the remaking of a kitchen

i'm back from a lovely 4 days in my favorite city. i do love that place, and having david and sarah show me their places is a delight. sarah was waiting for me as i left the secure area at the airport even tho we were 35 minutes early. lovely. we walked around their neighborhood and when david came home we walked to a neighborhood restaurant. as we were enjoying our wine i handed sarah the little silk bag i'd brought from home. they tried them on and the rings fit perfectly, plus they like them! good news for sure. designing long distance, showing photos as i went along was not the surest way to please, but all is well. they were amazed that i'd thrown my procrastinating ways to the winds and did the deed in hurry-up fashion. what the heck, I AM AMAZED AT MYSELF!!
we did lots of walking, shopping and just having a good time. sarah and i met louise in oakland at the bart station, got to see the new things they have done to their house, saw mr outstanding himself and then proceeded to lunch. yummy food in berkeley on 4th street. then we shopped for THE dress.....looked at several swank designer places without success, and finally found the dress of sarah's dreams. it is a beauty and looks like a sarah dress, so all is well. we then visited a fabric shop and found some wonderful silk to make a wrap. a very successful day!
the next day sarah and i breakfasted in a sweet french cafe and then went to britex, dress and silk in hand. they helped us to make decisions on the wrap and sarah found some trim and ribbon to make it perfect. now i just have to sew the thing together by hand and do it so that the stitches don't show to the naked eye. help.

Labels: dress, rings, san francisco, shopping