned home stands along rural Old Stage Road. There are only a few beautifully restored homes on this road. Most of the houses seems to be in some form of...

Last Saturday I spent all day serving drinks to hundreds of rowdy people enjoying the spring weather. After mixing up cocktails and dealing with some sloppy drunks for 10 hours, I was more than happy to get out of the house and do something refreshing. My girlfriends and I got dolled up and went to our local tavern, The Steer Inn. Since it was Cruisin’ Weekend and there were tons of retro-American lovers in town, the Steer Inn hosted their 3rd annual Rods & Rockers on Wheels party. By 9 o’clock PM, my friend Tracy had been crowned Miss Rods...

The spring 2011 collection by Filly Designs is so minimalist and showcases such flattering silhouettes it has me rethinking my entire wardrobe. Filly, a Portland based clothing company, uses simple shapes, cuts, and colors to flatter a female figure. Another bonus? The fabrics in this collection are predominantly sustainable, American-milled, and created in small-batches. Each hand drawn pattern turns into a hand-sews prototype. Then it’s sent to the San Francisco area where it’s constructed.I love the simplicity of this collection. Bare essentials. Each item looks so light and comfortable. I’d love to get my hand on (or my body inside...