Some recent photos: quinoa with pomegranates, sautéed cabbage with parsley, and mustard green salad; Charlie taking a nap; kale and butternut squash lasagna; Millie; gifts from Etsy; my friend Diana.

So I launched my Etsy store a few weeks ago and it's kept me pretty busy when I'm at home! Earlier this week, I was invited to the Etsy office in Dumbo, Brooklyn for a tour of their workplace and a meetup/discussion with other vintage sellers. It was wonderful to meet other local sellers (some of who also sell at Artists and Fleas) and Etsy staff in person, plus the tour was awesome! Everything in their office is decorated with items from Etsy shops, most of which is handmade. Wish I could have taken pictures, but all I have are photos of my goodies I received at the end of the day-- a tote, tee, stickers and buttons!

Tonight I met up with a friend who I haven't seen since I was probably 10 years old. We used to be childhood pen pals and we recently reconnected through Facebook. We went to Grimaldi's in Brooklyn for some thin-crust pizza and soda. Then we decided to try Momofuku Bakery & Milk Bar, where we had crack pie, soft-serve ice cream, organic strawberry milkshake, and pistachio cake. Momofuku is getting some serious press-- we happened to see Padma of Top Chef grabbing some dessert to go. My new (old) plates from an Etsy seller arrived today!

Gift tags from Digital Paperie's shop. Don't know what I would use them for-- but aren't they cute?

From Keri Herrer's Etsy shop

Modern Design Deck Poster from Jen Renninger's Etsy store