Yearly Archives: 2009

My mother gave Three Junes to me a while back and I hadn’t gotten to it until last weekend. What a great read! I’m not quite finished, but I’ve loved it so far. The characters are realistic in a gentle way. Each one has distinct foibles and seem to share a certain blindness toward how…

Rob and I have been working on this idea since January, but I haven’t shared it with you until today. There is reason behind all of recent bike madness! This fall, several friends will be joining us on a five-day bike tour from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo! 250 miles altogether, a big challenge!…

Wildflowers were out in force for our coastal ride. I tried to identify as many as I could during our many “terrain breaks,” starting with silver bush lupine: Indian paintbrush (these were shockingly bright in person): Milkmaids? Potato flowers? Not sure: Wild douglas iris: Blackberry blossoms: Sticky monkeyflower: I also spotted yellow lupine, California poppies,…

Our poor friends! It’s a wonder that they still talk to us after all the crazy adventures we take them on. This weekend, we invited Seth and Amy along on our first overnight bike tour. It was epic. Of course, the ride seemed like it was going to be a cinch. Only 25 miles each…

This commercial for Kaiser in the Bay Area is too cute. Love the bike basket. Have a great weekend!

Jeannie wrote in with a request for the upcoming wedding season: I am a friend of Susan, at syleegurlinthecity. I’ve been a long time fan of yours and told Susan to check our your blog when she moved to SF! It’s now so wonderful to know that you two are friends and hang out. I…

Karen is about to invest her wardrobe for an international business trip: I always love the outfits you put together for your readers. I am a 35-year-old mom who also works as an editor of a business publication. My look, at home and at work, is very casual. A lot of my clothes are from…

This pasta recipe proves once again the magical properties of butter and garlic. I made this quick spring pasta from fridge “remnants” earlier this week. The artichokes add a little zing and the snap peas provide crunch: Artichoke and Snap Pea Pasta1/2 a package of quality dried Paglia e Fieno (“straw and hay”) pasta1 can…

Jean’s trousseau is coming together nicely. I’m adding new embroidered pieces one at a time. Is there something you received as wedding gift that I should think to include? Or something you wish you could include in your own trousseau?

A new possible wedding venue has emerged! The Farm at Putah Creek is a part of the Center for Land-Based Learning – a program that teaches kids about agriculture. Rob and I actually rode by this lovely building on our Davis bike ride in January and Jackie is connected to someone who works there. It…