Woke up to the smell of ocean air this morning, a very happy start to Friday indeed. We are at the Oregon Coast for the weekend on my family’s annual beach vacay. Thirty plus family members in one house (this year two) since I was 10 years old and this is the first year I get to sleep in a bed. That in addition to fun nightly bonfires and leisurely walks in the sand mean it’s going to be a great weekend. Happy Friday!

A special repost of the picture that inspired the aesthetic of A Touch of Lovely. Cheers to my upcoming 50th post! This is one of the green smoothies I make with an entire lemon, rind and all!

My treasured sardine painting from a trip to Croatia finally got the framing it deserves.

This doorway was flirting with me big time.

Summer beauty must have! This Mario Badescu facial spray has kept my face from breaking out during the crazy summer travel season. Its like a spa in a bottle.

I don’t know what it is but it looks cool and it frames the Bay Bridge quite nicely. Always something random in San Francisco!