Articles Written By: mrsem

Here's your first advent calendar window for the countdown until Christmas. Either click on the calendar image or here to see today's online advent image.…

Remember when you were a kid and you found office supplies to be utterly fascinating? I admit that I still drool a bit over the…

Pure and simple avocado rolls are the antithesis of the crunchy-viper-eel-sprout rolls that are so popular in sushi restaurants today. (I have to admit I…

It's not officially the holiday season for me until I crack open the first tiny paper door on an advent calendar. A family tradition, I…

Lower Haight, the bastion of all things hipster, is the location a great Ethiopian restaurant called Axum. This cafe features low prices, delicious food and…

While you are out on the coast picking up some crabs...why not get your Christmas tree at the same time? There are farms all along…

Hallelujah! Crab season officially (and finally) opened today! When you can buy dungeness crab for $2-3 a pound it suddenly makes all those crab recipes…

Instead of using Evite this holiday season...why not make your own email invitations?I created this template by expanding on a vintage design. Just click here…

If you live in an old apartment in any American city, chances are you have one or more radiators as your heat source. Attractive in…

Isn't it an odd sensation when you run across a children's book that you read years ago? All the sudden, you vividly remember each page…