Hi Friends, First I have to thank you and maybe say you are welcome, the response I got from my post on terra was overwhelming and I so appreciate you letting me know it meant something to you. Now for this eye-opening turn of events. Seriously. Recent circumstances have forced me to go where I...Read More

Hi Friends, I AM SO EXCITED! Not only am I going to Europe for the first time ever, but I am going with this handsome, witty and charming man who will be showing me his Germany. I know some of you are going to ask so I’ll tell you where: We’ll stay with his parents...Read More

Hi Friends, I just got home from one of the best trips to Texas ever! Just like I am and my style and my shop is ever evolving, so are these trips. Gone are the fun evenings with friends at Zapp Hall, but they have been replaced by perfect and easy evenings with friends at the...Read More

Hi Friends, So this happened and here’s how: I won Best of Houzz for Customer Service (awesome!), and they sent me a press release all ready to go so I emailed it to the Sentinel. My very first press release! I know, I should send them constantly but that’s a whole world I don’t have (make)...Read More

I totally forgot there was to be this lovely article a few Sunday’s ago San Francisco Chronicle, until my Mom sent me an email. Click the link to read about all the shops, if you’re lazy I will paraphrase here: Saffron and Genevieve: Images of Narnia come to mind as you walk into this unassuming...Read More

  Hi Friends, I am so excited about this installation! Tuesday and Wednesday I set up my goods in the entry, staircase, and upper hallway in a really lovely Craftsman home for the Summit Leagues Home for the Holidays Tour in Los Gatos. Thursday and Friday (the 21st) you can view three homes, opened up...Read More

Hello my friends. On this date in 2005 I signed a lease and gave myself one month to set the stage that is Saffron and Genevieve. It’s been 85% wonderful because my customers are awesome, but admittedly I can be a bit jaded about this business where I used to be inspired (only when I pay attention to...Read More

Good morning Friends, As America gets ready to celebrate our independence, I’m reflecting on how happy I am to have independence in my work life. In 1998, I started my journey to gather knowledge so that I could open a shop exactly like mine. In 2005, I finally quit all those educational but stressful jobs...Read More

Hi Friends, It’s been exactly one month since I got notice that I had to leave my slice of heaven in Santa Cruz, one block from the beach and right on the lake. Rentals are hard to come by in this area so I didn’t waste one moment, I started looking immediately. Fast forward and...Read More

And love, and beauty, and creativity and excitement are in the air! What’s going on: I’ve redone the shop walls after a bit of a hiatus, I had let others do it for me for a while and I needed to get my visual mojo back. Kitchen design for clients is fun and time consuming....Read More