This rose lotion from Gianna Rose Atelier is delightful. It has a perfect rose scent and comes in a milk glass jar. I bought it on 50% sale from Zuzu’s Petals when Jean was buying a cat soap for our cousin’s birthday. I just visited the Gianna Rose website last night and found a bunch…

Let’s see…another weekend full of crazy adventures? Hardly! On my first real weekend “off” with no big plans, I promptly came down with a cold. After rock climbing with Trent and Matt on Friday night, we grabbed dinner at Truly Mediterranean and watched The Matador. On Saturday, Rob went to Yoga with Trent in the…

I have the oddest craving for a bouquet of what I call “garden roses.” Garden roses are the fragrant, delicate and imperfect roses that are vastly different from those giant Colombian roses that are becoming so common. I haven’t found a place in the city that sells them yet, although Zuzu’s Petals is a good…

It’s been a fun, sad, nice and weird week here in San Francisco. The heat wave finally ended. I went to a new spa. Trent had eye surgery. Jean left the city. I made some new friends. Whew! Here’s what I learned during all this madness: Bliss spa is fun but very expensive. If you…

A girl on my bus this morning was wearing an adorable outfit. I have tried to recreate it here for future reference. So cute! Pink shirt -I like the bright color of this one from Banana Republic. Sweater vest – Her sweater was much cuter. More sheer and lightweight. I cheated by changing the color…

I got my very first blog related freebie last night! Jordan invited Rob and I to a screening of World Trade Center that she helped coordinate. It was so fun seeing all my new favorite Duboce bloggers in person! Jordan quickly greeted us at the entrance. I met Betsy next. She and her date sat…

It’s not very hot outside today. In fact, it’s quite foggy and my straightened hair from this morning now looks exactly like this. But just because the heat wave is over doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a popsicle. These Dryer’s fruit bars are on sale at Safeway. I recommend strawberry and coconut. Keep them at…

After trying to take a camera phone photo of my favorite ring for the last 15 minutes I have come to some startling conclusions: a) I have terribly unphotogenic hands, really they look awful. b) it may be time to invest in some of this stuff. c) maybe I shouldn’t wear rings at all. d)…

Horchow is such a weird store. It’s all so over the top! Very similar to the funny Neiman Marcus home collection (where else can you buy an antler table, to add a “subtle touch of rustic charm(!),” and a gold side chest in the same place!). Both sites are also home to an occasional really…

Jean and Trent’s new house in Chapel Hill is so cute! It will be even better once they take it over and get to decorating. Here are my decorating picks for Jean and Trent: Capiz string lights – A nice compliment to the house’s traditional styling. Basket – This North Carolina style basket would be…