Yearly Archives: 2010

My new shirtdress is made of Liberty of London’s Poppy & Honesty design from 1932. I found a photo of the dress, but the colors are off. This shirt is closer. Now I just need to wait for spring, and with it already being February…not much longer!

This weekend was certainly a mixed bag. It started Friday with an accidental party at our apartment. Rob and I were both out with our respective colleagues after work and decided to bring a few back to the apartment…which, through the magic of addition, turned into a rager with about 15 people. We drank, ate,…

For the first time since we moved, it has stopped raining! This, combined with two many old movies and too much imagination has me planning something feminine for the weekend. Here’s what I’d wear for a trip to the flower market, stop at a tea lounge and a Sunday ballet matinee: Top – Sleeveless ruffled…

I’ve been watching How to Steal a Million bit by bit for a few days. There’s a scene where she is at the Ritz in a black lace Givenchy dress with matching mask and he asks for scotch and she says “likewise.” I may not have the dress and mask (which sold for 60,000 euro…

Samba is well high on the list of things I’m terrible at. It’s a standing joke that I have the dance moves of a praying mantis. So a samba class at the UCSF gym last night didn’t seem like a great idea. But it actually turned out okay and was a big, big workout. We’ll…

Yum! This pasta is way too tasty for how healthy it is. Definitely a new staple for winter nights. I modified this recipe. Makes about 6 servings. Rigatoni with Pasta and Kale1 box of Barilla Plus penne pasta2 cups of lentils (I use these odd freeze dried variety that you boil for 20 minutes)1/2 head…

500 Days of Summer was a very cute flick – but that chalkboard wall in the bedroom was positively inspired. I wish there was a better photo of it online. Do you think the dust would be a nightmare?

I’ve been to nearly every park in the city except the one in my new backyard! South Park was once encircled by the grandest homes in San Francisco – all that remains today is the little oval patch of trees and grass…which I have yet to find. We’re on the other side of the hill…

My favorite purchase from Chinatown on Sunday was a miniature lion head made of paper mache, foil and pompoms for $5. Just like the big lions, but only a few inches wide. Wow…is he ever excited. You don’t need coffee when you have this lucky lion hanging by the door. Buy one online here for…

A new discovery in Chinatown on Sunday evening: The Wok Shop. A teeny tiny little store stuffed to the gills with every kitchen tool imaginable. Hot pots, steamers, moon cake molds, garnish cutters, specialized rolling pins, every kind of chopstick imaginable, clay pots, enormous mortars and pestles, cleavers, cutting blocks and – of course –…