Fun Spots in Los Altos, Mrs Obama’s Style Book, Bab’s Basket House Home, & More

On this publish – enjoyable spots to take a look at in downtown Los Altos, Michelle Obama’s new fashion guide, a hearty soup for November, Brunch with Bab’s charming basket home rework, and extra…

It is time for the Weekend Meander with Juliet and Elizabeth!

Hope you had a great week. My youngest son Griffin simply moved dwelling yesterday. A U-Haul was what he wanted after 5 years of dwelling in Utah. He gave away numerous it, however his desk he constructed, crops he nurtured, and a mattress body he loves, plus his cello, snowboarding, bike, and mountain climbing and tenting stuff- meant he wanted a small truck. Oh did I point out he has a sectional he discovered on Facebook market he loves? We have a small dwelling and tight storage so it needs to be fascinating. Still I’m excited to have my boy again for a bit. Hopefully he can get monetary savings and pay on his flight faculty mortgage and get extra of his flight hours wanted for industrial pilot. Luckily his shut pal’s household simply opened a brand new sushi restaurant and he might be ready tables for them in between issues.

Today is my dad’s Ray’s birthday! Dad is popping 86. Max is taking him to a on line casino and my brother is assembly them for a man’s time out. This is one thing my dad likes to do, however hardly ever will get to anymore. He loves taking part in playing cards. Next week we’ll rejoice with my oldest Jackson who turns 27 on Wednesday! They are the November birthday boys. I’m so fortunate to dwell near my dad! This photograph was from three years in the past. He stays lively and I hope I might be the identical as him. He’s quite a bit like my grandma ( his mother), who nearly lived to 101.

Downtown Los Altos

Last Sunday Jackson and Kristin met us in Los Altos for lunch and to stroll round. Have you been these days? I neglect what a captivating downtown they’ve. They have a great deal of unbiased outlets and eating places.

I knew there was a stitching and needlecraft retailer there and informed Kristin who’s at all times in the hunt for a brand new equipment. We stopped within the charming Needles Studio first! This nice area has so many stunning materials and stitching wants, but it surely additionally had nice kits for embroidery and crossstitch. I liked the classic stitching machines as decor all through. They maintain courses similar to sneaker embroidery, material present wrapping (furoshiki), and for individuals who simply need to get to an unfinished stitching venture with some gentle steerage and assist. Check it all out here. What an excellent addition to their neighborhood!

We popped into most of the small shops. Some I like and have frequented are Repeter Consignment (at all times nice issues), Alys Grace (the very best sweaters and denims), there’s additionally a Manresa Bread and a beautiful Linden Tree children’s bookstore. (a cool desk with crayons out entrance), Satura Patisserie is an excellent place to seize a candy deal with and Red Berry Coffee has breakfast bites and fantastic espresso drinks and a pleasant patio.

Below is Chinello Design with presents and neat crops. I attempted and acquired this enjoyable sweater at Alys Grace. (The sweaters have been 20% off!)

We additionally got here throughout Tal Palo, providing free marigolds for Dias de los Muertos. Tal Palo is ‘Guadalajara (MX) inspired cafe cafe and tienda that celebrates Mexican heritage and East Bay roots.’ This cafe has no set menu and is small batch cooking with a giant following. I’d love to return again and take a look at their coffees and cake.

We additionally checked out the fantastic State Street Market, that has 9 eating places, and fun events. What a wonderful concept with open tables and patios. This is a good locations for households and anybody who desires to seize a chunk, and get out and with neighborhood!!

They have trivia night time, chess nights, artwork doodling, hioliday strolls, dwell music and extra.

I want each little city had one thing like this. Max and I plan to return and have a chunk one night. The youngsters took a pic within the photograph sales space…

Ski Soup

Since Griffin got here dwelling I made a soup that I haven’t for some time. It is a hearty one referred to as Ski Soup and it’s from the Après All Day Cookbook.

