Monthly Archives: June 2008

Yes, I was a little bored last weekend. So along with roasting a chicken and making crepes, I also took on making butter from scratch. That sounds more impressive than it really is. All it takes is some heavy cream, a sealed jar and 20 minutes of shaking. It’s a great arm workout. I had…

Here’s the Dolce and Gabbana dress that cost me 4 hours of sleep last night. Despite the description, it does have straps. I’ve pretty much decided not to buy it (sort of, maybe). Here are the pros and cons that have been flopping around my head: Pro – Gorgeous. Literally, the only thing I’ve found…

This felt like a very long weekend. With Rob gone, time seemed to stretch on and on. Let’s get to it. Rob dropped me off at home after work on Friday and headed to Fresno to see his parents. I made a small dinner, picked up and watched Ghost Whisperer for the first time. At…

Ugg…all this smoke is starting to get annoying. 1,100 wildfires in California have rendered the city’s normally crisp air into a thick pudding of smoke and ash. Yuck. Aside from smoke inhalation, here’s what I learned this week: Going home after work is overrated? I haven’t been home before 7:30 any day this week. Two…

I’m throwing a shower in August for a friend who is getting married a couple weeks before us. She’s very outdoorsy; a great climber, kayaker, hiker, etc. So I’ve been toying with the idea of a shower that is 2 parts elegant tea party with 1 part camp flair: Flowers – “Wildflowers” in tomato cans…

My favorite blue trench coat from Tulle is 50% off! I wore mine last night to the LAC party and dressed my partner in one from the store for the fashion challenge. It’s a fairly lightweight coat with a pretty coral tulip lining. Hard to wrinkle and easy to wear. Unlike most Tulle coats, this…

Our club party this month was really fun! Margaret hosted us at the San Francisco branch of Therapy, the store where she works. She set up a spread of five different kinds of cheeses, cookies, veggies, juice and wine on one of the counters. After a few snacks, we were paired off in to teams…

Proving once again that Austrailian’s have the best wedding style, I found this lovely album on Flickr last night. Jess and Nathan were married outside of Melbourne in 2005. Here are some details in particular to love: Converse sneakers on the gents Polaroid photos Bride arrives in an Australian postal van, as she always dreamed…

I’d splurge a bit if I could find a really lovely cake serving set for the wedding that I could keep using after (My economic stimulus rebate check is starting to smolder). I haven’t had any luck in my search. Most sets are so plain and not at all designed to be used for general…

Wouldn’t it be festive to serve your wedding champagne or wine from one large magnum instead of a few bottles? It might be tricky for the servers, but so fun! The idea came to me when I was looking at an old issue of Country Living Magazine in Idaho. One of the homes had a…