BIKINI - ME MYSELF AND I

I killed 3 birds with one stone on this one.   Best of Show and First Place in the 2011 Mill Valley Click Off photography competition and the image is showcasing one of my favorite bikinis that I designed - I love me (triangle top and string bottom).  I couldn't have asked for more!

LOVE - P A R T Y

It's been a week since the debut of my Shy Girl Bikini & Beach Summer 2012 collection. I think I've just started to recover.  The stress of getting the collection done, throwing the party and the weather not cooperating just about put me over the edge.  When it was all said and done, I was very happy with how everything turned out.  My closest friends and family came to support me, have a drink and talk bikinis.  My darling niece even did a impromptu fashion show (thanks Kelli!).  All in all it was a great first party and I am totally stoked for the next party.

xxoo,

Windsor

EAT - P A N C A K E S

Oh whatever, so I am still on my Gwyneth Paltrow kick.  What can I say I am enchanted with her cooking style.  What better day to make pancakes from scratch than on a Sunday morning and that is just what I did this past weekend.  Again, it was so easy that I was left thinking the same thing as when I was making the Blueberry Muffins .  Gwyneth says, "Invest in what's real.  Drink while you cook.  Make it fun.  It will be what it will be."  I like her style and I like her pancakes.





Bruce Paltrow's
World - Famous Pancakes
1 1/2 cups unbleached flower
3 tbsp sugar
1 3/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 eggs (preferably organic)
3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, plus 1/2 tsp per batch to grease pan
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
About 1/2 cup whole milk
Maple syrup

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.  Whisk eggs, 3 tbsp butter and buttermilk in another bowl.  Whisk wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined.  (small lumps are fine.)  Cover batter and let rest overnight in the refrigerator.  Heat a large greased griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Add milk to batter until it reaches desired consistency;  the more milk, the thinner and more delicate the pancakes.  Working in batches of three pancakes, spoon batter onto griddle or skillet.  Cook until surface of pancake is covered with bubbles, 2 to 3 minuets.  Flip and cook the other side until golden, 2 to 3 minuets.  Drizzle warmed maple syrup over the pancakes.  Serve.

BIKINI - S H Y G I R L

I spent half my life being a "shy girl" - super shy.  So shy that when I was little my mom found the perfect book for me.  The Shy Little Girl.  I loved everything about this book - the  little girl and her friend, the illustrations and the fact that they made a jump rope out of marigolds - my favorite flower when I was young.  As I got older my confidence grew and the "shy girl" disappeared but she was not forgotten.  When I was trying to figure out a name for my bikini line I wanted something that really represented my personality and style.  I was struggling.  Then one day I was at my mom's house and my five year old Sam was sitting in the corner reading a book - it was my copy of The Shy Little Girl ( I had no idea that my mom still had the book).  And that is when it hit me.  Shy Girl Bikini & Beach.  It's official and I am open for business.