Hello friends! Can you believe it’s almost April??  Before we know it, it will be time for Summer BBQ’s!!  My favorite thing this week was… Easter!!  Easter day we went on a hike with relatives – 6 miles, which was a lot for me. I was sore! But that’s okay, I had to work off some Easter chocolates!! 

Easter chocolates… spot the real vs the faux chocolates!

On to this week’s features!! I tweet, pin, and spread the love on google plus for all of my favorite links for the week. I’d love to do the same for everyone that joins, but I don’t have time! (Wish I did have the time, though!)

Pattie at Olla-Podrida wrote about creating a seasonal basket vignette.  Now that I’m writing this, this has inspired me to go make some tea…

 Sheila at My Kentucky Living shared this cute Easter vignette.  I love the pastel colored eggs and the little chicks!

Sheila at Maison de Cinq shared a very pretty post about Swedish Mora clocks.  I think she may be my blogging twin, I was thinking about Mora clocks that same day too!

Raquel at Organized Island shared about her trip to Vienna.  She includes good advice for first time visitors. I’ve never been to Vienna but it’s on my bucket list!

On to the party!!

Katherine-Katherines Corner 

 Nina-Vintage Mama’s Cottage 

 Debi- Surroundings by Debi 

Betty- My Cozy Corner 

 Rosemary-An Italian In My Kitchen 

 Rina-I Thee Cook 

 Pam-Over 50 Feeling 40

Olivia-Reinvented Collection 

 Shellie-The Fabulous Journey 

 Marilyn-Marilyns Treats 

 Angelina –Peonies and Orange Blossoms 

 Jennifer- A Well Styled Life

It all starts with a simple act of kindness. Please visit at least two of the blogs ahead of you on the hop list. It will result in a much more satisfying hop experience. 

PLEASE link to your blog post, not your home page. You can link up to 3 posts.

YES you can link your giveaways.  Please add them to the give away page at Katherines Corner too.

NO links to your shop/services or other blog hops, please. You can add your hop to Katherine’s blog hop page.

OPTIONAL link back or blog/social share is always appreciated.

Adding your link to this blog hop gives Katherine and her hostesses’ permission to share your posts and pictures via social media, on pinterest and as features on their blogs.

Happy Hopping!

If you are a not a blogger, you can still enjoy this party! You simply click on a link below any of the thumbnails and you will be taken directly to the post!

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I would like to say that writing Five on Friday is probably my favorite blogpost that I write every week.  I hope you all have been enjoying the Five on Friday posts that I’ve been doing!

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On the Net

I found this article about this pretty home in California built in the French Chateau style.  It’s absolutely beautiful.  Enjoy the house tour here.  To be honest, living here is probably nicer than living in one of the old French chateaus… less maintenance!! 

Spotted
Ok everyone! It’s Nordstrom’s Triple Points week!!  If you are a Nordstrom card holder, do not let this opportunity go to waste! So, yes, I’ve been shopping!!  This is what I’ve purchased…

1 – These are my favorite sandals and I have them in gold and just bought them in Navy.  I can’t sing enough praise about them: Tory Burch ‘Miller’ Flip Flop 

2 – As I’m headed to Hawaii next month, I’m trying out different sunscreens. My mom swears by this one: Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protection Lotion SPF 50+

3– But this Clinique Sunscreen SPF 50 for the face is about half the price. So I think I’m going to go with this one. 

4– Now, I know we all love these Valentino ‘Rockstud’ Gladiator Sandals!  But they are a splurge. Well guess what… I found a knock off…
5-…here’s the knock off! Rebecca Minkoff ‘Georgina’ Studded Leather Sandal. It’s like… 1/10 the price! They’re on their way in the mail, I hope I like them!
6– I felt like the knock off was a mix between this version: Valentino ‘Rockstud’ Sandal and the version in #4!
7– Ted Baker London ‘Hanging Gardens’ Silk Scarf – Isn’t this such a pretty silk scarf??  My mom actually bought it (but I am going to borrow it from her closet!)
8– Lavender spa blanket – okay. This is my *favorite* thing to use when I’m having sore muscles or menstrual cramps. You just throw it in the microwave for a minute or two.  Then you put it on whatever is sore.  It’s a pretty big size, so you can wrap it around your shoulders like a shawl. Oh, did I mention the lavender makes a nice aromatherapy? I bought a new one because mine was super old.
9 –  I ordered these drawstring Linen Pants.  I thought they would be nice for the airplane (yes I know they will get wrinkled, I don’t really care). I also thought they would be a nice transition from Spring to Summer!

