Yearly Archives: 2012

Cement planters packed with succulents were a standout at Sunset Celebration last weekend. The cement pots look surprisingly easy to make in this Apartment Therapy tutorial. Seems like it could be a great project to pair with a weekend brunch with some friends this summer

Benefit sponsored the photobooth at the ball, so I’ll make my cosmetics post in their honor.  My make-up was actually fairly simple. The giant Japanese false lashes were the centerpiece (these are similar). Gluing them off was as difficult as ever – but it’s so worth it! M.A.C Studio Fix foundation and Fleur Power blush.…

There was an incredible amount of food at the Black & White Ball this year.  I don’t think I even had a chance to taste half of it!   One of the biggest spreads was about eight tables of fresh sushi, including a sashimi bar with really high quality salmon, unagi and himachi. Rob really loved…

What a weekend!  The Black & White Ball was SO great…and it was just one of many highlights. On Friday, we kicked off the festivities with a black and white themed night of Bike Party. About a 1,000 riders dressed up in black and white garb to ride across the city. Rob and I got…

The Black & White Ball is this weekend! I am beyond excited. My dress is done and so beautiful. I have shoes, black gloves, chandelier earrings, false eyelashes purchased in Japan and million hair/make-up inspirations on Pinterest. Get ready for a lot of photos on Monday

It’s true about summer in San Francisco: while the rest of the country swelters in humid heat, we get colder and colder until September.  But all the fun summer fashion doesn’t have to be off limits.  A little clever layering to the rescue! Maxi dress – I bought this on sale a couple weeks ago.…

Oh, my overactive imagination…  When we started talking about a trip to Redding for Memorial Day, I pictured a leisurely bit of country relaxation. Reading by the river, picking wildflowers, maybe a fancy fishing lodge restaurant. We arrived on Friday at our friend’s new house to greet their flock including a 4 year old boy,…

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=15552497#editor/target=post;postID=4298796134526034834 The strawberry pink villa in Corfu originally rented by the Durells in My Family and Other Animals is available as a vacation rental. It’s been modernized quite a bit, and with a pool added – but the original charm is still there. Wouldn’t that make a lovely vacation spot for a group of bookish…

Have you ever been fly fishing? Rob and I are going up to Redding this weekend to visit friends. The town is apparently one of the top trout fishing destinations.  I love eating trout and I love all the cute gear that comes with fishing….just not so sure about the actual fishing part! 

Do you have a favorite summer book?  My preference is for travel novels set around 1910-1940, with My Family and Other Animals topping the list.  It’s the charming true story of a British family moving to Greece and living in a villa by sea in the 1930’s, as told by the youngest nature-obsessed son.   The…