This past Saturday my girlfriends and I spent the day in Napa celebrating the final days of Alicia’s bachelorette-hood. We couldn’t have asked for better weather, as it was a beautiful day, and so much fun. So much sparkling, rose, merlot, pinor noir, chardonnay and girlfriend fueled fun. Cheers to you, Alicia. …
FOOD & DRINK & ENTERTAINING
great food + great design
I have always loved the Penguin Classic books with the illustrated covers that have been around the past couple of years. They are just so pretty, it makes the classic book that more special. Well the artist that does those book covers is Coralie Bickford-Smith and she has a new set of books coming out this month…
café de la presse
… I’ve found a new favorite French café in San Francisco (second to Café Claude in Claude alley), Café de la Presse. Perfect Sunday afternoon glass of wine catch-up-with-good-friends locale, or just a nice place to get out of the house and enjoy a cappucino, a snack and French Vogue solo. Please note: their french onion soup was divine.
sunday in the mission
… I had a near perfect Sunday spent in the eternally sunny (despite chilly) Mission disctrict with my friend Amanda, coffee drinking, brunching, chatting, strolling, vintage shopping (I did very well at my favorite little vintage shop, Painted Bird on 24th& Valencia- finds include a couple of cute sweaters and an oversized faux snakeskin clutch), and…
My 26th Birthday
‘There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents, and only one for birthday presents, you know.” -Lewis Carroll I’m a lucky girl. Yesterday I celebrated my one day a year for birthday presents, and I have to say, it was pretty great. I am one of those people who strongly…
a visual life
“I feel very lucky to get to have part of my day leading a visual life… the real joy is having those four or five hours a day to go out and just be in the world that you’re in, see it, keep your eyes open and really relate to what you’re seeing, react to…
sweet christmas treats
One of the special parts about Christmas is the festive seasonal sweets we get to enjoy both on the day of and for many days after. Our Christmas sweet traditions include Mom’s 9 kinds of Christmas cookies and Godmother Robin’s beautiful Plum Pudding that we set aflame with Courvoisier cognac, Yum! … … Robin spent a good part of her childhood…
the pisces cocktail
It’s Friday and I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for cocktail hour (not that cocktail hour didn’t happen on Wednesday and Thursday this week, but it’s always better on Friday). I have a new favorite cocktail: The Pisces. It’s pretty perfect as I happen to be a Pisces myself and it’s made…
a thanksgiving story
… we’re still eating leftovers over here, are you? …
happy thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all are sitting down to a lovely meal tonight with close family and friends. Here is what I am most thankful for this year: My own good health and the health of my family and loved ones Beautiful food on the table (pictures to come) a home to always come…
