Yearly Archives: 2012

A couple more Sayulita posts and then we’ll return to regular programming.  The town has a population of about 3,000 people and is part of the Riviera Nayarit.   Although tourism, surfing and expats are big parts of Sayulita today, it is still a very active fishing village. We enjoyed watching the little boats zip out…

I was lucky to stock up on baby presents when I was at Replacements in North Carolina earlier this summer.  This 1940’s Roseville Pottery “baby’s plate” was one of my finds and was gifted at last weekend’s baby shower.  It’s from a line called juvenile creamware; with a nice sturdy plate with a deep rim. …

Rob went out of town this weekend for a mountain bike race in Mendocino, so I had a chance to spend some quality time with my favorite ladies.  On Friday, Margaret and I spent the evening at the Westfield. We went to the Japanese stationery store to buy glitter pens and had ramen for dinner…

Uncharacteristically, I packed way too much for the trip to Mexico.  I decided to check a bag so I could take a large supply of my favorite sunblocks and it allowed me room for a whole lot of clothes.  Sayulita was so casual, I was pretty much instantly overdressed just by virtue of wearing more…

Our days in Sayulita rotated between four primary activities: swimming, reading, paddleboarding and eating.  Oh man, we did a lot of eating! The food was so, so good. Mostly, I ate a ton of ceviche.  This shrimp ceviche tostada was served up at a tiny restaurant on the main Calle Revolucion for about $1. With…

Rob and I just returned from five days in a little fishing village called Sayulita, a half hour north from Puerto Vallarta. We swam in the 85° ocean four times a day, watched pelicans dive from our deck and ate every single ceviche tostada that crossed our paths – it was heaven!  Lots more details…

San Francisco is notoriously casual. You can wear jeans and a sweatshirt to the fanciest restaurant in town and no one bats an eye. Such a shame, since dressing up can be a blast. I put on a shiny top, pressed slacks, big earrings and extra eyeliner to step out for a meal at Prospect…

The Lappljung Ruta rug from IKEA is my new favorite find. At $70, it’s an affordable and durable way to brighten up a room.  There’s plenty of online inspiration for using it in rooms including as a wall hanging with bright prints, brass and wicker or a mod pink sofa. If you don’t want to commit…

We had such a fun weekend!  On Friday, Rob and I left work early to ride bikes over for Outside Lands in the park. 65,000 people attend this outdoor music festival in the cold fog. We met up with Shane at the Of Monsters and Men show: Andrew Bird was next, not quite as good but…

Life continues to fly by with the extra 12 legs living with us (4 human, 8 dog). Despite my best hermitage tendencies, Rob and I managed to book the trip to Puerto Vallarta next weekend.  It’s my Dad’s 83rd birthday today (yay!) and we have tickets to see Neil Diamond  (oops, make that Neil Young,…