I was a little under the weather this week so I kept the outdoor exploring to a minimum.  I spent my time recuperating and thinking about how to make our new apartment feel like our home.  As I sketched our new space I began to think about the improvements I made to our San Francisco home.  As I didn't venture out much this week I thought I would share how I transformed a cheap metal blind into a custom roman shade. Read More

Just off the boat in Rome and I want to explore every nook and cranny, but I'm acting like a man on the run.  The heat here is so intense that I have to cross the street every time the sun moves, just to stay in the shade.  The temperature is in the the high 90's which makes full days of walking the streets searching for hidden treasures exhausting.  I managed to put on an outfit that didn't completely stick to me and left the house on a new adventure! Read More

We have made it to Italy and are settling into the Roman way of life. We found a cute little place to call home and after 2 weeks of being off the grid our internet finally got installed.  Saturday posts are back and I have lots of exciting things to share! 

Our first week in this beautiful city was playing tourist and apartment hunting. I have lived in big cities and in plenty of small apartments, hello 8' x 9' room in a Manhattan 5 floor walkup, but the set-ups here are giving New York City and San Francisco a run for their money.  The buildings are beautiful and you can feel the history all around you, but some of the places we looked at were so tiny you would literally hit your head on about 7 things just walking around.  Read More...