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New drink of the summer! Le Garage introduced us to the Monaco, a refreshing beer spritzer that is perfect for a sunny brunch while watching Tour de France. To make it at home, combine two parts Stella Artois with 1 part sprite (or soda water with lemonade) and a splash of grenadine. It’s not at…

We had a grand adventure this weekend! Only 50 miles in total, but it felt like we were all over Marin. On Friday, Rob and I loaded up the tandem bike and rode out from the city. Cold, foggy weather really hit at the bridge and we were totally socked in by Sausalito. We met…

Rob and I are going camping this weekend with friends. It is wonderful that you can load up a bike and pedal out to the wilderness within just a few miles of San Francisco. We’ll be entirely unplugged and still able to see our apartment from the top of the hill. I just love camping…

Gertrude Stein has absolutely invaded the city this summer! She’s at SFMOMA with a huge exhibit of her original Paris collection. At the de Young through their enormous Picasso exhibit. At the Jewish Contemporary Museum with an exhibit covering five stories of her own life. At the Woody Allen movie Midnight in Paris played by…

Brr…it’s getting back to the regular July fog and cold in the city. Summer dressing without resorting back to winter turtlenecks can be tricky. Here’s one outfit I’d love to wear on a freezing cold day at the office: Dress – I love this white lace dress from Anthropologie for $178. Maybe it will go…

Spray roses, striped tulips and some kind of “pods” for $12 turned into three lovely arrangements on Sunday. I have the smallest by my bedside. But I think Janice’s wedding trial arrangements with the same roses came out even better!

This was a fun weekend “off” from our normal adventures. On Friday night, relaxing at home. I had a bad headache all day and needed a quiet night. Up pretty early on Saturday morning. After breakfast, I walked over to the Wholesale Flower Market to show Janice, a reader, the ropes for her wedding flowers.…

Isn’t this boat handsome? It’s docked just down the block from our apartment. Let’s get it decked out: Rug – A thick jute rug from West Elm. Lipstick – Fun vintage packaging. Clock – Antique wood desk clock on Etsy. Chair – Lovely white metal chair from Ikea. Shirt – A cotton polo in bright…

This was delicious on top of pieces of grilled fish for dinner Sunday night. We had mahi mahi, but any white fish broiled or grilled on a hot summer day would be lovely: Watermelon Grapefruit Salsa Serves 4 2 cups of diced watermelon 1 ruby red grapefruit, segmented and chopped 1/2 small red onion, finely…

Sorry for skipping out. I celebrated the 2nd anniversary at my job today and it was a surprisingly touching milestone. This little (becoming not that little) start-up has become such a huge part of my life. This is my team, indoor skydiving on Monday night in goofy jumpsuits. I’m very lucky!