Monthly Archives: August 2006

I have an appointment with an orthopedist next week for my hip injury. Having to go to the doctor is bad enough, but being asked to wear shorts for your appointment is just terrible. I hate wearing shorts and don’t own a single pair. The shorts I used for my physical therapy appointments last winter…

Jean’s birthday is coming up at the end of November. I highly recommend that she requests nothing more than a big set of this Oscar de la Renta china. She’s a big plant lover and I think she would like the “Costa Rican” flair of these designs. Maybe not the full set, but I could…

Rob and I went out to dinner with a few co-workers and a visitor from Atlanta last night. We started with an okay dinner at Woodhouse Fish Company and then walked down to Mecca for dessert. I ordered a frozen bellini: champagne, peaches and vodka. By the time I started my second one I had…

My oldest brother gave this genius kitchen tool to my parents for Christmas a few years ago. Not known for his excellent gifting skills (he gave me a kitten when I was three…and when we were living in a tiny house with a newborn baby sister), this was a shockingly good find. This little $5…

A unique combination of funny and disturbing, this book makes for a pretty satisfying summer read. Running with Scissors is a memoir of Augusten Burroughs dysfunctional childhood. After his poet mother loses her mind, she turns him over to live with her psychiatrist and his bizarre family. Think “David Sedaris” but with much worse stories…

It is dangerous working next to an auction house. You get to watch as truckloads of gorgeous antiques are unloaded and then posted for sale. Sometimes it seems like all the riches in San Francisco are just one paddle away next door. The estate jewelry sales every few months are my favorite. There are so…

I am midly obsessed with grey suede shoes, especially for this fall. Imagine this pair from Urban Outfitters with some thick opaque tights, a pencil skirt and a chunky sweater! Not quite convinced? Check out this dramatic photo of the shoes from the back! Ooo la la!

I just found out that my best friend from junior high school, Elizabeth, is getting married on December 22! I think winter weddings are so romantic! Decorating with pine boughs…twinkling lights…warm fireplaces…festive guests…snow! Okay, there is no snow along the coast of California, but you can always pretend. They are getting married at the Cypress…

I’ve decided to hang the giant gold mirror in the front hallway of my apartment. To tone the gold down and make the entrance more interesting, I thought I would paint the wall behind it. While I love using bright colors, I think it would be too much with all the gold. Ideally, I want…

My girly weekend was a big success! On Friday night, I went to the store to buy supplies for my baking adventure. Full disclosure: I was standing in front of the flour section at Safeway for about ten minutes before deciding to be a big wussie and use spice cake mix instead! I still made…