Retro Santa Monica Farmers Market

I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Mine was spent getting to know my new Los Angeles surroundings and spending the day with my father who's birthday is today. So this weekend we went down to the Santa Monica Farmers Market. The weather was overcast, but the people were still smiling. I loved being outdoors and discovering the new produce, flowers, merchants and fruit. So come along with me on this retro Farmers Market day...

First stop, let's grab this adorable bag, some cash and sunglasses.

Who says you have to grab any old bag to go to the Farmers Market? Try one of these stylish Audrey Reusable Bag. And she has sisters!

The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook

I would love to get this book as a house warming present because of it's wonderful recipe ideas. I just feel better when eating more fruits and veggies...don't you?



I can't wait to get a bicycle with a basket so I can ride to the beach on Saturday mornings. All I need now is a flowy dress and some flip flops to match my fashion ride.





I'm pretty sure that butter lettuce is my favorite in a salad. It brings something unique to the flavor of the salad and I seem to only find it at a Farmers Market.

Oh that was a fun retro Santa Monica Farmers Market day. I wish I could be there right now. Farmers Market have become so popular over the past years. And I think its a great place to bring children. Tell me, are you as addicted to your local Farmers Market as I am sweetie?

Change Post from The Simply Luxurious Life

I am so lucky to have Shannon from The Simply Luxurious Life guest post again. I've always had to remind myself that change is a blessing and this post is a wonderful example in pictures of how I'm feeling. We're driving a U-haul from San Francisco to Los Angeles today send positives thoughts...will post soon.

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The Charm of Change

Life, our lives, are not stagnant. We are perpetually moving forward, although if we are absentmindedly sitting behind the wheel, we may not be going in a direction that is the best course for the lives of our dreams. The reality and the blessing is that change happens and it is a good thing, but it has to do with how we approach it.

Immediately I know some of you may be shaking your head, but look at it this way, as much as we want to convince ourselves that we are in control of our lives, we really only have control over our actions and reactions. The reality is that we create our reality based on what we believe, what we have experienced and how we think.

Images: (1) teenangel (2) Martha (3) We Heart It

If nothing else, the realization that change will happen should be a reminder to us every day to soak up the goodness, be appreciative, live in the moment, not hold back and live as though tomorrow we will not have the same opportunity. Use the knowledge of change occurring on a regular basis to propel you to achieve your dreams, your goals, your deep-down-desires today – don’t put it off any longer. Allow this acceptance of change to be your great motivator. If not now, when?

Lastly, I would like to extend a tip of the hat to Laura for inviting me to contribute to her blog while she herself is undergoing a bit of an exciting change. Thank you again Laura, it is a true pleasure to be here.

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Thank you sweetie for this lovely post! So tell me would you consider yourself someone that is good with change?

Guest post The Simply Luxurious Life

Hi lovelies. Today I am sitting in my San Francisco apartment which is covered in boxes getting ready for our upcoming move to L.A. My blogging friend Shannon from The Simply Luxurious Life offered to entertain us with her lovely thoughts and pictures with this guest post while I'm working away. Thank you so much Shannon. I can't wait to read more...

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An Ideal Weekend

Although the weekend is not quite here, it is always something to dream about, wish to come quicker or plan as we daydream about at our desks at work or in the car on the drive home or the subway/train ride commute. Last year in Vogue Italia Gisele Bundchen demonstrates the many ways a leisurely ideal weekend could be enjoyed. Have a look . . .

. . . reading . . .

. . . cooking & eating . . .

. . . daydreaming . . .

. . . (I’ll let you use your imagination) . . .

. . . spending time with loyal companions . . .

Images courtesy of Elle Italia source

. . . and ending the day in luxury.

What would your ideal weekend look like?

Under the Sheets~shhh is moving to Los Angeles!

Sweetie it’s true! After living in the incredible city of San Francisco (click here for some old Cable Car Confession posts), we are moving back to Los Angeles for Honey's MBA program and a new lifestyle. I’m excited about moving back and looking forward to starting our new married life in L.A. I spent my high school years there with my family and best friend and they’re super excited we’re coming back. Getting married in San Francisco was the best thing we could have done as we met and fell in love here, but somehow moving to L.A. has been clicking left and right.

So three months to the day of our wedding, we’ll be in a Uhaul moving cities.

This will bring exciting change to Under the Sheets~shhh because my experiences will be new. New lifestyle, beachy weather, MBA students, travel, closer to family and we’re renting a sweet little house. I promise sweetie to bring to L.A. my retro, vintage, inspirational, witty writing and San Francisco style. I guess I’ll just have to leave all of my scarves in boxes.

