Yearly Archives: 2010

I had a bunch of blown eggs leftover from the weekend and hosted an impromptu decorating party last night. Sharpies and metallic pens apparently work quite well to decorate the eggs before dyeing. Add a bit of embroidery floss to hang and some picot edge ribbon on the sides…a quick and lovely craft project.

I’m hoping you can help me get a wardrobe together for a weekend in rural Oregon at the beginning of April. I’m on my way to meet (for the first time!) a potential romantic interest. We have a mutual friend who connected us, and we’ve been e-mailing since September ’09 and talking on the phone…

Easter is one of my favorite holidays: The candy! The ham! The asparagus! The dresses! And, if your family is like mine, the decorations. I’ve been making blown eggs and painted ornaments since I was a little girl. The two straw bunnies and the duck are new this year from Cost Plus.

We were in Half Moon Bay for less-than-happy circumstances – a young family friend is having health problems. I’m not at liberty to say more, but my parents and sister spent the week at the hospital before coming out to the beach. Everyone was in need of a break. On Friday night, Rob and I…

Half Moon Bay was lovely as always this weekend. We managed to have a very, very busy break from the real world with the family. There must have been some kind of time warp that allowed us to squeeze it all in. Concluding with a late Sunday night drive to the airport to put Jean…

I’m off for Half Moon Bay. Just a couple days of relaxation with the family. I hope to take some more photos for another series of beach house inspirations. From last year: Inspired by the GuadalupeInspired by Pigeon Point LighthouseInspired by Seal BeachInspired by Moss Beach Have a great weekend!

Attention New Yorkers! Meredith Young, a former San Francisco Ladies Activity Club attendee is interested in starting a new LAC in New York City. If you’re interested in being a founding member of the NYC LAC, just email Meredith to kick things off.

What to give as a party favor for a baby shower with a green/book theme? How about these adorable individually sewn pocket notebooks from Red Curry Designs paired with tiny pencils. I stumbled across the notebooks on Etsy, chatted with the seller and -voila!- I have a whole stack ready for the party.

I’m pleased with how the baby shower invites turned out last weekend. Perfect for my librarian cousin who prefers things less frilly. I used A2 gravel note cards and white enclosure envelopes that were on sale. The black text was printed on Gocco (note, you have to cut down the cards just a bit to…

A pair of festive emerald green suede pumps, perhaps? Or maybe just an emerald and diamond necklace instead?