Yearly Archives: 2006

At only the first of December, I’m not feeling quite ready for a Christmas tree and all the trimmings. But it does seem right to deck the hall just a bit. Last night I did some decorating with ribbons to make the house look festive. I tied two big red bows around the vintage gourd…

Last year, I ran an online advent calendar with random holiday photos. This year, I’m making the advent calendar myself with festive pictures of San Francisco that I’ll take and post all month long. Click on the #1 box to see today’s image of the city. Happy first day of December!

I just read that the owner of my favorite store and her family have gone missing after a trip north for Thanksgiving. Kati Kim owns Doe, an adorable boutique on Lower Haight here in San Francisco. Read the article about their disappearance online here and report any information to the San Francisco police. I hope…

Trader Joe’s has fresh winter wreaths for only $12. I hung one in my office today and now the whole place smells like Christmas! They also have a great selection of topiaries, mini trees and poinsettias at great prices. If your office is not wreath compatible, try one of these winter forest candles from Williams-Sonoma…

Stackable goblets from Jonathan Adler on clearance sale! How delightful. I like that these goblets have that same modern cylinder shape that was so popular a few years ago with wine and champagne glasses. But with a thicker stem that makes it seem like the glasses would last more than 12 minutes before splintering. I’m…

Mercury glass tends to straddle that thin line between ugly/Madonna Inn and unique/lovely. I think these copper candlesticks from Gump’s fall on the lovely side. In the right setting, i.e. not on a maroon backdrop, they would be so perfect. Imagine a table set with dark brown linens, white roses and these candlesticks. Or on…

Sunset Magazine has this adorable peppermint cake on its cover this month. The recipe is posted online but they also say that you can make it with a store bought angel food cake. Just make whipped cream and decorate the cake with crushed candy canes right before serving for a very festive dessert. (Oh, and…

Macy’s is running a special campaign with UNIFEM to sell baskets make by women in Rwanda as part of the Path to Peace program. The final results are for sale at Macys.com for amazing prices. Alone or filled with a few trinkets, these baskets and bowls would make a beautiful and considerate gift for the…

I have a whole bunch of notes and updates milling around that don’t deserve their own separate posts. So they are going to all get squished in together here: 1. Candles – This craft project is coming along just swimmingly! I’ve made a few test runs with the wax sheets. The small 4 inch candles…

Being a born and raised California girl this week’s cold snap has put me into an absolute panic! A high of 53 degrees? Time to build an igloo…or even worse, wear pants. Pants – Dark brown pants from DVF will keep my legs warm! Turtleneck – Okay, so this is maybe not the warmest sweater…