Yearly Archives: 2010

Our Ladies Activity Club party last night featured a book exchange – always a popular event! Just like a book club, but without the homework assignments. Activity: Everyone brings a gift-wrapped copy of a favorite book. When it’s your turn, you can choose a wrapped book or choose to “steal” an unwrapped edition (up to…

Macy’s sells some absolutely beautiful baskets made by women in Rwanda. The proceeds go to a good cause and a bunch are even on sale right now. I bought one for my mother a couple years ago. It’s not too late to pick one up for Mother’s Day.

I finally got around to making my own muesli last weekend. So easy! Plus, healthier and using less packaging than regular cereal. The variations are endless, but here’s my first version. Muesli1 box of flake cereal, I used flax seed flakes1 box of multigrain hot cereal8 ounces of sliced almonds8 ounces of dried unsweetened blueberries8…

All this gardening has me inspired for some new casual clothes for weekends outside. Toast UK is a perfect inspiration – particularly this Japanese-dyed shirt dress. Pair it with jeans, hunter boots and a glass of ice tea with homegrown mint.

I forgot my camera this weekend, so these photos are all from my cell. No bother – cell is the new Polaroid, right? I was under the weather on Friday, so we just stayed in with Margaret and ordered Chinese food. Up early the next morning to drive to Fresno. Rob’s dad was demoing solar…

Now that spring has sprung, our little yard is ready for a hummingbird feeder. This modern feeder would look nice, even if it takes the brave city hummingbirds quite a while to find it.

Silver dress plus pale skin…my dress for the Black & White Ball calls for some seriously balanced make-up. Anne Hathaway at the 2009 Oscars with darker red lips and classic lined eyes is a great example.

A few more photos and some notes about the trends this year: Greens and blues were big. Lots of ferns, mushrooms, thistles, tropical flowers, succulents and equisetum – Jean would have been in heaven. Little blue grape hyacinth popped up in a couple arrangements. Gump’s lent out silver Buccellati vases for a few of my…

Bouquets to Art was a great time this year – super crowded, though. My favorite local florists – Church Street Flowers – produced this fantastic interpretation of the Trumpeter Swan with orchids, branches and protea. Well done, ladies! The show continues through Saturday in Golden Gate Park

I loved this film. Classic Hepburn-Tracy with the added benefit of 1957 fashion. Desk Set is one of my new favorites! Katharine Hepburn is always amazing; just a force of nature. And in this film her character has a zeal for working and leading a team – two things that are big in my life…