Weekend Round-Up: Lazy Bones
This was a very mellow weekend; a much-needed rest after having my family in town and a long offsite meeting for work on Friday. On…
Yearly Archives: 2011
To Do: Play Hooky
Having Tuesday off was dangerously fun. The family headed straight for the Academy of Sciences. First stop: a half hour in the digital planetarium zooming…
Weekend: Two Wheels
Sorry for the delay, my family is in town and it makes it hard to get writing time. This was a packed weekend, with lots…
Japan
We did it! We booked our plane tickets to Japan for late November.While I love traveling, I hate the process of actually getting ready to…
Recipe: Baked Apples
The first rainy day of October calls for a batch of warm baked apples. This recipe has all the taste of apple pie without any…
What to Wear: Napa Wedding in November
Alex wrote in with a What to Wear request for an upcoming wedding in Northern California:I'm attending a wedding in November at a Napa Valley…
Weekend Round-Up: Town & Country
Funny weekend! A bit of city elegance mixed with backcountry camping. We started out on Friday with Heart of a Soldier. Regular Turkish deli dinner…
Ladies Activity Club: Breadmaking
We had a lovely time last night learning how to make bread! Our instructor, LisaRuth, has perfected a recipe based on the famous NY Times…
Fall
Whew! My crazy week-of-work is over and my life is returning to its normal overbooked status.The Ladies Activity Club is meeting here tonight to learn…
Weekend Round-Up: Not Really a Weekend
Only two more days to go in the 10-day crazy conference season marathon! Despite being dressed like this for the last eight days......I've still managed…