Yearly Archives: 2008

The earthquake updates out of China are devastating. As a San Franciscan, earthquake news always hits home but this one is especially close to my heart. Sichuan Province is the hardest hit by the 7.9 quake. Rob and I stayed there for a couple weeks a few years ago and were blown away by the…

We’ve been so busy lately! Summer in the city can be a wild blur sometimes. I didn’t eat a single meal at home all weekend. On Friday, Jill & Peter picked us at work and we drove over to the Giants game. This was the start of Peter’s big birthday weekend. Garlic fries, hot dogs,…

If you’re in the market for a dress for the Black & White Ball, a wedding gown, bridesmaid dresses, a prom dress or a flower girl dress you should pencil in a quick stop at San Francisco’s Jessica McClintock Outlet in the design district. Yes, 85% of the dresses are terrible. But the remaining 15%…

We have tickets to the Giants game tonight with friends. Mmm…Garlic fries and microbrew. Of course, a night game in San Francisco is a recipe for freezing your tail off. Here’s an outfit for an evening at AT&T park: Down Jacket – A puffy is a must.Turtleneck – I love a good black turtleneck.Jeans –…

One of these days, I’m going to get around to replacing all the plain plastic knobs on our wall-o-cabinets in the kitchen. I need 13 in total…which would be $78 if I got the Granita Knobs from Anthropologie. Or $104 if I went with the Portugal Knob that I like even better and kind of…

I found the perfect Mother’s Day gift earlier this week. I can’t share, though (hi mom!). If you’re still looking, I ran across a resource for flower deliver with a nice twist. OrganicStyle.com has a wide variety of organic flowers and plants for delivery. And they have 45 bouquets to choose from that come paired…

The Black & White Ball is only a few weeks away. I’ve got to start thinking about what I’m going to wear. I found a dress a few weeks ago at a vintage store on Haight for $40. It’s from a small dress house circa late 1970’s. An ivory crochet sleeveless sheath with a small…

Tilapia is supposed to be one of the best eco-fish to eat. So, I picked a package of tilapia “loins” at Trader Joe’s this week. Loins? Last time I checked, tilapia didn’t have legs…but let’s move on. The fish can have a muddy taste, so it helps to go a little heavy on the spices.…

Reminder: The EmilyStyle Clearance Sale ends in a couple hours (approximately 9:00 PST). Be sure to get your bids in! Lots of great Theory pieces for work and a fun Shoshana cocktail dress. There’s nothing over $30!

I’m lucky to have an heirloom necklace to wear at the wedding. It’s a small gold basket with pearl and diamond flowers. You can sort of see it in this photo from my cousin’s wedding. If you don’t have an heirloom or a couple extra thousand dollars lying around, don’t fret. You can create your…