Custom holiday cards from Rifle Paper co. I wish I could bring myself to get something like this made, get an address book together, send out holiday cards etc etc. One of these days. Or I'll stick to the tried and true Ahnert tradition of sending out a Chinese New Year email. It's greener right? But these cards are so damn cute! Read more
is my husband's dream come true. Read more
A friend just introduced me to OrientalFurniture.comwhich is quite possibly the largest online retailer of room divider screens. From traditional shoji screens, to southern plantation shutters style screens, to Chinese paintings, to photo printed fabric screens, they have it all. They even have blank canvas screens that you can paint yourself. What seem to have the most bang for your buck, though,... Read more
has officially arrived in the Ahnert Davis household. Heretofore I was reluctant to do much exterior seasonal decorating, what with the neglected weedy front yard and all. The new plants though have inspired me to dig out a bit of my inner cheer. Read more
Our first harvest of arugula. One thing I just learned is that the older leaves are more spicy and pungent than the baby variety. Which explains why the arugula that we got on our honeymoon on the Amalfi Coast was so much more tasty than those found in our local grocery store bags. No more baby arugula for me! Adults only please. Read more
Previously I had posted about the bike revolution that is taking place - a return to simpler more classic bikes. There are the bikes that Public makes as well as Republic's bikes sold through Urban outfitters. Well, now Rob's wood grain bikes(too bad their name doesn't have the word "public" in it) has upped the ante. Burl wood in luxury cars is nothing new, but faux painted wood (I guess a real... Read more
So, I've been blogging away since the spring about our landscaping, but mostly it's been the terraces in our backyard. We planted the hopseeds, planted our kitchen herb garden, did the backyard planting on the terraces, watched it grow in, and chopped down our mulberry treeand replaced it with an ornamental plum. But from the street side, the front yard was still just a jumble of dirt and weeds. Read more
So a bit in the same vein as yesterday's post about my dad joining facebook and blogging, Donna McCabe mother of one of my best friends recently started up her very own Etsy Shop Love to Go. Donna had made Lizzy a few framed cross stitched sayings for her apartment and cubicle. After that a few gay friends asked her to make some specialized ones for them. And a business was born.From your... Read more
So I recently came across Sew LA through Jamie Mears blog Isuwannee. The funny thing is I'd heard about this place and then forgotten about it and it's right in my backyard. Sew LA is a sewing education space in Silverlake. Following in the footsteps of other DIY trends (pickling, composting, IKEA hacking), Sew LA offers sewing classes focused on clothing as well as some home decor such as pillows... Read more
the makings of a new logo. Which do you prefer? Read more
It's true - my dad is on facebook. Although I think he'd rather not be since he doesn't like the random friend requests and only checks his account quarterly. But even more savvy of him, is that he started a blog recently... way to follow in my footsteps dad ;) As a Texan who has lived in Asia for 17 years, he has aptly named his blog Texasia- up to you whether you want to pronounce it Tex-Asia,... Read more
Well, I always knew I had a bit of a bag fetish, but it turns out my completely straight brother is also a self proclaimed "bag hound." Recently he turned me on to Carryologya blog about everything "bag." Less of a temple to the Guccis and Louis of the the world, it's a compilation of reviews and introductions of various carrying methods from wallets, to packs, to ipad sleeves, to wheeled luggage.... Read more