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Look at this darling baby! Rob’s nephew, Isaiah, is the embodiment of springtime. He’s the combination of Peeps, chicks, chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs. Just look at that smile…that’s contagious! Happy Easter!

The Ribbonerie has struck again! Turns out that there is a huge back room full of antiques, embroidered linens, hats and scarves. Heaven! Jean and I both picked up floral scarves (perfect for Easter) for only $15 each. Mine is a simple cream background with red dahlias and green ferns. This camera phone picture doesn’t…

One of my good friends has gotten engaged! My inner circle of friends is a group of girls I’ve known since junior high. We’re all sort of “late bloomers.” My baby sister has been a bridesmaid a couple times already and I have never had one of my friends get married! Now that Liz has…

With Rob sick on Monday and Tuesday and me sick on Thursday it’s been a pretty quiet week. There have still been plenty of lessons learned, however. Here is the Urban Girl Almanac for April 10-14: Waiting in line at Safeway is worth it when you are getting OJ and treats for a sick boyfriend…

I am starting to get excited for this Easter weekend. My parents are coming up to San Francisco and we have a few days of museums and restaurants planned. This is a camera phone picture of an Easter basket I finished last night. The French silk ribbon from The Ribbonerie is too cute! Plus, it…

I’m home sick with a cold today…Nothing to do but sleep, eat soup and watch reruns on TV. Isn’t The Cosby Show wonderful! My only wish is that my future family will turn out half as cool as the Cosby’s. Sure, that means I’ll need to have 5 kids. But I came from a family…

For me, no bulb says “spring” as much as the grape hyacinth. Tulips are nice. Daffodils are perky. But grape hyacinth is my favorite. The blossoms as so dainty and they have a lovely, delicate smell. Here are some facts about the grape hyacinth: This bulb is party of the lily family and the asparagales…

Behold the perfect shoe! It’s plain, but perfect in every way. If this shoe were ice cream it would be Haagen-Dazs vanilla bean. The simplicity of this pair of peep toes makes all others look absurd…Especially these and 85% of Anthropologie’s shoe collection.

The more I plan for the earthquake centennial party, the more I love the idea. Sometimes the most festive parties are centered around depressing events. For example, the Sore Losers Inaugural Ball Rob and I threw after the 2004 election. Now that was a great party! Anyway, two updates for the earthquake centennial party. There…

Since all of San Francisco has gone nuts for 1906 right now, one might guess that Victorian themes might be making a comeback soon.* In fact, Victorian themes already hit the runways. Turns out that Victorian fashion was more than just bizarre jewelry made out of hair and tiger claws. The Victorians loved symbolism, so…