I’ve been wanting to bake something all week, but had a hard time finding the time. Ever since I made this amazing blueberry cake, I’ve been in love with the idea of “tea time” or “a sweet treat and a cup of joe in the middle of the day time”. And, scones have been on the brain. So, today, I found a recipe which i had all the ingredients for and that had gotten a good rating and away I went. Threw all the flour and sugar and whatnot together and popped them in the oven. As they were cooking, I took the timer outside with me and finished up a planting the pansies and celosias in the garden.

Fifteen minutes later, Dan and I were enjoying a lovely cup of fresh coffee and a hot chocolate chip scones!

I added a little extra orange juice and a splash of buttermilk to the scone recipe and they came out nice and light and fluffy, but a little unscone-like. But I think I like these better than dense dry scones! Next time, I want to meld the two recipes together, the scone recipe and the blueberry cake recipe, and make blueberry scope with a lemon glaze! YUM!

This is a great video showing how to build one step by step. It was made by the people at Sprout Home and Design*Sponge.

Also, here’s a terrarium kit you can buy on Etsy. It comes with everything you need to put together your own little world, gravel plants and decorative rocks.

Or, you can buy one already made. Here are a few super cute ones.

We left Los Angeles bright and early Friday morning and rolled in to SF around two. One of my favorite places in the city is Kate and Paul’s house. I love staying with them! They’re so easy and hospitable. Unfortunately, they were out of town this weekend (camping in Big Sur), but we stayed at their house anyways! But, it wasn’t the same without them.

I had to work a teeny tiny bit, so we went straight to K&P’s place. We nestled in, unpacked, relaxed for a bit and started making our hosts their gifts. As a thank-you-for-letting-us-stay-at-your-house-while-you’re-out-of-town gift, we embroidered Kate and Paul some flour sack kitchen towels. (I should do a tutorial for them one day, they’re super easy, fun and great presents!)

We went for a little jog through the neighborhood, such a great way to get a quick feel for where you are. That night we went to dinner at Pizzeta 211, a tiny place just around the corner from K&P’s place.

On Saturday, Ramona, a dear friend, came into the city and we all hung out for the day. We went to a Korean Day Spa (my first time!), Imperial Spa. We soaked in the hot mineral waters and then got a crazy intense whole body scrub down.

After hanging out for a few hours naked and soaking in hot water, we headed over to Hayes Valley and did a little shopping and eating. We had a tasty snack at La Boulange de Hayes (super yummy). Bought some lingerie at Alla Prima. Then stopped in at Absinthe (a really weird place) for a little dinner, a little attitude and a few cocktails.

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Read about Katie on Etsy.

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