Author: MrsEm

I am officially a member of The Commonwealth Club! This San Francisco club organizes interesting public affairs lectures on a wide variety of topics. Last month, Rob and I went to see The RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan speak. This month, we are going to see Richard Clark. Our membership gets us in free to…

I used to be a big proponent of good ol’ Great Lash mascara. You can’t beat the price of this quirky green and pink packaged staple. But the mascara irritated my eyes a bit and had a tendency to run “Alice Cooper” style at the first sign of moisture. The best alternative I have found…

Williams Sonoma officially owns my soul. I was too tempted by their store in the marina this past weekend and ended up buying this super expensive pumpkin bread pan. I figure I can use it through November for bread, cakes, and aspic. Even now…looking at the photo…I can feel the temptation. So, tonight will be…

Although this is the warmest week yet in San Francisco, coat shopping season has officially arrived. It’s tricky finding a good coat in California so I am often stuck shopping online for a fall coat. Luckily, La Redoute has some really great options this year. From trench coats to wool walking coats, the site has…

As I expected, we didn’t quite cross off everything on our weekend activity list. On Sunday morning the darling boyfriend and I took the train up to Haight and bought a longboard. Since it was such a beautiful day in Golden Gate Park, we spent the morning exploring on the skateboard. Plus, the skateboard we…

Why have a landline and a cell phone these days? Like most 25 year olds I know, I only have a cell phone. This is great 90% of the time, but long phone calls with friends back in Southern California can be difficult on a tiny cell. Here’s a possible solution from Elsewares. These classic…

I officially reached the 100 post marker today! Way to go EmilyStyle.com!

Dungeness crab season officially opens on November 15. I can hardly wait! On opening day, I am going straight to the boats in Fisherman’s Wharf to collect some of these tasty babies. Mmms…with melted butter and crunchy sourdough bread (maybe throw in an artichoke). You can’t do any better than that!

I know that lamps are an essential part of any interior design project. But, like rugs, I have such a hard time picking them out and figuring out exactly how to use them. This lamp from Hold Everything is really attractive and affordable…but where would it go? Am I the only one who struggles with…

This Sunday, I am going to the movies (always a bit of an ordeal in SF) to see the new Wallace and Gromit film: Curse of the Were-rabbit. I love those old short films from this animator and this movie should be great. Jean’s going with me and she always get very excited about these…