Yearly Archives: 2009

Pull out your best blazer and bow tie: this Thursday is the second San Francisco Tweed Ride. We met the nice organizer at Critical Mass on Friday. It’s inspired by a similar event in London. I can’t wait to get dressed to the nines in all my best tweed. One last hurrah before switching out…

I bought two lovely little button down shirts similar to this at Forever 21 on Saturday for $14 each. One in navy gingham and the other in a pink and orange madras. Nice with rolled up jeans and sneakers for the weekend or tucked into pencil skirt with a cardigan for weekdays at the office.

A friend is coming for dinner this week – she’s never had a real, live, genuine artichoke. The pickled variety in jars doesn’t count. We’re excited to introduce her to this California staple. The only question is which dip? Balsamic vinaigrette, melted butter, lemon, mayonnaise or my current favorite: soy sauce with mayonnaise? (don’t knock…

Whew…we did a lot of biking this weekend. It’s great training for the tour, but -wow- am I tired. On Friday, our friend Jackie came out from Davis. Critical Mass was on her list of 30-things to do before turning 30 and we were glad to help. We joined up with the other bike riders…

I woke up feeling very “spendy” this morning. The best way to combat that is to share what I’m coveting with you. Our lovely fog is back in the city and I’m learning toward vintage, bohemian style for the weekend. My Baby Just Cares for Me – Nat King Cole’s jazzy version. I’ve listened to…

Hande is the lovely author of Mercimek and is about to embark on a politically-charged summer: I’ve posted plenty of comments on your blog and even e-mailed you a few times, but I have an actual What to Wear request this time! I am a real-life political wife. My husband is an elected official in…

My original plan for Saturday’s dessert was homemade it’s-its. Apparently, I don’t know how to make ice cream sandwiches though. I tried to do everything right but the ice cream still melted all over the freezer. What am I missing here? So instead, I boxed up the remaining cookies in some bakery boxes I found…

Two LAC parties in one week, lucky me! I drove down to San Mateo last night for the second party of the Peninsula Ladies Activity Club. Allison hosted us for a night of scrapbooking. {I took photos but my camera weirdly deleted them…I might need a new memory card? Something is up. This lovely photo…

Earth Day 2009: stuck sweaty in a record-breaking April heat wave in San Francisco. How apropo. Let’s see, how have we done this year? We’ve cut back almost all our driving in exchange for walking and biking. Switched from salmon and ahi tuna to mackerel and tilapia. Grown dedicated to our reusable Trader Joe’s grocery…

Tracy and Bille hosted us for a sewing project last night at Tracy’s lovely home. She and a roommate have been working on renovating a huge three bedroom Victorian flat in Hayes Valley for over a year now. Aside from being a great remodeler, Tracy is also an incredible seamstress. She’s the one who made…