This soup is a tackle a minestrone tailored from a well-liked one at an Utah ski resort. I might share my very own photograph, however at night time it simply was too darkish to look good, so that is from the guide. I take advantage of the guide quite a bit, and it’s chock stuffed with yummy issues to make in winter months. Max and I made these cheddar biscuits from it a number of years in the past on the cabin.

Bab’s New Connecticut ‘Basket Shop’ dwelling

I comply with Brunch with Babs and I like her nice life suggestions and cooking. She purchased this cute 1830’s dwelling close to a stone bridge a number of years in the past nearer to her daughter. The home was a former ‘basket shop.’ I used to be ready to see what she did and boy is it fairly. The design was by Blair Moore who took the cottage’s historical past into consideration on this recent, however charming replace. I particularly love the window seats, the kitchen bars with hooks for baskets and issues, and the scullery kitchen.

I like this inexperienced paint and the door! In the kitchen the beams and the Delft impressed backsplash tiles are candy. So many particular particulars you have to see and browse the entire article.

Photos have been by Jared Kuzia and the article and extra are here on AD . Follow Brunch with Babs on Instagram.

Good Things

The Look Michelle Obama, a guide on her fashion evolution as First Lady is out and I can’t wait to get a replica! I used to be an enormous fan of her fashion and the way she combined J. Crew and Ann Taylor with extra excessive finish designers. She has nice style and aptitude for shade.

It has been enjoyable to see her in latest interviews speaking about these years. ( So miss them.) She sat down with Tracee Ellis Ross for Elle to debate the expectations of her and the challenges along with her hair as the primary black First Lady. She was additionally criticized for issues like her sleeveless shifts and toned arms. God forbid! She discusses more of it here.

Have you seen the Manet & Morisot exhibit on the Legion of Honor in San Francisco? I’m very eager to recover from there and see it earlier than March. I liked this quick clip by the museum about they influenced one another’s artwork and have been mates and later household when she married his brother.

State of the Union

I’m feeling much more hopeful this week after the elections! I consider we the folks have extra energy than we expect. This election was an enormous referendum on Trump and his insurance policies. I used to be additionally elated to see so many new ladies take workplace and two turn into governor.

Thursday I went to mail a package deal to a pal within the U.Ok. and unbeknownst to me, on August twenty ninth, new duties and tariffs took impact. For these sending parcels overseas- even a present, the recipient should pay an obligation primarily based on the price of the merchandise price and its tax and transport payment. So for my small package deal, my pal would wish to pay between and to obtain the package deal and there’s no means I will pay it on my finish, and I couldn’t try this to her. We are nearly to hit gifting season, and that is nearly nowhere to be discovered on-line or in information. Just a heads up if you happen to intend to ship a vacation package deal abroad this 12 months. This will damage small companies right here and overseas.

Back to funding SNAP….If now we have the cash for thus many ICE hires, for different nations, we will discover the cash to fund our air site visitors and TSA folks. This week a choose ordered all SNAP to be fulfilled after which Trump requested the Supreme Court to cease it late final night time. In the SNAP 60 12 months historical past, no president has ever refused to make use of contingent funds throughout a shut down.

How does a person sleep at night time who actively (together with JDVance) says SNAP isn’t a mandatory program, and on the identical time, throws a lavish Gatsby celebration, brags about redecorating the Lincoln rest room in marble, and sends billion to Argentina simply because?

To high it off, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has instructed grocery stores not to offer special discounts to roughly 42 million Americans who use meals stamps. Doing in order that they claimed, can be discrimination. This at a time when grocery costs have skyrocketed. As Max mentioned, cruelty appears to be the purpose with all these folks. This photograph! Would be humorous if it wasn’t so terrible.

If you missed final weekend’s publish I shared my skincare I’m loving, cute winter purses, and learn how to assist these affected by the SNAP program reduce.

By the best way I purchased two of the furry baggage, on that publish, so I’ll report again after I get them!

Have a stunning weekend,

Kim

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