Ladies Activity Club

The June Ladies Activity Club party was last night! Our hostess, Rachel, taught us how to make sushi. She had picked up all the supplies and ingredients needed at the Japantown market just a few blocks away. Each person got to create their own “signature” roll using some combination of avocado, asparagus, cucumber, carrot and…

Last night’s Ladies Activity Club was one of the best! We all met at our hostesses house at 7:00 for some wine and snacks before heading over to the Kabuki Springs & Spa on Geary. For $20, you get entrance to the Japanese-style communal baths. Step 1 is to rinse off at these special shower…

So many people have emailed me over the last few months about how to start their own Ladies Activity Club. How wonderful! I’ve answered them individually, but I’ll share some tips here for everyone else: Step 1: PlanFind someone to be a co-founder with you. Ideally, this is someone with a different set of friends.…

Last night’s Ladies Activity Club party was one of our best so far! Hostess, Victorianna, came up with the idea of making bookmarks and having a book exchange for April. Each guest brought a wrapped copy of one of their favorites and we had a “white elephant” style switch. You would have thought we invented…

Last night’s LAC party was fantastic! Our hostess Allison, an art student, armed the group with strong cosmos, snacks and supplies for a pen and ink drawing lesson. After a brief instruction on techniques and strategy, we each painted our own black and white flower from a xeroxed photo. My tulip actually came out pretty…

When I first moved to San Francisco in August 2005, I convinced my sister to help me start a club as a way to meet new people. We called it the “Ladies Activity Club” and our first party had six attendees. Each month, a new person would host a party for the others involving some…

I need to take one quick break from the end of Jewelry Week to talk about last night’s Ladies Activity Club party. Jordan (a real gem) hosted at her wonderfully decorated apartment. I wish had taken more pictures of her place! For the February activity, we made valentines using Jordan’s Japanese Goco Printer. After printing…

Jill hosted the club last night for the second annual holiday gingerbread house decorating party. She lives in a gorgeous old Victorian above Castro with high ceilings and lots of molding. Along with a nine foot tree in the living room, Jill had decorated and prepared the rest of the house beautifully (I forgot my…

Last night’s Ladies Activity Club party was another one for the record books! These parties have been just getting more and more impressive. Azla hosted eight of us at her house for a night of pumpkin pie baking for the November party. We started by dividing into teams. I was on team dough (the best…

The October Ladies Activity Club party was last night. Christine hosted us for a night of pumpkin carving at her adorable apartment. I was blown away by how much thought she put into her party. She made a great buffet of snacks all from scratch: two cakes (one using my pumpkin pan), caramel apples, blue…