Calie wrote in with a great shopping challenge. How do you do “aloha” in a modern way? I am going to a beach wedding on Maui in May. The invitation states it’s aloha attire, which for men means aloha shirts /khakis and for women a sundress of some sort. I have considered getting an aloha…

What a perfect weekend! Rob and I drove down to San Luis Obispo to spend Easter with family. I took a lot of photos to share with Jean, who didn’t get to come this year. On Saturday morning, we did the standard walk the dog, farmer’s market, breakfast at the local diner routine with my…

Rob and I went to Macy’s last night to look at the “Imagine India” flower show. I thought last year was good, but this year really blew it out of the water. The entire store had been converted to an Indian temple. It is incredible what they did with a few flowers, a couple saris,…

This is very, very exciting! EmilyStyle.com got it’s first ever freebies. I’m a real, grown up blog now. A nice woman from the athletic company, Ryka, sent me two big boxes of goodies last night. I’m already seriously addicted to the crop pants. And it is great motivation for starting to work out again after…

I have been getting such great shopping challenges from you guys this week! We have another urgent request today, this time from Sarah: I have a clothing dilemma that I’m hoping you can help with. I’m having dinner with my ex from high school next week after work. We kept in touch during college and…

Even the most die hard city dwellers can do a little farming. Rob and I have a butter lettuce and an Italian parsley growing in the kitchen window right now and a pot of tomatoes sprouting in the living room. I also want to try growing some celery sprouts to recreate a delicious crab and…

Today’s outfit is rush delivery! Heather has a big date next week: I thought I would get some input on a clothing challenge I’m facing. I was in LA a few weeks ago (I live in Palo Alto) and was set up on a blind date with my cousin’s brother-in-law. The date went well and…

The wedding isn’t going to be until October 2008 and I’ve already had a few minor freak outs. It is hard to be a bride-to-be! I think I’ll feel a lot better once we have our location reserved. Rob and I are leaning toward the Ahwahnee in Yosemite for the ceremony and reception. It’s an…

Did you see that my favorite French catalog got a mention in the April Harper’s Bazaar? Ines de la Fressange, a super stylish former Lagerfeld muse, cited La Redoute as a favorite source for affordable French chic. I love it! Anyway, one my current La Redoute picks is this lined eyelet wrap dress for $54.…

I’m back from my appointment at the UCSF Spine Center. The 400 Parnassus building there has hands-down the best view of the city I’ve ever seen. A 180 degree panoramic of twin peaks, downtown, the richmond, the bridge and the beach from the waiting room. It makes the view from the de Young tower look…