Yearly Archives: 2011

Lupin is alway such a fine sign of spring! To match: a gray knotted one-shoulder top with a soft purple chino skirt.

I don’t wear a lot of purple, but this floral dress caught my eye in the window at Macy’s. Perfect timing for flower week! Dress – Only $69, this floral dress is by Kinder Aggugini for a special Macy’s line. Sweater – Dark gray cardigan with pockets is a good topper for the dress at…

Delicate little purple violets (are they violets? not sure) are matched with a silver and topaz ring.

Checker-bloom is a little bold, a little free. To match: a vintage 1960’s mauve dress modeled with moxie on Etsy.

This yellow wildflower is appropriately named for the way pops-up in little bunches of yellow confetti. To match: A grey, white and yellow belted dress from Nordstrom.

I couldn’t find the name of these tiny white and brown blooms anywhere online. They were quite abundant on the hike. To match: A pair of white menswear inspired pumps with brown leather and ribbon detail from Isaac Mizrahi.

Between the flowers out on Saturday and Bouquets to Art coming up in a few days, this week is already all about the flowers. Let’s make it official! For a challenge, all week I’ll be paring clothes with the wildflowers I saw in bloom over the weekend. Here’s the first, I think it’s a very…

Pretty lazy this weekend. With the disaster news, storm rolling through town and a headache – it was nice to stay inside and rest. Mellow Friday night. I swung by Rob’s office to walk with him home from work. Dinner of broccoli, green olive and pepita pasta, my current favorite. Up early on Saturday morning…

Whew…it’s been quite the 24-hours. I rushed home last night after a co-worker told me the apartment building next to ours had billowing black smoke pouring out. An hour and about 15 fire trucks later, they had put out a car fire in the garage and we all were saved. No real damage beyond the…

For our third edition of the San Francisco LAC, let’s get dolled up for some fanciest fun things to do in the city. 1. Chez Spencer – My personal favorite little French hideaway in the city. If you were throwing a courthouse wedding followed by a dinner in a private dining room, this would be…