Yearly Archives: 2010

Ordering a purse online seems like dangerous business. It’s so hard to tell if the size and color are just right. But I’m taking a chance for this gunmetal gray calfskin bag from Etsy. If it looks even remotely close to the photo, I think I’m in love.

This weekend started a little early! On Thursday night, my brother and nephew arrived from Sacramento to spend the night. We took them to dinner at Tropisueno downtown. My nephew is about to start junior high and is a great, chatty kid. It was fun to see our “glamorous” city life through his eyes. Chocolate…

Despite the Siberian weather in San Francisco, I took my new bike out for a spin last night with Rob. Wow…this is an awesome bicycle! Smooth, stylish, I may start riding it everywhere. I even got confident enough to race Rob on the Embarcadero and to navigate the wood planks of the China Basin drawbridge…

Grey suede shoes get me every time. These are on sale at Nordstrom this week.

And where should I take this elegant picnic new set? To Sutro Park! My favorite secret garden tucked away by the beach and full of forgotten sculptures and delicate lawns. Some bread from Acme, Humboldt Fog cheese, wine and oysters would make it an ideal day.

I have a lovely wicker picnic basket that was a gift from my father a few years ago. But the plastic plates and cups have seen a few too many trips to Mt. Tam. In my free time (ha!) I would like to give it a spruce up with a set of Mottahedeh tin plates,…

It’s not exactly a secret – but despite all my rides, multi-day tours and tandem bike adventures – I don’t actually know how to ride a bike on my own. I’m great at the pedaling, it’s the starting, stopping and remembering to steer that are a challenge. Just never quite learned. Our beautiful new Globe…

Last night, we had the best summer dessert possible. Bowls filled with about a cup of fresh organic strawberries each topped with just a one spoonful of homemade vanilla ice cream. No sugar on the berries. Nothing too fancy about the ice cream. My favorite recipe is just milk, sugar, cream and vanilla. Yum!

Next time, if I can stand to not just devour all the cherries in one sitting, I’d like to try making the key lime and rainier cherry mojitos created by Jennifer for a warm weekend cocktail.

What a nice weekend! A combination of accidental holiday movie viewing and massive spoiling deemed earned this weekend it’s title. On Friday night, Rob joined me for a small party at my office and then we came home for a relaxing evening. Netflix delivered Holiday Inn and Meet Me in St. Louis just in time…