roses, puppets & cacti

oh did i have quite a busy saturday!  started gloomy and early with the bf's graduation from csula!  so happy he has finished!  it started raining during the graduation so we went home to take pictures and all that.

c&c california button down (gifted), liberty of london for target dress, boutique 9 oxfords, alexander mcqueen scarf

after the graduation the bf had to go to band practice so my mom and i went over the the huntington in pasadena to see the john frame exhibit and walk around the beautiful gardens.

free people sweater, ray-ban sunglasses

after walking through the rose garden, herb garden we made our way to the john frame exhibit, three fragments of a lost tale.  the exhibit shows the puppet like sculptures and short film john frame made using the sculptures.  it was an incredibily interesting and the sculptures were so detailed for the small size.  i was eavesdropping a bit and heard one woman say it was not quite her taste, however i found it extremely interesting.  the tiny pieces that frame creates to form the sculptures are incredible and no detail is spared, even the fingers are moveable.  i would have loved to touch the pieces and see how each one moves.  photography wasn't allowed inside the gallery so i couldn't take any pictures.

we left the gallery and the sun had finally come out!  before we left we went to check out the desert garden, which i have to say is my favorite garden.  the colors and shapes are beautiful. 

c&c california shirt, liberty of london for target dress, boutique 9 oxfords

three fragments of a lost tale will be at the huntington until june 27th, and i highly recommend it.  for more information on the artist check out his website here and you can watch a little making of video below:

what to wear: saturday = spa day

saturday was spent with my mom in pasadena. last year for my mom's birthday my sister and i got her a gift card to burke williams, and i thought why not go with her? i'd never had a facial before and i figured it was about time.

we got lattes and cranberry rosemary muffins from intelligentsia cafe on colorado in old town, then went to get our facials.

the beautiful and delish cran-rosemary muffin!

after facials we went to crate&barrel so i could make myself miserable over all the things i want but can not afford.

atacama coffee table, $699

driftwood 6' garland, $29

driftwood mirror, $199

various potted succulents, $14.95-$26.95; conservatory console table, $499

after lunch we went to burkards nursery and i got some thyme, oregano, parsley and a artichoke plant!

hanging succulents

cute little cacti

browsing the plants

gorgeous colors

leafy greens (& purples)

not edible, but still pretty

the goods. no more wasting money on fresh herbs that go bad after a few days!

and of course, here is what i wore (post-spa):

rag&bone shirt, splendid tank, jbrand shorts, free people socks, jeffrey campbell shoes, jw hulme bag, ray-ban sunnies

spring comes early

we've been having yet another heat wave in LA this past week, but not a bad one. a good heat wave. the kind where you are already sick of the winter cold and need a break from it. the kind where you can eat lunch outside in the middle of january. also the kind where the trees in your garden, which seem to have just lost all their leaves from the cold, starts showing little buds of life.

the mulberry tree looks almost dead.

little signs of new life!

baby sunflowers and california poppies

all the green is making me happy and excited because soon i will have lots of sunflowers and california poppies blooming in my yard! even more excited cause i can start buying spring 11 and actually wear it!!