The photos aren’t great. In fact, I spent a good bit of the trip down cursing the camera because it has this really annoying delay between…

I’m heading off on a road trip to sunny Paso Robles. I’ll be back on Monday with lots of photos and hopefully some good inspiration. Have…

Happy Earth Day, everybody! It’s been a busy week here, and gorgeous out (for those of us who like it hot), so the blog has been…

Dave and I are looking for a house. We’ve been “kinda” looking for some time, but have finally gotten a little more serious, as the closets…

We had some friends in town from New York this weekend, and they came over to our place for dinner Friday night. It was just the…

Once again, Easter is almost here and I don’t have my act together. When I was a kid, my parents introduced my brother and me to…

Every morning I wake up to this gorgeous harmony of color that tops our bed. It was made by my dear friend Kirsten Jaglo, and given…

The irony of this is not lost on me. I spent my entire adolescence trying to make sure that NO ONE read my diaries, and here…

Recently, I’ve noticed a lot of young kids selling fruit on the sidewalks of Oakland streets. Usually, I’m out for a long stroll with no cash,…

We started our spring planting today! Our garden is tiny – about a 6’x6′ area of ground reclaimed from the crabgrass in front of our apartment.…