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How is it possibly November already? Perfect crisp fall weather, the Giants about to clinch the World Series, the whole city lit up in orange and pumpkin bread for breakfast – How wonderful!

Sorry for dropping off the radar last week, I had a bunch of events to attend in the city and no camera with lending it to a co-worker. We had a pretty relaxing time leading up to the big party this weekend. It was rainy on Saturday so Rob and I had a quiet morning,…

Emily wrote in with a great request: I’ve moved to Seattle to start a new job as a professor at UW! I’m really struggling on figuring out a good work wardrobe here– I have tons of summer cloths that are pretty casual (having lived in Palo Alto for 10 years!). So I need both more…

What a fast year thirty was! Rob and I have opera tickets tonight to celebrate – Placido Domingo is the lead in Cyrano de Bergerac. And then the Halloween party this weekend and a fancy steak & oyster dinner with a friend next week. I’m a lucky lady! Cupcake with marshmallow frosting from Miette.

The decorations for Saturday’s ball are starting to come together. This cut felt spiderweb runner is from Pier 1 for only $9. It’s similar to a version I liked at Crate & Barrel but couldn’t justify for $30. And it also comes in placements!

I discovered Casa Bonampak when working on my sister’s wedding and needed picado flags. How great to learn that the ultimate source was right across town. Their mission store is packed with Halloween/Dia de Los Muertos goodies. I bought skeleton streamers for the Ghouls Ball and was very, very temped to bring home little paper…

This was a quiet weekend thanks to a gale of a rainstorm that passed through town. On Friday night, Rob gave me an early birthday present: a Kindle! I love that you can download old books for free to the device and spent hours researching the kinds of books I adore: mystery novels set on…

I love this rainy October weather. It’s perfect for curling up by a fireplace. I don’t have a fireplace – but I do live within a half mile of most of the chic and historic hotels downtown. I may have to go on an adventure this weekend to find the best San Francisco hotel lobby…

I always remember to post photos of the city decorated for Christmas, but not for Halloween. Last night, I volunteered with my co-workers at Light the Night for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and had a lot of time to admire the window dressings along Maiden Lane. Aren’t these sheet ghosts at Bastille just perfect!…

When my mother passed on this book she warned me that it was quite gossipy. She was definitely spot on. The true story of Idina Sackville runs the gamut from scandalous Edwardian British high society to a group of bed-hopping aristocrats camped out in African mansions. Everyone from Karen Blixen to the Queen is name…