The best thing about birthdays? The sweet stuff! Along with a beautiful champagne cake, for my birthday my mom bought
these adorable colored Krabby Patties (as my sister calls them) aka macarons. These are are Ken's Bakery over on 21st.

What struck me about them at first was their size. Supersized in comparison to previous macarons I've encountered. And
since I've only actually tasted macarons once before I didn't really have a basis to compare them to, but I will say that
the cranberry one was delicious. Perfectly light and fluffy. The caramel was pretty good as well, with just a hint of coffee
flavor. The chocolate... not so great. Pretty bland and the filling was hard. If any of you Portlanders know of any other
bakeries that make even better macarons, please do share!

ps. Thanks to everyone for the super sweet birthday wishes! Finally 17!

drkshdw dress, harputs union belt, dries van noten heels/opening ceremony sandals

Time for a Saturday afternoon round of dress up! I'm looking forward to when I can actually wear these outfits out of the
house without freezing to death but knowing Portland weather I've still got several months to go. Also hoping to get back
into wearing skirts/dresses more often, especially long ones. I haven't worn anything but jeans for at least a month.




Plus, yesterday's lunch from The Grilled Cheese Grill. Again, sorry for the cell phone shot. I need to remember to bring
my camera with me next time...

gap coat, target sweater, rick owens tank, bdg jeans, mbmj boots
I finally got around to buying a remote control for my camera (this one in case you're wondering) after hemming and
hawing over purchasing one for at least a year. I never thought I needed one but since I've started using it, I can't imagine
going back to that tedious 10 second timer and having to walk back and forth between each photo. It's made being a closet
narcissist easier than ever. No one has to know that I just spent 10 minutes taking pictures of myself in my room. $13 well
spent, I'd say.

Frances May
I shot these back in November when The Stylish Wanderer was in town but like most of my photos, ended up forgotten until I cleaned out my memory card a couple days ago. I thought a little shop profile would be a good change of pace from repetitive outfit posts. :)

I think I've mentioned Frances May several times before here on the blog and for good reason, it's one of my favorite boutiques in Portland. Although not exactly in line with my aesthetic at the moment, I'm always interested in seeing what Frances May has in store each time I visit. Pam curates a beautiful boutique with a great selection of local and independent designer women and menswear perfectly in keeping with the Portland vibe. If you're ever in Portland, visit Frances May! They also have an online store!

Sleep.