There is nothing quite like the glamour of being sick late in the third trimester. I keep assuring Dave the…

May 10, 2017

Happy Friday, everyone! What are y’all up to this weekend? Since next weekend’s plans will interfere with Mother’s Day, this Sunday…

May 5, 2017

A brand new baby came into our urban family a few hours ago, and the day feels touched by magic. Every time…

March 24, 2017

Bean and I just got back from an afternoon picnic at Dolores Park and ice cream at Bi-Rite. It is…

March 17, 2017

And it’s Friday. How were your weeks? This was…not an easy one. Dave went on a long work trip, and…

January 13, 2017

It’s shaping up to be a rainy weekend in the Bay Area. It’s really too bad that there is all…

November 22, 2016

What are you up to this weekend? We’ll be taking it easy after a busy week of work travel, parent-teacher…

November 4, 2016

How are all of your rainy weekends looking? We’ll be trekking up to Sonoma for fresh fall air, farms and…

October 28, 2016

What are you all up to this long weekend? I believe we’ll be hunkering down with our lingering illnesses and…

September 2, 2016

Where were you when you found out NBC would be broadcasting the Olympics in the West Coast on a 3-hour tape…

August 8, 2016

What are you all up to this weekend? Our apartment has turned into Olympics Central. Our tradition is to watch…

August 5, 2016

How are all of your weekends shaping up? The preschool Bean is attending this fall is putting on a family…

July 29, 2016

It has been a troubling summer, so I’m rounding up some escapist TV to force your eyes off CNN and…

July 18, 2016

Dave and I are headed to Lake Tahoe for a long weekend, continuing our streak of only visiting ski towns…

May 19, 2016

(above is from “Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective”, now at the de Young.) Dave and I just got to…

May 17, 2016