Yearly Archives: 2007

These pocket-sized city guides from Wallpaper (“the most authoritative and influential design magazine in the world” la de dah) are a refreshing variation on the traditional travel book. Instead of 250 pages of restaurant, sights and hotel recommendations, these guides give you just a few select gems paired with big photos and brief descriptions. I…

Oh, it was so glorious to be home this weekend! Rob and I celebrated not going out of town by walking home after work in the nice weather Friday. We stopped at our local hardware store for paint chips and the produce market for groceries. Once home, we had a quite dinner of curry soba…

I am so, so excited to be at home for the weekend. I can’t even remember how long it’s been since we had a proper city Saturday. Along with sleeping in, getting a pedicure, going to Sausalito and visiting the de Young, I’m also planning on going to see Toots and the Maytals at the…

Our new upstairs neighbor, a gay interior decorator, visited our apartment earlier this week to discuss the loud techno music that keeps us up at night (ah, San Francisco!). He was full of praise but dealt a backhanded burn when he complemented us on our “shabby chic” style. Ouch. Time to paint and buy new…

Today’s shopping challenge is full of lots of specific requirements. These kinds of detailed challenges are my favorite! Here is Mrs. Dub’s request: My brother is getting married. In Arizona. In June. Yet, his wedding colors are black, white and fuschia … and everything I can find in those colors is either wintery or strapless.…

Now that we have a fancy new elfa entertainment center in the closet, I have an extra space in the living room where the old TV cabinet used to be. My dream is to put in a freestanding fireplace. There are some pretty decent electric models that are all lights and mirrors and only require…

Sam is a culinary guru and author of bay area foodie blog, Becks & Posh. She wrote in with a shopping challenge last week: A week from tomorrow I am going to the farmer’s market (nothing different there), where I’ll meet several local food blogging girlfriends (nothing new there either), only this time we will…

I received our first real, official wedding present earlier this week. A business associate sent us two crystal champagne flutes from Tiffany’s! It’s so fun to have a giant robin’s egg box with a white satin ribbon on my table. Plus, the glasses are perfect for my favorite spring beverage: Lambic. This is a Belgian…

Today’s shopping challenge is a fun one. Kim wrote in with a first date request: I saw you did a “first date” outfit last month. However, I was wondering if you could create one a little more casual. I live in Ohio and it’s more casual in terms of first dates. I was thinking either…

One good thing about being knocked out at home is getting to watch movies all day on the big TV. Yesterday, I watched Love and Death, Borat and Charade. Of all the Audrey Hepburn movies, Charade is really my favorite! Her 1963 Givenchy wardrobe is absolutely to die for. All those perfectly cut dresses and…