Yearly Archives: 2009

Sorry to be so late today! I fell into one of those tv-series-on-DVD black holes last night with the last disk of Weeds. My sister got be hooked on the show when we were in North Carolina. Mary-Louise Parker is awesome.

Thank you Etsy! Where else could you find a source for custom Mexican paper banners. The ladies of Ay Mujer will make custom flags with your names. The mini flag design would be super fun for save the dates.

Sometimes, it’s the smallest things that turn out to be the biggest inspiration. Jean picked out these flower hair combs from the latest Martha Stewart Weddings issue. They’re casual, bold, mexican-related…perfect for a starting point.

We went to the de Young on Saturday for the Yves Saint Laurent and stumbled on an amazing Maya Lin exhibit. The show is all about topography and maps, wood and wire. If you are a cartophile, you’ll think it is very cool. The cutouts in atlases (pictured) were especially detailed and be sure to…

Tunisian food on Sunday combined with a description of a trip in Tunisia in Tender to the Bone, have me thinking about an exotic trip to Northern Africa. The New York Time’s travel section is always the first place I start my research.

Martin Luther King Day is next Monday (wow, this month is going fast). I’m looking forward to the unexpected three day weekend. For the first time, Rob and I are going to take part in the National Day of Service. In the past, I’ve always seen it on the news at the end of the…

Tender at the Bone was my Christmas stocking book and my companion on the cross-country flight to North Carolina. It’s a vivid read about food critic Ruth Reichl’s childhood and love affair with cooking. Plus, it comes with recipes! I especially liked her descriptions of a different era in New York, one with cooks and…

When the weather is this perfect, there’s no better city in the world than San Francisco. New York? Paris? Meh, they can’t compete with a clear and warm winter day by the bay. We started our weekend with a long walk: 3 miles from the office in Portrero Hill to a dinner party in Russian…

Wow. I did pretty well with my resolutions for 2008. I didn’t even realize I accomplished most of these before looking at the list today: 2008 Resolutions: Cancel cable TV. Free HD channels by antenna are the best! Put on lipstick every morning. Keeping a stash of shades by the door has helped. Find a…

A fresh pair of sneakers should be a New Year’s tradition! What better way to set out for 12 months of new adventures? Plus, they’re very Kathryn Hepburn/Tea Leoni when paired with wide leg pants, a blouse and blazer. Tretorn (they’re a friend of the blog and recently sent me a pair of sweet boots…