Yearly Archives: 2011

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 Saturday, Rob went off on a bike ride at 8:30 and I had a mellow morning at home. Too nice outside to stay in, I walked to TJ Maxx to…

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 around the universe. Then, to the Hall of Africa to see the penguins. Next: a fancy lunch at the Moss Room restaurant downstairs. Around the aquarium and back home to…

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 of biking in the city, Fleet Week, a race and a parade. On Friday, Rob and I joined friends out at Bike Party. We rode around SOMA and Dogpatch with…

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 go. My inner hermit makes a big appearance. I always get anxious about the trip (everyone in Japan will be mean to me?) and nearly talk myself out of…

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 fuss. And, you can sneak in healthy omega-3 flaxseed: Baked Apples Serves 2 1 large apple (I used a farmer’s market red delicious) 1 cup rolled oats 1 heaping tablespoon…

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 Vintage Estate. The attire is Yountville evening. I’m 5’4″, slim with black hair. Asian with slight brown skin undertone. 44 years old. I’m looking for comfortable with sleeveless and…

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 before the show. The opera wasn’t the finest new work I’ve seen, but enthusiastically staged and fairly touching. The next day, we left the city early for a bike event…

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 no-knead bread. With the addition of all kinds of seeds and nuts and her pro-tips (she bakes 2/3 loaves a week), we received a wonderful lesson. For appetizers, I served…

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 to bake bread (we always seem to bake during the heatwaves). I made these leaf sugar cookies in a rainbow of yellows, oranges and browns last night for the…

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 to squeeze in a bit of a personal life. (Black & white because they’re all low-quality cell photos) On Friday, Rob and I went to the first opera of…