Today I’m sharing some Big News, a riveting television series and, if you have sugar snap pea in your garden (or farmer’s market), you’ll want this recipe.
Happy Weekend Friends!
It’s time for the weekend post with Kim and Elizabeth.
Our weekly roundup of inspiration and goings on.
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It’s the last weekend of April.
With so many things to look forward to in May.
Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Graduations, Memorial Day
And May is a big birthday month in our family.
So much to celebrate.
And speaking of celebrations …
The Little House on 4th Street
We bought a house! A tiny house. In my hometown of Lafayette. Just a hop, skip and a jump from Snowberry. I still can’t believe it’s ours.
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen the stories I posted when I toured the open house a few months back. I got a lot of questions about it, but the long saga of how we came to make an offer … and that offer finally being accepted is for another day.
Are we leaving Snowberry? Well …. no. Not anytime soon. We love this house and put our heart and souls into its renovation. We’ll continue to enjoy living here … and finishing our project list … while grappling with what can be done with our new little postage stamp lot and tiny cottage.
If you’re wondering why in the world we’d do such a thing I may not have mentioned location, location, location. The house sits in the cutest downtown neighborhood. Many of the homes, built in the 1930’s – 40’s were summer cottages for City dwellers. The neighborhood is walking distance to restaurants, shops, all of our favorite places. And we can walk out the front door and onto the regional trail where we walk Pippa and Maggie nearly everyday. The downtown Park Theater holds so many memories from my childhood. There’s a major fundraising effort going on to save and renovate the theater.
We’ve been looking at houses in this neighborhood for 15 years. Fifteen years! There have been a lot of disappointments over that time. I’m honestly still a little stunned that we actually own this tiny cottage. And as I start to wrap my head around it I’ll share the bigger story. Of course there’s a bigger story.
We’re so grateful to the Dana Green Team, our rock star real estate friends, who made this happen for us. In fact, they’ve been making things happen for us for a very long time. Dana and her team sold our house in Walnut Creek for a record breaking price (at that time), prevailed in the bidding war for Snowberry and persevered through some challenging and head-scratching circumstances to successfully negotiate our 4th Street deal when it seemed deader than dead in the water. I know when the time comes they’ll find the right family to take on stewardship of Snowberry.
I’m really excited to finally share this news with you. And look forward chronicling our adventures with the little house on 4th Street.
Lafayette Lifestyle Tour – 2-Ticket Giveaway
We’re just week away from the 25th Annual Lafayette Juniors Lifestyle Tour on Saturday, May 4th. The tour showcases five stunning – gorgeous – Lafayette homes (inside and out) … it’s one of my favorite events of the year and I can’t wait! Would you like to win two tickets to the tour?!!! I’m hosting a 2-ticket giveaway on Instagram so head over there and enter to win. The winner will be drawn on Wednesday, May 1st. Here’s what to do …
- Follow me @Makemineaspritzer
- Follow @LafayetteJuniors
- Comment on my most recent @Makemineaspritzer post and tag someone you’d love to bring on the tour
A couple of snaps from previous tours …
Jim had to be dragged kicking and screaming from the putting green … and wine room.
You can still buy TICKETS HERE. Jim and I will see you on the tour!
Snap Peas From the Garden
We have sugar snap peas thriving in our raised bed garden. They’re climbing the trellis like nobody’s business and I harvest a small batch everyday.
My favorite way to cook them is super simple, with just a few ingredients. They’re so good, we eat them more like appetizers. In other words we have no restraint and they don’t make it to our dinner plates.
This is the recipe I’ve been using on repeat.
Apples Never Fall
If you’re looking for something to watch this weekend, Apples Never Fall on Peacock is a great binge. A super intense family drama/mystery starring Annette Benning (love her) and Sam Neill will keep you fascinated and guessing. Adapted from Laine Moriarty’s novel by the same name, We devoured this series in two sittings.
Bedroom Refresh
This week on the blog I shared our primary bedroom refresh and a few easy ideas. This was on my project list for 2024 and I’m happy to call it done. For now. We still lack wall art but I haven’t come across anything that really appeals to me so the walls remain blank. I like to think of them as calm and tranquil. Now that I’ve stopped looking, the right art will probably find me.
Odds & Socks ~
In last weekend’s posts I shared five essential dresses for summer, dresses I’ll be packing for Italy and wearing all summer long. This striped, gauzey caftan has been a hot item on the blog and it arrived on my doorstep this week. I ordered a small but it’s swimming on me so I’m exchanging it for an XS. In case you’re mulling it over … size down. Oh, and great news … it’s 30% off (under $100)!
Ruth Reichl’s latest book, The Paris Novel, was released this week. Guess what I’m doing this weekend?!
This week I have a quite a few blog posts to recommend:
- Elizabeth started a new monthly baking series with her friend Shari Silver. They made brownies. Yum!
- Shopping for an area rug? Be sure to follow Mary Ann’s sage advice on how to choose an one and size guidelines. Sizing is my achilles heel.
- Cindy interviewed Elizabeth Moyer of Pretty Pink Tulips for her Ageless Style series.
- Molly shared her step-by-step guide for hanging a gallery wall. I’m saving it for when I finally find the right artwork for our bedroom.
Current Favorites ~
And that’s what I have for you today.
Let’s visit Kim and Elizabeth to see what’s inspiring them.
If you live in the Bay Area be sure to swing by my Instagram and enter to win 2-tickets to next Saturday’s Lafayette Lifestyle Tour.
Thanks for stopping by and cheers from Snowberry!
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