French bike race, French food, French wine…sounds like a perfect party to me! Rob and I have invited a handful of friends over on July 29th to celebrate the final stage of the Tour de France. This is the conclusion of three weeks of hard riding and includes a race down the center of Paris.…

Rob and I haven’t had friends visit in a long while (I guess SF’s “June Gloom” isn’t that appealing). But, hooray, we have friends coming to stay this weekend! Luckily, I’ve been brushing up on my hostessing skills thanks to a generous gift from a family friend. She recently gave me a copy of the…

The Ladies Activity Club summer cooking series continued last night with Thai curry hosted by Stacey! She and and her husband had taken cooking lessons during a vacation in Thailand and had returned armed with recipes. Stacey had Thai beer, olives, spicy hummus and cheese out for us as appetizers and her apartment smelled deliciously…

Behind wedding outfits, finding the perfect thing to wear to a job interview is one of the hardest shopping challenges there is. Jeanette wrote in with a request: I love your style. I have a job interview coming up and I live in the DC area. I am looking for a nice interview outfit (not…

Chamois bike shorts are terribly unattractive. No matter how you try to wear them – under other pants, on their own, under jeans – they always manage to make you appear to be wearing adult diapers. But riding for miles without them is a literal pain in the butt. This pair of knickers from Sports…

Rob and I went to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix last night at the IMAX theater downtown. The last 30 minutes of the film are in 3D, hence the killer glasses that look sooo flattering on us in the photo. I’m not a huge fan of Harry Potter (I think I…

There’s always room for new perfume! Jill Stuart’s Night Blooming Lily is the latest addition to my collection. It’s super feminine and floral! At first sniff, it smells sort of like the Jessica McClintock perfume (a scent burned into my brain since shopping for a prom dress a looong time ago. You know it too,…

I was at Macy’s buying towels this weekend when I ran across the new Martha Stewart bedding line. I’m in full covet mode for the Trousseau linens. Each white 300-count piece is embroidered or detailed in some perfect way making for a very inviting bed. The pillowcases are especially lovely. The set is on sale…

Elizabeth wrote in with a question about San Francisco spas. Technically, she wasn’t asking for an outfit. But it is always nice to stick with a theme: I am headed to San Francisco for a week in October, and I’d like to hit up a spa while I’m there. Do you have any recommendations for…

Surprise, surprise! My weekend involved a lot of working out, as seems to be becoming the norm. On Friday, Rob and I met Matt at the climbing gym for some bouldering. I climbed my first on-site V1+ and completely wore myself out. Quiet dinner of poached salmon and white corn at home. We watched the…