Things I Loved

We watched The Red Balloon on Saturday. Adorable 30 minute film. I especially loved the 1950’s French kids clothes; all those leather shoes and baggy tweed shorts. Combined with La Misma Luna, we almost had a film trilogy of “strangers being nice to adorable children on adventures.” We just needed one more…suggestions?

This 2003 port wine from Justin in Paso Robles was a big hit at Saturday’s dinner party. Rob and I had the bottle for over 4 years, but never got around to opening it. And it just happened to be the right timing for Open that Bottle Night. The six of us drank the whole…

All good city-dwellers know that a trip out of town translates to a stop at Target. Rob and I only go a couple times a year, so it’s usually a bit of a spree. On Sunday, we picked up everything from cold medicine to clearance picture frames. These red flats for $20 were my favorite…

A quick Valentine to my favorite grocery store. So clever. Thanks to Lindsay for finding this gem!

After a winter of wearing lots of last year’s tweed, black tights and dark sweaters, I’m feeling the siren call of spring. Could I throw out my clothes and decide to wear all pink, ivory and gray for the next month? This clip is not helping. {skip to around 2:30 for the singing}

Ick to crashing computers. Ick to this economy. Ick to a one bedroom apartment in this city still costing over $800,000 and to taxes and to Monday reds in general. This close-up photo of the salt cellar from my Viennese silverware set soothes the soul. The adorable spoon is only about 2.5 inches long. Basically,…

Mmm! I received a great hostess gift on Tuesday: Alison brought me a box of Parisian macarons. Paulette recently opened a new store in Hayes Valley here in the city – expanding from their other store in Beverly Hills. Lucky us! So far, the salted caramel and violet cassis are my favorites.

For last minute holiday treats, you could bake or buy something delicious and use one of these lovely Italian jars with a red bow as packaging. They’re called Bormioli Rocco Fido glass canning jars…which is a long name for a simple, functional and lovely thing.

Sweet California clementines…one of the best things about December. Rob and I survived our sick weekend on a box of these. I could eat them all day. The “cutie” brand is the best of all.

Rob and I were guests at Rebecca’s birthday film festival last night. Lucky us! It was such an amazing party! She commissioned short films by all her talented friends and rented out the 100-year old Victoria Theater for the showing. There was even a red carpet and two dolled-up “concession girls” offering up candy. I’m…