Weekend Notes

Hope everyone’s having a lovely Valentine’s weekend and finding some fun little ways to indulge. We had a great “date night” at home last night — grilled pizzas and chocolate soufflés on the back patio (the weather was insanely gorgeous) followed by Jake Gyllenhaal’s flick Nightcrawler (not romantic, but still awesome.) Phoebe’s also fully embraced the holiday, and we’ve somehow ended up with Frozen-themed Valentine stickers stuck onto just about every surface of our house. We have a really fun week ahead on the blog — tomorrow we’re debunking face masks and stopping by the home of one of my favorite culinary couples — and until then, enjoy a few can’t-miss reads from the past week!

Big beautiful Italian castles for sale.

Thanks to this bun in my oven, I’m really appreciating these 20 delicious mocktail recipes.

I’m over on Self.com sharing my time diary as part of their Time Makeover Challenge!

This modern home outside Paris is pretty much my idea of perfection.

Love her cookbook — now she’s launched darling stationery and notebooks!

So happy that it’s blooming branch season! Here’s what to do with them.

Love scrolling through this “a pattern a day” project.

If you haven’t already, check out my friend Aida’s Salt & Wind site… it’s a new daily read!

*and a few fun things you may have missed!

How to give a great massage.

The blogger behind Hither & Thither shares her secrets to effortless entertaining.

The right way to pair chocolate and wine.

*image: sfgirlbybay (check out more gorgeous shots of her living room here.)