If you could give yourself one piece of advice on love and relationships when you were younger, what would it…

February 14, 2017

What are your big plans for this finally, actually, blessedly rain-free weekend? The thing about marrying another engineer is that…

February 10, 2017

So! A bit of news to share over here at Chez Far Out City! Come June, we’ll be welcoming a…

February 9, 2017

Ironically, when it aired last night, I was working through Bean’s bedtime while Dave was off at a conference, and…

January 9, 2017

Happy New Years to everyone out there! Did you all have a nice break? Did you get a break? I…

January 3, 2017

(Apologies for no post yesterday. I spent the large part of the day without internet, including a few hours of…

December 14, 2016

How did everyone’s week go? Does anyone else feel like they’re clawing through the week to get to Friday? One…

November 18, 2016

What do you listen to when you’re working out? A few years ago, I moved away from music towards radio…

November 16, 2016

I became obsessed with this scarf years ago during a trip to Japan. The layered wool knits and plaid cape made…

November 7, 2016

This past weekend, the Times ran a sweet story about parents recollecting moments when they realized their kids’ worldview was decidedly urban.…

October 31, 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

Pregnancy, childbirth and parenting bring out the weirdest in us. On the one hand, there are social norms that we…

October 26, 2016

How’s everyone’s weekend shaping up? This feels like the last proper fall weekend, so we’re headed down the peninsula to…

October 21, 2016

Breton stripes have been all over the place the past few years, and for good reason. They go with anything…

October 18, 2016

My use and slight obsession with Google Calendar has recently exploded. It all started out when I realized I could…

October 5, 2016