Favorite Instagram
I saw this picture from @fabiolacapomillinery on Instagram and I thought it was just so pretty! I had to share it with you all!  I also feature it on my instagram!

Personal
This week in my spare time I’ve been updating my blog.  I have two new pages, Building a French Farmhouse and Trip to Paris. I’ve updated the About Me page as well.  I’ve added the SumoMe app making it easier to share posts!

From the Blog
Almost a year to date I wrote this post about antique Swedish mora clocks!  I was dreaming about them, then I bought my own! I hope you’ll read the post, if you like mora clocks you’ll love all of the clocks in the post!

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Can you believe another week has flown by and Easter is just around the corner?? I am so happy that it is now finally Spring! 

This link party is shared across *twelve* different blogs.  I encourage you to join in, share your posts, and visit others!  Onto this week’s features…

Christine at Little Brags shared her cute Easter porch! I love the hen in the little nest.

I saw this tutorial on how to make concrete countertops and it made me think of Chip and Joanna on Fixer Upper. We’ve seen Chip do this several times! DIY Fun Ideas has this great tutorial!

 Be Fed Again shares her experience going to a Master Chef try-out.  It’s really interesting… I’ve always been curious how they pick contestants for cooking shows!

And last by not least, I totally love this French Country Farmhouse table from our very own co-host, Olivia, at Reinvented Collection!

Katherine-Katherines Corner 

 Nina-Vintage Mama’s Cottage 

 Debi- Surroundings by Debi 

Betty- My Cozy Corner 

 Rosemary-An Italian In My Kitchen 

 Rina-I Thee Cook 

 Pam-Over 50 Feeling 40

Olivia-Reinvented Collection 

 Shellie-The Fabulous Journey 

 Marilyn-Marilyns Treats 

 Angelina –Peonies and Orange Blossoms 

 Jennifer- A Well Styled Life

It all starts with a simple act of kindness. Please visit at least two of the blogs ahead of you on the hop list. It will result in a much more satisfying hop experience. 

PLEASE link to your blog post, not your home page. You can link up to 3 posts.

YES you can link your giveaways.  Please add them to the give away page at Katherines Corner too.

NO links to your shop/services or other blog hops, please. You can add your hop to Katherine’s blog hop page.

OPTIONAL link back or blog/social share is always appreciated.

Adding your link to this blog hop gives Katherine and her hostesses’ permission to share your posts and pictures via social media, on pinterest and as features on their blogs.

Happy Hopping!

If you are a not a blogger, you can still enjoy this party! You simply click on a link below any of the thumbnails and you will be taken directly to the post!

An InLinkz Link-up

Hello everyone! Aren’t you just SO HAPPY that it’s finally not dark at 5pm anymore?? In my head, this is the first week of Spring!  I’m excited about this week’s Five on Friday, so let’s jump in!
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From the Net

When I was looking for dining room table inspiration (which I wrote about in a post here), I ran into the prettiest Swedish Summer house.  The interior design is by Marshall Watson, and I just love the use of pale Swedish blues and greens.  Look at this entryway for example… I LOVE the mora clock, the curtains in the back are Chelsea Editions Large Check. Click here to tour the rest of this beautiful house!

Spotted
Have you gals seen the new Spring dresses from Anthropologie yet??? There are some cute dresses!  I was shopping around looking for a dress to wear in Hawaii (aka an excuse to buy a dress because I feel like it!) when I decided I COULDN’T decide!

Let’s just start with my favorite… I just love this white eyelet dress! This is perfect for Spring, Easter Brunch, Bridal showers!  It would go well with my tan I intend to get (ok, who am I getting, the sunburn I will have).  You know, the cut of it has kind of an Edwardian feel, doesn’t it?

This shirt dress looks really comfortable and it is totally figure-flattering (and forgiving!)

I really like this striped fringed dress below, I think I would actually wear it as a beach cover-up!

I love the print on the red and white dress below.  The details are really cute!

I think this chambray shift dress below is incredibly versatile!  You can wear it as a dress, you could wear it with leggings.  Don’t you think that’d be cute… perfect dress for *all* ages!

This maxi dress below is so cute with its cherry blossom print! It looks like so much fun to twirl in!

I love the Spring print on this butterfly and flower dress!

This sandstone maxi below looks really comfortable… and it would show off your Summer tan (or in my case, burn!)

This pink maxi dress below would look awfully good blowing on the breeze at the beach!

