Monthly Archives: June 2008

Last night’s dinner party was a big success. It was so easy and relaxed. I’m motivated to catch up on the rest of my social obligations now. Here’s the recipe: Decoration: Queen Anne’s Lace and blue delphinium in a low Japanese inspired vase Bamboo placemats Green napkins Green tea lights in flower dishes Japanese plates…

Another classic San Francisco weekend! On Friday, Rob and I went to the climbing gym after work. Margaret arrived later once we were back at home and helped me make a batch of oatmeal cookies while playing lego Indiana Jones. To bed around midnight. Up at 9 the next morning to prepare for Mountain Play.…

Each month, I send out invitations to the Ladies Activity Club party using evite. And each month, I curse at evite’s wobbly interface, restricted design features and cheesy ads. I hate evite. Why wasn’t there a better alternative? Its such a simple concept. So, I heard about Pingg.com today and was thrilled. The designs are…

A set of screen-printed napkins would be a fun just-because gift for a friend. These are from Michelle Brusegaard on Etsy. The green and mint are fresh and the yellow and gray are retro-fab. And the blue and red fish from Yunny? Delightful. Since I have a Gocco printer and a lot of napkins on…

It’s summer BBQ and dinner party season. I have a bunch of outstanding social obligations to fulfill. We’re having a dinner party on Sunday night and I need to have about one a week for the next month to catch up. For these parties, I always imagine buying the absolute perfect hostess gift well in…

One of my favorite What to Wear types is accessorizing something that has already been purchased. Lorrie wrote in with this accessory request: I am attending a wedding in Seaport, NH, on July 5th and just received my DVF dress that I got on sale for almost half price! I wanted to find something maybe…

First cherries of the summer! Super sweet and luckily they didn’t cost a fortune. Growing up, we had two giant bing cherry trees in the back yard. We picked wheelbarrows full and gave them away to neighbors in big quantities. So it always pains me to pay $3/lb for the red beauties at the supermarket.…

The best weddings Rob and I have photographed have always been the simplest. One that really stands out was a few years back in Southern California. It was a day wedding in a private garden. They made the centerpieces out of potted pansies and other flowers. Splurged only on a long flower garland for the…

We’re serving wine and beer at the reception along with soda, sparkling water, iced tea and lemonade. The lemonade goes with the colors and can can be “spiked” with a little top shelf vodka by the bartender to serve as a light cocktail. There are some fun variations you could use to add a little…

It a small inconvenience that our guests have to shuttle in from a parking area to our wedding venue. The club is on a one-way residential street in the hills; there isn’t room for cars. I’ve been trying to think of a way to make the short ride a little more fun. I might be…