Stay tuned for my/our new adventures in L.A. and I can’t wait to meet some new blogging friends.

Going back to school retro style

Parents it's almost time for your vacation because the kids are going back to school. Yeah...oh sorry kiddies! I keep hearing from parents that the summers seem to be getting longer, but not from my best friend R the teacher. Well I wish everyone a great back to school year and may you go back with a little retro style...

In school crayons were my favorite so I could color outside of the box. I can still remember the day when I discovered the Glitter and Metallic crayons (seen here on Amazon). My world was rocked and my cheerleader signs got bigger and more colorful. Read about my cheerleader days in this moving from Canada to America post.

Choosing the first day of school outfit was such an ordeal. I sat on the phone with both my girl and guy friends to determine the right look. Some things never change huh? I still feel like this when I start a new job.



For a back to school retro look, every child needs a pair of high socks with a lunchbox. Pair the socks with a Catholic Girl skirt and you'll be the talk of the school. Unless you actually go to Catholic School!

Lunch is another difficult thing to control on your first day. Parents can pack the lunch and add some fun colorful paper cups to hold the food. Let's leave the toothpicks out...ok?

Back to school fashion is fun for girls. A dress with matching tights and clunky dark boots makes for an adorable outfit.

Paper Mate pens are a colorful way of going retro in school.

Oh how I miss having this school desk with my friends around me. Maybe I should get one of these desks for home. Would I even fit anymore?

Is it creepy or cute for an adult to carry a lunchbox sweetie?

To all the kiddies and parents out there, happy almost back to school week. You've all hung in there so well. No go out there and buy some back to school retro fashions that would make me proud! I know you can do it. What was the item you just had to have for school when you were a child lovely?

Retro picnic foodie dreams

Fancy, schmancy with retro picnic dreams is always the way to go. Can you feel the smile stretch onto your face lovelies? Being able to stop during the summer, get family and friends together to eat finger foods in the park makes me look forward to vacation. So come along with me on our blog retro picnic dreams day and don't forget to bring the music...

We start off with changing our picnic to a pale yellow, I mean who said that we always had to have red checkered cloths in the park?

Can you help me tie this adorable retro apron from Boojiboo on Etsy? Even the name Boojiboo is so much fun to say!

The next decision is one of the most important to make...who to invite and lay around on the picnic blanket with? And what if I need help fanning my hair out like this? Who to ask...hmmm who to ask?

In my fantasy picnic invite one of course would go to the incredible Audrey Hepburn. I mean look she's already all ready dressed for our fashion picnic.

Please bring some S'mores and the blog One Lovely Day has this simple Sweets I Heart:S'mores recipe.

For a more vintage look maybe I can make a quick costume change into this vintage apron. To add some color I can add some red flats or turquoise necklace.

Oh our retro picnic was so much fun today. Did I forget to mention that all picnic men will need to wear a non-baseball hat? A girl can dream can't she? So I'm off to find all things pale yellow, grab some aprons, a picnic basket, picture of Audrey Hepburn and make pitcher of lemonade. What can you bring sweetie?

Come on Vogue with The September Issue!

Something clicked for me while watching the fashion documentary The September Issue this week. I swear I heard the angels singing. I felt like a fly on the wall in Anna Wintour's office, editor-in-chief to American Vogue. And to get yelled by her would be a dream come true!

Or maybe it would be a thrill for me to just be inside the Vogue walls.

Vogue fall photo shoot

From the documentary it was Grace Coddington, Fashion Editor, that really caught my eye. It is her creative vision for photo shoots, cutting edge fashion and passion for shoots that struck me. Some of Grace's photo's can be seen here.

It was the marriage between Anna and Grace that surprised me. Anna is always on the forefront of Vogue, as she should be. Yet it was Grace that was able to challenge her with her true vision for the magazine.

The September Issue

Take a look at this promo for the movie to see Anna and Grace (the unmistakable redhead) go head to head.

Color, color, color and perfect pose. Work it girls! This picture seems to be flowing through.

I'm pretty sure I have this hat somewhere in my closet from Toronto. Hold on as I go and try it on!



I love this color and wish I could wear it everyday. If I wear a turquoise ring with it would it be too much sweetie?

Love this Cameron Diaz California girl inspired shoot from the Vogue 2009 issue. The September Issue movie helps the viewer understand a little more about the high society in the fashion world. Whether it's designs, to clothes, to photo shoots, to runway shows or flying to Paris a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Tell me, does this movie speak to you like it did to me lovely?