Ladies Activity Club

I hosted the LAC party last night – the last at our loft apartment.  It was a really fun, easy and productive party.  To start, I stocked up on a myriad of produce and supplies at farmer’s market. All of this was about $10. First, we peeled and started roasting the tomatillos and jalapenos for…

Last night’s LAC party was hosted by Tracy – an amazingly talented seamstress who works in fabric sourcing. Her parties are always impressive, especially for those of us who are far less meticulous about hems. For June, seven of us came over to learn how to make picnic napkins.  (apologies for the cell phone photos…

This week has been challenging at work. A mix of just so much very good and very bad happening all at the same time. I’m excited that it’s Friday and we’re almost done. Last night, I took a break with the Ladies Activity Club! Yvonne and her sister hosted us for a night of making…

We had the February LAC party last night and it was one of my favorite repeating activities! Elisabeth hosted us for a book swap at her lovely apartment in the marina. Each person brought a favorite book, giftwrapped, for the exchange. She served us falafel wraps, veggies with hummus and mini cupcakes along with wine.…

Last night’s LAC party was a fun and easy holiday craft. Lindsay hosted us for making sock snowmen, a project she remembered fondly as a kid and wanted to recreate. Along with the project, she served wine, hot cider, hummus, jalapeno jam with cheese and a homemade chocolate cream pie. Making the snowmen is super…

We had a great Ladies Activity Club party last night! Rebecca hosted us for a night of fancy nail polish exploration. From ombre to stripes to animal prints to polka dots…we learned all the tricks for the trendiest nails of the season. Check out more photos and details in Rebecca’s post at Permanently Disco. I…

We had a lovely time last night learning how to make bread! Our instructor, LisaRuth, has perfected a recipe based on the famous NY Times no-knead bread. With the addition of all kinds of seeds and nuts and her pro-tips (she bakes 2/3 loaves a week), we received a wonderful lesson. For appetizers, I served…

We made candles at last night’s LAC party; a first for me and a perfect “economies of scale” project for a group. Our hostess, Lauren, melted down big pots of soy and bees’ wax and provided inexpensive containers, scents and colors. This candle in a jar is my favorite: soy wax with peppermint and lavender.…

The Ladies Activity Club met on Tuesday this week for wine tasting, food and crafts. Elizabeth hosted a great event! Wine Tasting: A blind tasting of four zinfandels. We tasted each and tried to match each it to the descriptions. Then to tried guessing which was the most expensive. I was wrong (so wrong) with…

Last night’s LAC party was a lot of fun. Alison hosted us for a night of sharing favorite things in the city. We made our own LAC city guides based on the recommendations from members about our favorite San Francisco: Places to see Restaurants Splurges Free activities Shops Wild card recommendations I’ll share our lists…