Author: MrsEm

Honestly, I was blown away by the responses to yesterday’s contests! I had no idea there were such creative people lurking on the site. You guys are all fabulous! But there could only be three winners: Contest 1: Shoe QuizRob’s sister Skye won this challenge by correctly matching all four pairs of flats with their…

This is the final Reader Appreciation contest of the day! Using the photo of me kicking a humpback whale in Santa Cruz as a reference, complete the following sentence: “Emily does not like whales because…” There’s really no wrong answer. So the person with the most creative response will be the winner! Enter your answers…

We already know that Margaret and Rebecca are fantastic! Let’s find more readers who rock! Margaret nominated Brian as an appreciated reader last night: “Brian is a wonderful friend. He’s great for brunch or making you lunch, parties you never dreamed of attending and local adventures. I guarantee a hug and a smile on your…

This is the second contest in our Reader Appreciation Day trifecta! Design an outfit that I should wear to my next archery session in Golden Gate Park. Keep in mind that I wore this to archery once and that I have a predilection for being wildly overdressed. You can either enter your outfit in the…

Happy Reader Appreciation Day! Here’s your first contest of the day. Can you correctly match these four pairs of flat shoes with the store that sells them? The first person with the correct answer in the comments section wins a pair of custom embroidered dishtowels. Here are your choices: Bloomingdale’s Old Navy Anthropologie Alloy Post…

My friend Margaret (looking gorgeous while making french-style flower arrangements in the photo to the left) is having a tough week. So I thought I would embarrass her with a little “shout out.” Along with being extremely stylish and good at french-style flower arrangements, as we’ve already learned, Margaret is always thoughtful, really clever and…

Rob and I are going to the Bombay Sapphire Perfect Pairings party tonight at the W Hotel. I think we were invited because we subscribe to Gourmet Magazine. Two local chefs and two “mixologists” are going to face off in a cooking and cocktail pairing contest. We get to watch, mingle with “local celebrities” and…

See’s Candy dark chocolate molasses chips are my absolute favorite! I lugged a box of these to New York and back with me during my last business trip because they happened to sell them in the Oakland airport terminal. I would be in heaven with a 1 pound box of these molasses chips and a…

My sister Kate runs an aviary in Oregon to collect and sell exotic feathers. Most of her clients are artists and fly fishermen. When she sent me a few of her site’s gorgeous greeting cards, I was inspired to create an outfit around the vibrant colors in peacock feathers. Blouse – I love the color…

We have two gourd shaped lamps in our bedroom from Past Perfect on Union. In celadon porcelain, they are the perfect compliment to our blue and white sheets and green oriental rug. And the gourd shape is so classic! I love these two mercury glass gourd lamps from Restoration Hardware. It’s the perfect blend of…