I am in seriously in love with my new haircut. After years of living with and loving long hair, it was time for a change. I showed m...

Read instead ... screen print from an original watercolor painting by BOOK/SHOP founder Erik Heywood BOOK/SHOP is an intimate, well-cu...

One of my gifts to Jordan this Christmas was a beer tasting. I contacted the great folks at Hog's Apothecary , a newish beer hall ...

YUM. I turn 35 in November. Gah! I think I'm going to make this ice cream cake to celebrate. Nothing says happy birthday like an ...

This weekend I was reminded about this NPR segment on the gnomes of Oakland , the anonymously-painted little wooden creatures nailed to ...

Yesterday we took the ferry from Oakland to the Ferry Building in San Francisco. I'd never taken the ferry across the bay before. In t...

"Unstoppable" at Boot and Shoe Service on Saturday night. My parents took Stella for a ride on the carousel at Tilden Park ...

I don't know about you but I love quiet Sunday mornings. I especially love Sunday mornings when I'm up early and J and Stells are...

Diesel transformed Dave Eggers introducing Michael Chabon Michael Chabon reading from Telegraph Avenue My dear friend Melissa...

 I can't wait to read Michael Chabon's newest book, Telegraph Avenue . I've been a fan of Chabon since high school when I re...

Jim Campbell's Exploded Views at SF Moma My friend Anne who owns Maribel (where I've bought many things including all my Lila ...

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Ours was pretty great. I stopped by the big Erica Tanov sale on Saturday morning and scored a pair ...

Taking a break from the 3-mile walk around Lake Merritt Stella getting tossed around my parents' glorious 90-degree pool

I made two tasty pizzas last night, a carmelized balsamic onion and gruyere pizza , and a simple margarita (recipe taken from Ruth Reich...

Oh my god, Oakland. You are killing me with this amazingly beautiful weather. Seriously. I might never leave you again (until actual summ...

It has been a long, hot day, complete with homemade blueberry pancakes, a delicious iced coffee from Boot & Shoe (where Stella ran...

How was your weekend, friends?  Ours was lovely. My friend Melissa was in town for a post-conference visit and we spent the weekend catc...

On the first Sunday of every month folks all around the Bay descend on the Alameda Flea . I met my friends Andie and Darcy at the entrance ...