How cute are the backs of these new two dresses?? I love the dress below with the rope knot pattern. How cute would it be to wear on a cruise?? If I were going on a cruise I would FOR SURE get this one!

cute sailor dress

The black and white two-tone dress is super duper cute!! Look at those buttons! 

Which dress would YOU choose? Leave a COMMENT!

Favorite Instagram
I realized I’ve been featuring my favorite instagram on the blog but not ON instagram.  So on my instagram, (you can follow me here @LePetit_Macaron) I will be featuring this pic too!  This week’s pic is from A Parisian Moment.  It is of a shop in Paris that repairs harpsichords!

Personal
So, sometime last week I deleted my personal Facebook (I never had one for the blog).  At first I thought I would miss it, as I have hundreds of “friends” going back to grade school, but then it occurred to me that we don’t even talk anymore and they just follow me.  Are they really *interested* in me and my life? If they were, I feel like someone would send me a message.  So instead of prying eyes looking into my personal life, I thought, well, if someone really cares to be my friend, we can email or talk on the phone.  So *poof*!  I deleted my account.   And guess what? I don’t miss it!  I don’t have to become jealous about someone’s lifestyle, I don’t have to listen to political rhetoric that I don’t care about, I don’t have 2000 pictures about someone’s kid who just learned to potty train, I don’t have ads popping up everywhere, and I don’t have Facebook spying on me and stealing my information.  So, I encourage you to do the same! You’ll have more free time (for, um, blogging!)

From the Blog
I’ve noticed a recent spike in searches on my site for Cherry Almond Macarons, so I thought I would feature my post about them!  Funny how searches change all of the time, I guess people are ready for Spring!!  These little cookies are really quite tasty, yes they are a little hard to make but even if you make them and they don’t get little feet, they still taste good!

Cherry Almond Macaron Recipe HERE

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Welcome back for another week of Thursday Favorite Things!!  I am so happy that we have sprung forward with the time change… it’s finally not dark at 5pm!  

This week my favorite things are these pretty daffodils that I put in my new bunny vase.  I just love the bunny vase so much, I plan to use him past Easter!  Unfortunately he is sold out from Williams-Sonoma, but I found a very similar bunny vase here! 

Okay, let’s get this party started and onto my favorite links from this party!  I really enjoy reading many of your posts (I can’t read them all, but since there are *twelve* hosts we really visit every single link!!

If you are not a blogger, you can still enjoy this party! You simply just click on a link below any of the thumbnails and you will be taken directly to the post!

I loved this farmhouse chic table from Penny’s Vintage Home. Aren’t the pink flowers so pretty? Now with the new time change, you could actually eat dinner out on the patio again!

I’m sure you have seen the pretty apple rose tarts on Pinterest.  Hay Hayla shares an easy way to make them!  I love how the apples look like little roses!!

These Easter whoopie pies from our wonderful main host, Katherine from Katherine’s Corner look so good. Let’s be honest, I would totally eat these for breakfast.

Oh look!! Designs by Pinky has a similar bunny vase as mine! So naturally, of course I loved her pretty Spring/Easter mantle! Love the blue jar with the pink flowers!

Katherine-Katherines Corner 

 Nina-Vintage Mama’s Cottage 

 Debi- Surroundings by Debi 

Betty- My Cozy Corner 

 Rosemary-An Italian In My Kitchen 

 Rina-I Thee Cook 

 Pam-Over 50 Feeling 40

Olivia-Reinvented Collection 

 Shellie-The Fabulous Journey 

 Marilyn-Marilyns Treats 

 Angelina –Peonies and Orange Blossoms 

 Jennifer- A Well Styled Life

It all starts with a simple act of kindness. Please visit at least two of the blogs ahead of you on the hop list. It will result in a much more satisfying hop experience. 

PLEASE link to your blog post, not your home page. You can link up to 3 posts.

YES you can link your giveaways.  Please add them to the give away page at Katherines Corner too.

NO links to your shop/services or other blog hops, please. You can add your hop to Katherine’s blog hop page.

OPTIONAL link back or blog/social share is always appreciated.

Adding your link to this blog hop gives Katherine and her hostesses’ permission to share your posts and pictures via social media, on pinterest and as features on their blogs.

Happy Hopping!

An InLinkz Link-up

Is it Friday again?  I heard other parts of the country are on Spring Break already!  Wow!!  This year is flying by fast!
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On the Net
I found this article about Feau & Cie, a company from Paris that specializes in period wood panels.  They sell rooms of the panels – from the designers of Napoleon’s Empire style to eproduction pieces.  Just go take a look at the eye candy!   Isn’t the door below just so pretty??

