Monthly Archives: March 2008

I’m halfway through Hitchcock’s Vertigo. It’s especially fun because it’s set with such great detail in San Francisco. All my favorites are featured: the Legion of Honor, Mission Dolores & the Golden Gate Bridge. The 1958 apartments are also a delight. I really like Midge’s mid-century pad. It would be perfectly respectable on Apartment Therapy…

Rob and I went to China a few years ago. We absolutely loved it: the delicious food, charming people and extremely favorable exchange rate (pack light and buy a suitcase there to home full of clothes and other goodies). I have a what to pack question. My mother & I are taking a trip to…

It’s already time for the Macy’s flower show again? This year has gone really fast! The theme of the show in San Francisco is A Mosaic of Spain. It starts Friday and runs through the end of the month. There are also flower events this weekend in New York and Chicago. They always go way…

Another day, another business dinner. We went to Waterbar (which unfortunately sounds a lot like Waterboard) last night for a nine o’clock dinner reservation. Before dinner, Rob and I went with Margaret to a 5 C’s (The Claremont Colleges) meet-up at an Irish bar/Indian restaurant in North Beach called Kennedy’s Irish Pub & Curry House.…

Aimee needs help finding shoes for her lovely wedding dress: I’m getting married this summer in my parent’s backyard. I’m having a heck-of-a time finding shoes that will work in the grass! I can’t wear stilettos or I’ll sink into the grass. I’ve been looking for a cute sandal/strappy pair of white or neutral/tan wedges,…

Rob and I spent a significant portion of the last few weeks researching countless honeymoon options. Eventually it all boiled down to quantity vs. cost. We could do 6-9 days in an exotic locale with our costs starting at $8,000 or 20+ days for the same price or less in the good ol’ states. That’s…

I’m officially in love with Chez Spencer. It’s my new favorite restuarant in the city. We were seated last night in the well-heated garden patio outside the main restaurant. This area features French park chairs, vintage benches with striped cushions, potted plants and paper wrapped candles. It was so cozy and low key; the atmosphere…

I’m so excited! I get to go to Chez Spencer tonight for business. I pass this tiny French bistro everyday on my walk back and forth to work. It’s terribly fancy and expensive. It’s a treat because Rob and I are in the middle of a week of cutting back. Between taxes, the wedding and…

Is it possible to get through spring without starting to hate your wardrobe? I find the cure is to pull out all your least favorites and host a clothing swap with some friends. Here is Adrienne’s request: I’m an elementary school teacher living near Seattle. I’m 25 years old, 5”9″ and a size 4/6 with…

This is my latest DVF dress acquisition: the Bilboa in a lovely olive green. They still have the dress, in white only, at Bloomingdale’s. It was half off from a consignment shop with the tag still on. I’m hoping that the weather reports are right about it being cold and rainy later this week so…