Yearly Archives: 2009

My dearest father has a big, big birthday today! Together with the family, I spent the last few months gathering letters from all his friends, relatives and colleagues. Everyone put so much time into their contributions – digging up old photos and stories of his adventuresome youth. We put everything in a giant album for…

This was a fun weekend full of new family units! On Friday, Rob and I biked to North Beach for dinner with Matt and Amber. We brought supplies from Trader Joe’s and helped put the twins down for their evening sleep. Wine, cheese, salami, olives, salad, mac ‘n cheese and cheesecake. After dinner, we fed…

Big, big – HUGE – wedding coming up this weekend. I’ll fill you in on the details Monday. Trust me, you’ll be excited. Weddings bring wedding gifts. To me, a perfect wedding present is a bit extravagant, something you wouldn’t normally buy. Durable, something you can use to serve cookies to your grandkids. And as…

Sarah wrote in with this question: I’m SO excited to have something to write to you about, I’m hoping that you can help us. I’m going with my MIL and two of my SIL’s to a family wedding in Colorado in September. The first part of the problem is we’re from Arizona, so the sunny…

If New York is the city that never sleeps, San Francisco is the city that loves to sleep in. I got to work at 5:00 this morning for an early start to a busy day. It was startling to see that I was nearly the only one awake at that hour. No early morning street…

This week’s salad is so good! I’ve been struggling to find ways to include protein in these salads – the beans and pistachios do the trick here. If you wanted to be extra healthy, omit the pasta and go straight veggie. Another healthy salad for a busy week: Red Pesto, Broccoli and White Bean Salad…

We had a fun adventure this weekend! Rob, Margaret and I left early Saturday morning on the ferry to Angel Island. Isn’t our summer overcast lovely: It was nice and sunny once we landed on the island. Just in time for Rob to bike up the dirt trail with all our camping gear. Our campsite…

The San Francisco Ladies Activity Club went on a field trip last night. We met at SFMOMA for a peek at the Richard Avedon exhibit. Despite the crowds, it was a lovely show. It’s incredible to see his photos up close and personal, especially the later work which is so intimate about wrinkles, freckles, expressions…

Five Gocco screens, a little stress and a lot of ink….Jean’s wedding invitations are done! I finished the text printing last night while Rob was off volunteering with the Bike Coalition. The final result looks bright, fun and handcrafted – just what they were going for.

This week’s cold lunch salad is a little late – it’s been a crazy week with all my craft projects. I try to always keep a package of fresh pancit canton noodles on hand. They’re easy to find in the Bay Area and make the perfect foundation for odds and ends in your fridge. Like…