About Slim
I’m a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and ‘work in progress’ striving to Live in the Moment (any minute now 
) I’m also a self taught designer, collage enthusiast and arranger of flowers blessed to live in Santa Barbara,CA. I adore books, old book shops and libraries, gardens, food, fashion, photography, art, architecture, music and virtually anything and everything design related. Travel, especially far flung and a little adventurous is also a great passion of mine. Did I mention shoes and handbags?
and martinis?!
Contact me at slimpaley @ gmail . com.
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Love your style!
You inspire me.
I did it… I blogged…or am blogging…I am a blogger?
Anyway…hurray for me!!!
It took several attempts to find you – as I kept entering Slim Pickens….no where close to you.
Thanks for the 21st Century!!!
Well, Lisa, you are not actually BLOGGING quite yet- you are “commenting” on MY blog. LOL.
But baby steps my dear…and welcome to the 21st century- hope to see you on Twitter by next week!
The skies the limit now-
Cheers!
S.P.
Love your site…you have such an incredible eye. The photos are so beautiful and elegant, especially those from your garden. Very inspiring.
Ah what a nice blog you have Slim Paley! Fresh flowers, green leaves , nice dresses , shoes , bags….
And travel……. I’ll keep you in my favorites and come often to follow you.
Dearest Slim,
Thank you so awfully much for your lovely comment on Diane’s blog. It’s funny because when I had dinner with Christian May (Maison 21) and Heather Clawson (Habitually Chic) a few weeks ago at the Chateau Marmont, your name came up….H and C were talking about you and how cool you were and were astounded that I hadn’t checked you out yet. Now I have! And they were right!
Please let me know if you come to LA — we’ll have to get together for a classic cocktail (or two).
xx/lisa
I am soooooo happy I am receiving your blog. Loved absolutely everything even the fab shoes that
would make me 7 ft. tall. Could hardly wait to scroll down for my next surprise. Your photos are so exquisite. They make me happy.
I can’t wait until your next blog. This is more fun than all my magazines combined.
Hugs,
P
As if I wasn’t feeling bad enough about me,my life, my future…I had to go to your website and meet you. I wished I was you for a moment – but now I am inspired. Thank you
I’m so happy that I could inspire you in any small way Leslie. Don’t worry- everyone has their bad days- trust me. Being able to laugh is a great tonic. Failing that, a martini won’t hurt.
I will do both…
Thank you
You have impeccable taste. Really enjoy your twitter posts – thank you
Since I am a newcomer to your blog, the archives have been my entertainment. I loved your take on small spaces. We took a small space in our home, wall papered it with a dark interesting pattern, and stuffed it full of antiques. Who would have known that you could get so much furniture in such a small space. It is our very favorite room in the house. We refer to it as our “martini” room because that is where we love to retreat on a winter’s eve, drink in hand and solve all the world’s problems. We are weird in the way that we like rooms to have themes. They just sort of start out “normal” and morph into an area with a feeling or theme. Our martini room started with a large oil painting of Admiral George Dewey. From there, we found other memorabilia concerning Admiral Dewey and the Spanish American War. We have spiced it up with masculine items which make the room more period in nature. It turned into a gentlemen’s smoking room of sorts…but we don’t smoke.
We are also nuts on antique lighting. When we bought our most boring ho hum new house, we removed 24 cheapo light fixtures and replaced them with antiques. We find lights add so much character to a home. In the winter, when the days are short, our home glows with the old lights that create the most interesting shadows on our walls.
Thank you for the fabulous creative ideas you are sharing. Most of us can not afford all the extras but we all can make things better even on a small budget.
Pam
The red and white rose surely looks like the olf fashioned rose, Rosa Mundi. if it blooms but once a year although plentifully and if it has a fragrance, it must be she! This rose was named for, I beleve, King Henry III’s mistress, Rosamund.
Good Morning from NYC,
I just started following your blog and it is just wonderful.
Thank you for sharing the beauty that inspires you!
Quick question, and I searched your blog for an answer without success, what camera do you use?
You images are so saturated with color, I love them, and am in the market for a new digital camera.
All the best to you and yours!
-Tina
Thank you so much Tina
I use an old Leica D-Lux 3. I would rec. the newer Leica D-Lux 4 – small, light, easy to use and great for travel.
Best,
SP