Monthly Archives: August 2006

Jennifer Kellogg is a designer whose work plays with the concept of jewelry. Most of her cheeky trompe l’oeil work involves necklaces that made of “diamonds.” I like this collection, but it is really more interesting than beautiful. Very MOMA jewelry collection. The emerald series is different. Using silver and enamel, this collection is lovely.…

Pottery Barn is having a great sale (thanks for the tip Trent!). These folding silver frames are a favorite pick. I have a tiny silver frame that holds four photos on my desk at work, this one would be even better. I am tempted to buy two; one for myself and one to put in…

Thanks to a whole bunch of help from Trent, my gold antique mirror is back together and ready to be hung up! Rob and Trent painted it last night (this photos is of the mirror drying, the mirror part is masked in the middle). We didn’t end up using the PoYo Putty at all, just…

I leave for New York tomorrow morning. I always try to dress up a bit for plane trips. Even with all the new travel restrictions, there is still something fun about flying. This outfit blends together my travel favorites with a few dream items: Black Turtleneck – Perfect for staying warm on cold planes and…

These baby raccoons were playing in the eaves of the Ahwahnee Hotel when we walked out from breakfast. Isn’t that a perfect plot for a children’s book series! Can you imagine all the fun they’d have at the five star hotel? Stealing smoked salmon from the buffet, swimming in the pool, sleeping nestled in the…

Jean is settling in to North Carolina and starting to work on her house. Which for Jean, means mostly painting a lot of things bright green 😉 She asked this morning for some help finding a way to brighten up the wall lamps in her living room. As you can see in this photo, they…

What a wild weekend! Everything went just perfectly and all our extra help made the wedding really special. You can see all the photos online here. Rob and I picked up the flowers at 4:30 on Friday and loaded up the Miata. We blasted the air conditioning the whole way to keep the bouquet as…

It’s been another busy week here in San Francisco. Between planning this weekends wedding and getting ready for New York next week, I’ve been swamped. Here’s some of the lessons I learned: The people at Church Street Flowers are nice. The rental shoes at the rock climbing gym are disgusting! Interior decorating with Photoshop is…

Champagne saucers pretty much lost the popularity contest against champagne flutes over the past decades. But I still love them. It’s similar to my dedication to tea cups and saucers instead of mugs. I’m solidly pro-saucer! There is something so very “Philadelphia Story” about drinking champagne from a wide saucer. Plus, you don’t have to…

I think I’ve managed to get everything arranged for Paul and Celeste’s wedding tomorrow morning. I hope they like all the help we’ve provided! I love putting all my bossiness to good use. I am picking up the flowers after work today. I hope they survive the drive! I’ve packed a set of vintage champagne…