Monthly Archives: March 2010

We were in Half Moon Bay for less-than-happy circumstances – a young family friend is having health problems. I’m not at liberty to say more, but my parents and sister spent the week at the hospital before coming out to the beach. Everyone was in need of a break. On Friday night, Rob and I…

Half Moon Bay was lovely as always this weekend. We managed to have a very, very busy break from the real world with the family. There must have been some kind of time warp that allowed us to squeeze it all in. Concluding with a late Sunday night drive to the airport to put Jean…

I’m off for Half Moon Bay. Just a couple days of relaxation with the family. I hope to take some more photos for another series of beach house inspirations. From last year: Inspired by the GuadalupeInspired by Pigeon Point LighthouseInspired by Seal BeachInspired by Moss Beach Have a great weekend!

Attention New Yorkers! Meredith Young, a former San Francisco Ladies Activity Club attendee is interested in starting a new LAC in New York City. If you’re interested in being a founding member of the NYC LAC, just email Meredith to kick things off.

What to give as a party favor for a baby shower with a green/book theme? How about these adorable individually sewn pocket notebooks from Red Curry Designs paired with tiny pencils. I stumbled across the notebooks on Etsy, chatted with the seller and -voila!- I have a whole stack ready for the party.

I’m pleased with how the baby shower invites turned out last weekend. Perfect for my librarian cousin who prefers things less frilly. I used A2 gravel note cards and white enclosure envelopes that were on sale. The black text was printed on Gocco (note, you have to cut down the cards just a bit to…

A pair of festive emerald green suede pumps, perhaps? Or maybe just an emerald and diamond necklace instead?

Rob and I rode our tandem bike to the mission last night for a friend’s poetry reading. Well, actually, our friend was the one on guitar backing up Joan Gelfand. It was the first legitimately warm evening of spring. The victorian box trees were in bloom and Revolution Cafe was full of arty types smoking…

These pink renoncules wrapped in newspaper deserve a closer look. Click on the photo for a larger version and say hello to spring.

I usually like my flower arrangements small and neat, but this weekend I tried to expand my horizons. Combining pink jasmine, tulips, chrysanthemums, renoncules and this massive white and pink filler (I think it is a type of spanish broom) – resulted in vibrant spring arrangements that smell divine and are about as girlie as…