Yearly Archives: 2010

Rob and I rode our tandem bike to the mission last night for a friend’s poetry reading. Well, actually, our friend was the one on guitar backing up Joan Gelfand. It was the first legitimately warm evening of spring. The victorian box trees were in bloom and Revolution Cafe was full of arty types smoking…

These pink renoncules wrapped in newspaper deserve a closer look. Click on the photo for a larger version and say hello to spring.

I usually like my flower arrangements small and neat, but this weekend I tried to expand my horizons. Combining pink jasmine, tulips, chrysanthemums, renoncules and this massive white and pink filler (I think it is a type of spanish broom) – resulted in vibrant spring arrangements that smell divine and are about as girlie as…

Rob was gone this weekend, so I took it easy and spent a lot of time being girlie. On Friday night, I drove with Margaret to San Mateo in the rain. We had dinner at The Melting Pot, which you would think was the most dangerous place on the planet with all the warnings the…

My big plan for Saturday is a trip to the Flower Mart. My sister is arriving on Sunday, right in step with spring, and the apartment needs loads of flowers to celebrate. As always, Housemartin offers blossom inspiration.

I had a planning party for my cousin’s baby shower last night with the co-hostess. I am so thrilled for this baby’s arrival, over-the-top entertaining is the only outlet! Linens, punch bowls, silver, the whole nine yards. During our research, we ran across these adorable personalized book plates on Etsy. A perfect gift for a…

I pass this elegant, unusually thin, building on my way back from the grocery store at night. It appears that there’s some sort of agency located below and an apartment with wood beamed ceilings above. What a little gem in SOMA…and Jack London was born next door to boot.

House Beautiful dedicated their latest issue to the color blue in all forms. I don’t usually go for designer rooms – too stuffy or overcrowded in many cases – but I did love this LA home done up in all shades of blue. Click through to slide seven for a gorgeous library with dark blue…

I saw Whip It on the plane back to San Francisco and loved the film. Ellen Page is cute and it will make you want to create a tribe of killer ladies to call your own.

I spotted this gem of a vintage picnic basket at the Flea Market last Sunday. The silver salt & pepper shakers just push the whole thing over the edge to terminal cuteness. A fun project would be to outfit my existing wicker picnic basket with vintage fabrics and flatware. Mountain Play is just around the…