Quick, Pretty Organizing and Talented Local Bloggers

Why not make your refrigerator pretty on the inside?

This is the inside of our refrigerator.  

The two ceramic baskets on the left are from Anthropologie and the one on the right is from Roost.

In these containers, you can store fruit and also rinse and serve it.

I bought the ceramic egg carton from Home Goods but Anthropologie also has cute ones.

There are lots more "Awesome Refrigeration Ideas" 

in my post for Houzz HERE.

My car's trunk was a mess...reusable grocery bags, yoga mat, leashes, snow chains...

 A trip to Home Goods for the cloth baskets, and a bag for my yoga mat and PRESTO!

My yoga mat bag is no longer made, but HERE is a nice one.

Easy and cute, right?

Last week, Brooke from Velvet and Linen and I were treated to lunch in L.A.
by the charming blog commenter, Linda in AZ.

I brought copies of Brook's book, Patina Style for her to sign (one for me and one for Linda).
  Our daughter, Alie, a recent graduate of NYU is going to give Brooke's son,
who will be attending there in the Fall, some student insider tips.

Another talented, local blogger that I have gotten to know is
Annie from Lovely Things.

Here we are on our walk (more about "doing the stairs" HERE).  I am standing on the curb and
gorgeous Annie is still taller than I.  Sadly for me, she will be moving back east this summer.
But, I am happy that I will be able to follow her adventures on her blog.

And that's what I like about
blogging...
it makes the world a smaller, friendlier place!
Thanks for reading.

Bistro Chairs and Easy Blueberry Lemon Tart

Can you see yourself taking a bite of a zesty tarte au citron while sitting
on one of these typical French bistro chairs?

Source: Carolina Rustic

These are normally around $350 a piece.  So, when I found two chairs by Palacek at a 

used furniture store for around $100 each, I splurged.

I put them on either side of the French doors to the patio, so

that they are handy to bring out for extra seating...

 These chairs are also in my favorite local coffee shop.

The lemons on our tree are ripening and are really fragrant.

 For my mother's birthday, I prepared this easy Blueberry Lemon Tart.

I made the dough, but to make it even simpler you could buy refrigerated pie crust.

There was extra lemon mixture so I poured it into custard cups and baked it along with the tart.

I love this mesh sugar shaker from Williams Sonoma.
It has a cap so the powdered sugar is stored and ready when you need it.

Pretty tasty!  Grab a bistro chair and have a seat.  
I'll make some tea.