Author: Frances

Greetings from, yes, Florida, on the Gulf coast, where my sister was married yesterday. Prayers for family, friends, and everyone on East Coast in Matthew’s terrible wake.

A windy day in Los Olivos flutters the leaves outside and makes the light dance across our breakfast room. #prettylight #breakfastroom #rancholazaca Banquette fabric from @perennialsfabrics and pillow fabric one of my alltime faves from @ninacampbellltd @ninacandlestick

Golden sunset at the home of friend and famed Santa Barbara County winemaker Jim Clendenon, of Au Bon Climat, in Los Alamos CA. #goldenlight #prettylight #losalamos

More zinnias! Love using these epergnes for simple, dramatic arrangements. Found them at M, a great design shop in #beaufort SC this past winter. Table is at home at #rancholazaca in #losolivosover for #afewfriendsfordinner over the weekend. Plates from #astierdevilatte Vintage napkins. Votive candle holders a gift from a dear friend. #alfresco #dinnerparty #tablesettings #centerpiece #epergne #zinnias

Happy Monday from crazy beautiful California. Passed this field of zinnias on the way to dinner Saturday night… #zinnias #california #landscape #mountains #iwanttopaintit #losalamos #socal

Cows across the street, painted with #procreate on ipad. So dang fun. @procreateapp

Trying again in focus #hollyhocks painted with #procreate on ipad. Thanks talented artist @anneward.art for the great workshop @marciaburttartist gallery in Santa Barbara

Love this vase for table or wall(!) by @kristencramer at @globaleyeart #vase #wallvase #globaleye

Scheming for my dressing room. Not quite there yet. My inspiration is the inside of Jeannie’s bottle. #dreamofjeannie #thinkpink with pale aqua curtains…

A gorgeous selection of vases, cachepots, salt cellars, butter dishes, bowls, and plates awaits at the Global Eye Art Collective in Santa Ynez, a beautifully curated collection of art, ceramics, books, jewelry, housewares, and comestibles. Ceramicist Kristen Cramer and partner Michael Robertson teamed recently to open this shop in the Valley, next door to the cool new design shop #laval. #globaleyeartcollective #santaynezvalley #tablescape #kristencramer #kristencramerpottery @globaleyeart

Sooo excited finally to see Katie Ridder and Peter Pennoyer’s new book, A House in the Country. Everything this great couple does is superb, and this book about their own wonderful house is no exception, with ideas and inspiration on every page. I mean look at this hallway with blue trompe l’oieul wall paper and plum carpet, wow, and the Chinese red door… Written with Anne Walker, photos by Eric Piesacki. @katieridderinc @ericpiasecki

Full moon as seen from the dinner table at #rancholazaca, taken by a friend. #fullmoon #santaynezvalley