Yearly Archives: 2011

Nothing like spending almost a full week stuck inside your apartment, fueled by large quantities of sudafed, to kick off a mean bout of spring cleaning. This year’s is especially diligent seeing as how Rob and I both spent the last three months working like crazy at our startup jobs and paying no attention to…

Thanks to a friend who works at the Academy of Sciences, Rob and I are attending the Big Bang: Party After Dark fundraiser on Thursday night. This event is the more casual companion to the very formal Big Bang Gala Dinner. Drinks, food, music – and “festive glamour” for attire. What am I going to…

Finally! We are free at last from the long winter of beets and cabbage at farmer’s market. Delicious ripe strawberries are well worth it at $12 for a six basket flat of local berries (pictured here: only a third of our box). Plus: snap peas, shelling peas, fava beans and all sorts of delights that…

This cold hit me hard. From Wednesday afternoon through Sunday, I spent most of my time sleeping, reading, watching nearly everything Netflix had to offer and sleeping even more. For someone who already does not like slowing down, it was especially frustrating that the weather was lovely and warm outside. Let’s see….any minor accomplishments? I…

This is a perfect weekend book for your Kindle. When a Man Marries is an easy, fun mystery about a group of socialites who find themselves quarantined in a mansion after a dinner party. Jewelry goes missing, there are secret trysts and mistaken identities…it’s wonderful!

Whenever I have a cold, I just melt. I feel very pathetic and droopy today. Only old romantic movies, favorite books…and maybe a royal wedding will assist.

I received these floral chocolate bars as a hostess gift last week. Dark chocolate with jasmine, rose and violet. They’re from a swanky London chocolatier called Rococo and each bar is prettier than the next. Very tasty too!

Is Monday the new Friday? This makes two weeks in a row with a big Monday dinner party. I love it! The hostess gets a relaxed prep over the weekend and her pick of any guests, since no one has Monday plans. You get to start the week with delicious food and friends at a…

We had a very nice, relaxing weekend with my parents for Easter. Rob, Margaret and I drove down on Friday night and arrived late in the evening. Mom was up with a fire in the fireplace waiting for us. The next morning, up for the standard routine. Farmer’s market, breakfast at the local diner and…

Best wishes for a spring weekend full of eggs and chocolate bunnies!