Yearly Archives: 2011

Last night, Rob took the nephews on a long bike ride to Golden Gate bridge. They had dinner at In-N-Out and, back at home, we played ping pong in between episodes of the A-Team and Knight Rider. I think Rob might be sad to return to our regularly scheduled life involving the opera, flower arranging…

The secret to entertaining young nephews: having a ping pong table inside your apartment. Ping pong balls have been ricocheting off the walls, ceiling and floor for three days straight! Definitely a winning feature. In between sets, Rob and I have been trying our best to wear out the boys around the city. Last night…

This must be my fourth or fifth day in a row wearing rolled up pants. Such a perfect look for summer in the city! Rolled skinny jeans with nude peep toe wedges. Rolled black linen trousers with platform heels. Rolled beach-y blue khakis with gold flats. Combined with the friendship bracelets (oh yes, that is…

Rob and I went out on Friday night with Nicole to a cool new German restaurant called Leopold’s. Dark beer and soft pretzels at the bar while we waited for a table. Delicious dinner of short ribs, trout and wiener schnitzel. Home by cab at 10:30. The next morning, Rob left early to ride the…

We are very excited to be hosting Rob’s nephews all next week! They’re in town for a special chess camp. Its a major trip for them away from the family and we’ve been preparing for months. We have all kinds of potential adventures lined up for the week, including: Taking a ferry House of Air…

I love watching Tour de France every summer. Rob and I wake up early to see the end of the day’s race with our coffee. My favorite things include Phil Liggett pronouncing “maillot jaune” “Ivan Basso” and “Thor Hushovd.” The scenes of the french countryside (will they pass by Design Mom‘s house?). The teary Belgians…

Yum! We had some delicious food while camping last weekend. A favorite was this charcuterie spread on Saturday night. Salami, fresh Acme baguettes, smoked pepper mackerel and goat brie. Denyse provided the lightweight wood cutting boards for the feast. They’re actually just inexpensive wood grilling planks from Sur la Table that she oiled and waxed.…

New drink of the summer! Le Garage introduced us to the Monaco, a refreshing beer spritzer that is perfect for a sunny brunch while watching Tour de France. To make it at home, combine two parts Stella Artois with 1 part sprite (or soda water with lemonade) and a splash of grenadine. It’s not at…

We had a grand adventure this weekend! Only 50 miles in total, but it felt like we were all over Marin. On Friday, Rob and I loaded up the tandem bike and rode out from the city. Cold, foggy weather really hit at the bridge and we were totally socked in by Sausalito. We met…

Rob and I are going camping this weekend with friends. It is wonderful that you can load up a bike and pedal out to the wilderness within just a few miles of San Francisco. We’ll be entirely unplugged and still able to see our apartment from the top of the hill. I just love camping…