The Marshall Store, Tomales Bay CA

On day 4 of our trip, we made our way over to Tomales Bay for a leisurely, boozy, briney lunch at The Marshall Store. We sat in the sun next to the bay, sipped (?) wine and chowed on delicious oysters, all the while getting some of the best people watching that Northern California has to offer. If you go, I recommend the BBQ and the Chorizo oysters. 

The Marshall Store

19225 Route 1

Marshall, CA 94940

415-663-1339

Heath Ceramics

We took a little jaunt to the north country last weekend and I got to do all my favorite things, including a quick stop at Heath Ceramics in Sausalito.  Heath has been making handcrafted tile and tableware since 1948, and they are one of the last mid-century American potteries in existance. Their crew of about 60 employees makes every single piece by hand, right here at their Sausalito factory. 

Heath Ceramics

400 Gate 5 Road

Sausalito, CA 94965-2807

(415) 332-3732

There seemed to be some kind of high-tide flooding situation going on.

There Is A Light...

I love me some Gibb Brothers.

They show up in many forms and many places, in some way or another.


It can look like this:

(To Love Somebody, written by Barry and Robin Gibb)

OR it can look like this:

My love is deep.

Happy Friday my friends!

The Starr King Rummage Sale

The line at 8:30 am.

Oh. I forgot to tell you about the Starr King Rummage Sale. 

No I did, I forgot.

It's not because I'm a selfish, aggressive, hoarder of a thrifter and I wasn't going to encourage any competition at this high-stakes rummage sale, how could you think that?

I saw this, and took this picture with my phone to send to my friend Jayne, who's looking for a dresser. I love this thing!

I was thinking of you Jayne. At least for a minute.

I didn't actually send it to her however because I saw this chair and jumped philanthropic ship, sprinting across the courtyard and yelling "THAT'S MY CHAIR". 

That may have actually happened.

Do you want to know how much it was? 

$5. 

Yeppers.

It will be making another appearance on this blog as I steal practice Morgan's method for restoring wood furniture, from my favorite blog The Brick House.

Oh, and the kilim pillows? $5 for both. What a bunch of idiots! Oh come on, I kid, I kid.

Put in on your calendar for next year. It benefits the Starr King Parent Child Workshop, which  is a really rad pre-school that  encourages both child and parent development.  It is located at 1525 1/2 Santa Barbara Street, and is part of the Unitarian Church. LOVE those Unitarians. They have a lady-reverend! Hallelujah.

Santa Barbara Sunday Afternoon

Hey! It's been a long time. Let's just pretend it didn't happen like the psychologically healthy people we truly are.

Compelled to get out of the house on Sunday after being sick for a few days,  coupled with the guilt of feeling like a  lazy, uncreative waste of life after watching the movie 180° South, I grabbed my camera and went for a walk around my neighborhood on Sunday afternoon.

This town is so beautiful.

I'm headed to St. Helena and Petaluma this weekend, and I'm taking my camera! See you soon.