Sulky, sulky, sulky. I am feeling the need to spoil myself today in an attempt to get out of the funk. Largely, I want an extra large bottle of Ooh La Lift, a cashmere blanket and a box of See’s Candy Molasses Chips. Too bad there isn’t a See’s in my neighborhood. I wonder if…

I am feeling completely depressed today. My sister Jean just left San Francisco to move to North Carolina for the next six years. She’s going to Chapel Hill to get her Ph.D. We had a fun going away dinner together last night at a sushi place down the street. Here’s a photo of the impossible…

My aesthetician recommended this vitamin c serum to me last night. Although it smells quite dreadful (like Grand Marnier and licorice), it does seem to create nice results. It is supposed to be good at counteracting the effects of smog and other city related ick. I’m adding it to my morning sunblock and eye cream…

Writing about all these pastries is making me feel like a bit of a butter-lush. So here’s a palate cleansing post: These grosgrain napkins are on sale at Crate & Barrel for only $14.95 for a set of six. Buy two sets for an ideal hostess gift. Plus, they are polyester and probably wouldn’t require…

Hooray for puff pastry! One package of this frozen dough allows you to pretend that you are a baking genius and impress your friends with yummy treats. That huge box of blueberries we bought on Sunday was just calling out to be made into simple turnovers. Start by letting the frozen dough defrost on the…

I know I’m a little late to the party on this one but I just went to Beard Papa’s for the first time last night. Jean and I dropped in to the Mission street store for a snack after our facials, lounging and sauna time at Bliss. We ordered a box of six vanilla cream…

When life gives you an incredible sale at Safeway on blueberries…I say eat nothing without blueberries for several days! Mmm! Antioxidant goodness! I was going to post the recipe for the blueberry turnovers I made last night but I left my camera phone at home loaded with the photos. Instead, I’ll share my recipe for…

Rich and Molly gave out scented geraniums at their wedding in late July. Rob and I grabbed one mint geranium and one lemon geranium on our way out of Hayfork. When we got home, I planted them in my tiny potted garden out on the back stairs. They both smell lovely and have taken well…

Thanks to Jean and her work last week as a hostess at a party sponsored by Pepsi, I have a facial booked this afternoon at Bliss. I am so excited! Here’s my dream outfit for a day at the spa. It’s not what I actually have on, but the color scheme and basic concept is…

Rob and I escaped the city on Friday for a camping trip in Tahoe planned by our friend Nicole. Escaping was a bit harder than expected and it took us six and a half hours to make it to the lovely campground at Camp Richardson from San Francisco. Giant thunder and lightning marked our arrival…