Personal

My husband and I went to San Francisco for a date day-trip this past weekend.  We walked over 5 miles in the city.  Doesn’t seem like a big deal, until you realize that a good part of our walk looked like this:

yes that is a giant incline!

Yes, I was huffing and puffing!  On our walk, we strolled past pretty houses like the one below…

 We then had lunch at our other favorite bakery, Craftsman & Wolves. Hubby had a sandwich and I had potato, leek, broccoli, and celery soup.  Then for dessert: a pistachio, honey, and kumquat eclair!

And for my husband, a sipping caramel and chocolate, caramel, and passion fruit cake. Everything was amazing.

Well, little did we know that San Francisco was going to have record rainfall the day we decided to walk around!!  Got a little wet, but I wore my new Barbour coat that kept me warm and dry! I’m so happy with my new coat! It’s okay, being from the Northwest, a little rain never stopped me from having a nice day!

Went through Golden Gate park and found… buffalo?! huh! Yep here they are…

Stumbled across this pretty windmill with tulips too! I felt like I was in Holland for a second!  You can see it was pouring down rain.  I didn’t take a picture of the Pacific Ocean, but let me tell you, the waves were raging!!

Spotted
While we were in San Francisco, we of course went shopping! Spotted these cool sunglasses… perfect for Spring Break!!  I actually did try on all of these below.  I liked #4 the best, but I would have to find a place that can make them prescription for me.   The ones I currently wear are kind of like #2 but are tortoiseshell instead.

1  / 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8

Favorite Tip of the Week
My favorite tip this week involves reheating day-old croissants.  We bought some croissants from my favorite bakery, B. Patisserie, in San Francisco for breakfast the next morning.  We were unsure how they would taste being a day old.  So we found out how to enjoy them – Reheat at 350F in the oven for 5 minutes.  And voila! Almost as good as the day before!

buy a croissant at your favorite bakery if you’re nearby – heat up the next day for enjoyment!

Favorite Instagram

I saw this photo and it reminded me of my trip to Paris almost a year ago!  We would walk by this exact square every day as the apartment we rented was right by here!

If you’re stopping by from one of the link parties below I’d love for you to leave me a comment so I know who was here!! 

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We’re back with another Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop! If this is your first time here, this is a blog link party featured across twelve different blogs! I know it’s technically Wednesday night, but it is already Thursday across the pond and that’s why it’s called Thursday Favorite Things.

My favorite thing this week was going to San Francisco with my husband.  We walked 5 miles (in what turned out to be record rainfall for the city).  By the way, um, 5 miles in San Francisco isn’t so easy. The map forgot to include the *steep* inclines on some of the hills!!  Anyway, now onto this week’s features…

Old Things New shared this pretty Spring bouquet in a garden urn!  Puts me in the mood for Spring!!

I just love this Easter tablescape that Southern Seazons shared with us! I like the cabbage napkin rings!

Are you noticing a theme? I’m into Spring tables right now….

I love this Spring tablescape from Rosemary and Thyme as well! Aren’t the egg-filled nests cute? 

Check out this French cabinet renovation that The Curator’s Collection shared!

I like to tweet and share my features on google plus every week.  But if you weren’t featured, thats okay, we still like to share some social media love by trying to pin one image from everyone of our linkers to our pinterest board every week! 

Katherine-Katherines Corner 

 Nina-Vintage Mama’s Cottage 

 Debi- Surroundings by Debi 

Betty- My Cozy Corner 

 Rosemary-An Italian In My Kitchen 

 Rina-I Thee Cook 

 Pam-Over 50 Feeling 40

Olivia-Reinvented Collection 

 Shellie-The Fabulous Journey 

 Marilyn-Marilyns Treats 

 Angelina –Peonies and Orange Blossoms 

 Jennifer- A Well Styled Life

It all starts with a simple act of kindness. Please visit at least two of the blogs ahead of you on the hop list. It will result in a much more satisfying hop experience. 

PLEASE link to your blog post, not your home page. You can link up to 3 posts.

YES you can link your giveaways.  Please add them to the give away page at Katherines Corner too.

NO links to your shop/services or other blog hops, please. You can add your hop to Katherine’s blog hop page.

OPTIONAL link back or blog/social share is always appreciated.

Adding your link to this blog hop gives Katherine and her hostesses’ permission to share your posts and pictures via social media, on pinterest and as features on their blogs.

Happy Hopping!

An InLinkz Link-up