Yearly Archives: 2009

It’s my 30th birthday today. My feelings are mixed about the whole thing. However, the thoughtful gifts from friends, well wishes and cake are all helping to ease the transition quite nicely. Back tomorrow to kick off a brand-new decade. Photo of dreamy red velvet cake from Sugadeaux

Summer is finally here in San Francisco – of course, it arrived the day after I packed up my summer clothes and put out the tweed. Regardless, it was a lovely backdrop for this relaxing weekend. On Friday night, Rob and I rode our tandem bike from work downtown to Hayes Valley for dinner and…

One of my new favorite things in San Francisco is grabbing a cider (cider is so trendy this fall) served in a traditional french ceramic bowl at Ti Couz Creperie on 16th Street. What a lovely accompaniment to a bowl of hot onion soup or a crepe with lemon and sugar on a rainy fall…

Musky, spicy perfume is a perfect fit with chunky sweaters in the fall. I like to borrow Rob’s cologne and mix it with a splash of Chanel No. 5. Currently, I’m using Lothantique Citron I picked up in Paris a couple years ago. Bonny Doon Uplands Cologne is another, more apple-y, choice.

I have a jersey version of this fun striped cardigan from J.Crew (on sale!) and wear it constantly. Pair it with a tee, belt, pair of pencil leg jeans and flats for the weekend. With a mini skirt, tank, opaque tights, a long necklace and heels for the office.

Pure beeswax candles have a soft sweet scent that is just right for not-quite-cold fall evenings. Imagine them in basic glasses along with something warm cooked in a big dutch oven. And at $4 a pair on Etsy, they’re easier on the wallet than my other fall favorite, the Cinnamon Bark candle from Henri Bendel.

I’m a huge fan of fall. With huge rainstorms kicking off the season and my birthday around the corner, I’ve embraced my favorite season. Unpacked all my tweed, wool and cashmere. Started wearing a mix of cedar and Chanel No. 5 perfume each day. Cooked butternut squash. Wore plaid tights. Coveted Rachel’s leaf garland. And…

Oops, I forgot to post one of my favorite snapshots from the wedding day. Jean all dressed and ready to go. Pretty amazing to think that her whole “look” was essentially free: a family wedding dress and necklace, hair and makeup by friends and a homemade bouquet full of all her favorites. Her only new…

The flowers for this wedding were crazy awesome, if I do say so myself. Rob and I went to the wholesale flower market on Friday and loaded up the entire back seat of the car. Dressed shabby and paying cash, I scored some great deals when vendors assumed I had a professional badge. Our final…

This wedding was the perfect example of how much you can get done on a small budget with a little creativity and a lot of elbow grease. Dinner was served at one long table set down on the olive tree-lined road. The table was decorated with mason jars full of flowers and candles. A team…