Catch Up // Happenings + Inspiration

It's been a packed couple weeks and though I've been taking lots of photos, I haven't put together posts on each topic.  Instead of fretting or letting photos go to waste, I've created a mash-up cheater post to share with you ....everything all at once!  Sneaky-sneaky...  and enjoy xoxo

Emma Robertson of Emma Dime and Lo Crosier of LoCro invited a bunch of ladies over for happy hour at their co-joined studio spaces {dreamy}.  Also check it: Emma's book just came out! http://amzn.to/1gACDTe

Made this little rosecut diamond ring for Heather and Jon.  Jon actually made the band himself!

After getting back from the Grand Canyon and Zion, I was hungry for a good view... so I went for a 10 mile run on Mt. Tam.  Lovely.

For some reason I got a crazy craving for oysters, so I drove out to The Marshall Store and ate a dozen BBQs with a buddy.  We then stopped at Tomales Oyster Co. and picked up a sack to BBQ at my childhood friend's house in West Marin.  This here is a Golden Nugget, a name right after my jeweler heart.

Uh, did I mention we got featured in SUNSET MAGAZINE?!  Guess I should have mentioned that, it was such a huge honor!  My neighbors Marion and Rose + Umami Mart were featured as well.

Took an overnight to my namesake/god-auntie's house in Sebastopol.  We had a campfire with wine and great conversation, and I did an early morning jog through the orchards the next day.  I also did an Enneagram and discovered I am a 7-- The Enthusiast/Epicure.

Just a pretty Oakland Sunset captured from my bedroom window.

Took a weekend trip to my Grandpa's house near Whiskytown Lake, and took the boat out for a picnic.

Found a bunch of old photos at my Grandpa's house, this one is of the two of us.  He calls me Katy-Bird.

My favorite place to sleep in the whole world, out on my Grandpa's porch during the summer.  Crickets singing, stars blarring.

Hiked out to Alamere Falls/ Bass Lake.  I grew up in West Marin and unbelievably had never been before.  Gonna go back with my bathing suit for a dip next time.

Bass Lake is a 3 mile hike in from Mesa Road in Bolinas.

The Falls.  Like Whoa.

Walked out to the new tower on the Bay Bridge.  Pretty awesome.  It's 7 miles round-trip though, so wear sunscreen {this dummy forgot}.

Got out my sandcasting tools to craft a special ring for a client who wanted to use silver her Dad had given her, in remembrance.  

The result.  

That about brings us up to date, friends.  xoxo

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This is Oakland // Picnic on the Bay

Last weekend my very best friend in the whole wide world, Lynsey, celebrated her birthday with a bike ride to Middle Harbor Shoreline Park to have a picnic on the Bay.  We started at her house in near Temescal with morning mimosas on the porch with the puppies of the house, Adeline July and Banger.  Then a gang of us grabbed our bikes and rode across town to the park.

No one but the birthday girl had ever been to this amazing spot-- you have to drive (or ride your bike, as we did) down 7th st all the way through the ports.  We were all so amazed by the wide open views of the Bay Bridge and San Francisco skyline, the beautiful and green lawns, and perfectly clean amenities.  One of the many things I love about living in Oakland is all the new things that reveal themselves to me over time, it seems like there is always something new and wonderful to discover.

We ate grilled steak, pasta salad, lots of cheese and bread, and sipped on a little bubbly all afternoon.  Kate and Matt brought their own hand-made corn toss game (Matt sewed all the corn bags himself), and soaked up the sun on the lawn, and told all sorts of gross stories to one another.  Eva and Jeremy brought little baby Parker, who was passed to each of the grown ups, eager play with her precious little cheeks.

It was a perfect day.  Next time you're looking for a great place to lounge on a sunny day, make your way over to this hidden gem.

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