Yearly Archives: 2007

I’ve decided (at least for now) to make my own centerpieces for the wedding and pay a florist to the bouquets and boutonniere. We have the club reserved for the days before and after our wedding and they have a huge fridge where I could store the arrangements on Friday. Plus, I live near a…

After two years in San Francisco and three miles of walking each day, I’ve finally resigned myself to wearing comfortable shoes. It’s just impossible to get around this city in three inch heels each day. Our reader in the Bay Area has the same issue: A couple of years ago I bought a pair of…

By my estimate, I had sixteen perfect sweet apricots in the last 24 hours. No matter that it is really cold out, it feels just like summer to be barefoot at home with a mouthful of apricot! Safeway currently has the tiny, delicate apricots that are so good. They’re packaged in clear boxes with red…

Sarah wrote in with a question about pearls: I’m looking to find some cheap fake pearl necklaces… not choker length, more of a mid-length… although a long string that I can double up would be fine, too. I have been looking everywhere with no luck! What’s a girl to do when she wants a cheap…

I’ve been playing around with that oak bracket pattern some more and came up with three different invite design ideas (yes, those are fake names). I still feel like they are too plain. Probably because I can’t visualize the letterpress texture. I’ll try a vertical layout or some more variations of the oak pattern. What…

I love L’Occitane’s (pronounced “la oxitan” as I learned through embarrassment) scents, lotions, candles and soaps. The shea butter hand creme is a real lifesaver for my rock climbing paws. But, wow, can it be expensive! I only spoil myself when there is a really good sale like today. They’ve got some great items for…

Romance is in the air this week! Our readers are going on all sorts of fun dates. Angella has an upcoming trip to visit a special friend: In a few weeks I’ll be flying to the Midwest to see a guy I really like. He’ll be picking me up at the airport, so I want…

Once in a while, you can find something incredible on the streets of San Francisco. On my walk to work, I spotted a book lying on the sidewalk. After a quick smell check, I picked it up for a closer look. It’s missing the cover, so the inscription page was on display. The original owner…

Our reader, Nancy, has a very fancy date coming up this week: Please help!! I have a hot lunch date with a wealthy gentleman next week in OC at a country club. He is from an old Houston family and has made comments about the women in So. Cal. not knowing how to dress appropriately!…

This was a great weekend! On Friday, Rob and I went to the climbing gym with Matt and his friend. I bouldered hard for over an hour and met a nice person at the same time. At 7:30, we met some friends visiting from Sacramento for cheap Indian and Pakistani food at Pakwan. After stuffing…