independents week

Get your Golden Coupon and enjoy 20% off at the Willows (and all these other fantastic local vendors) from June 27th thru July 4th for an awesome Independents Week.  Yay, Local!  Check out Local First Arizona for more details.  Discount is for in-store purchases only, and applies only to regular-priced merchandise.  Hope you spend next week shopping and eating local!

treasure hunting

Every now and then when I have a day or even a couple hours with nothing going on, I like to hit up some of my favorite vintage and thrift stores.  It is my idea of relaxing.  I just love wondering aisles full of old goodies waiting to find a new life with a new owner.
There always seems to be some little treasure out there just waiting for me to find it...

Do you like digging through vintage and second-hand stores looking for treasures or do you find it too overwhelming?

local lily's summer guide

Have you downloaded your Local Lily's Guide to an {Arizona} Summer that doesn't Suck?  It is full of all the greatest places to eat, shop and generally be this summer to beat the heat and have a good time in Arizona.  We were ever so flattered to be included...

Head on over and download your free copy to stay in touch with all the places to stay cool this summer!

this new table got me thinking...

So, I put this new table of mine on the side of our back patio with the intention of opening up the half-wall of the patio as a sort of extension to this area.  It is so magical (I just need to move the swingset back by the trampoline to complete the mood).  Now all I can think about is having dinner parties over there under lights with good food and good company.  Wouldn't it be fun if my daughter Christine (former chef of Palatte) hosted dinner parties you could attend with friends for a flat fee?  Appetizers, dinner, dessert, all included.  Would you go to something like that?

an old french magazine

I came across this magazine I got many years ago while in Paris the other day.  I still love every page in it.  It is like a book you never want to get rid of.  One of the articles in it is about kids making and believing in magic and these little fairy houses they can build using the simple things you find in nature.  One of the quotes reads as follows, "Where you believe there is magic, you will find it."  So sweet.  Anyway, I thought these little houses would be such a fun summer project.  Easy and free, yet whimsical and lovely.  Perhaps, I will get the grandkids to help make some of these with me out of driftwood this summer at the beach...

get crafty

What do you say this Father's Day we all get crafty and make dad something super special?

We have stamps and tape and ribbons and notebooks and all sorts of things to get those creative juices flowing, so come on in and we'll help give you that extra inspiration...