Back in high school, a friend surprised me with a subscription to a model train photography enthusiast magazine. HA, we…

March 4, 2016

Last week, the GGNRA dropped a bit of a bombshell on the San Francisco Bay Area: dogs will no longer…

March 2, 2016

Any fun weekend plans? We’re off to Sacramento tomorrow to see friends and tour around. I’ve kind of fallen in…

February 26, 2016

Here’s our annual Bay Area Spring and Summer Festival guide! I’m always amazed a) by the sheer number of festivals in…

February 25, 2016

Any fun weekend plans? We’ll be recuperating from our latest bout of fever and colds (seriously, this winter) and seeing…

February 19, 2016

On our last date night, Dave and I headed westward to Outerlands, the nearly seven year old critic darling out in the…

February 17, 2016

It’s a day of fevers and puffy eyes, and so we’re all cuddled up on the sofa with pillows and blankets…

February 12, 2016

A friend is debating whether to move into an apartment with a view today, which is pushing this question from…

February 11, 2016

We are planning on hunkering down and riding out the Super Bowl storm this weekend. We’ve got a full pantry,…

February 5, 2016

Oh, primary season, you are fantastic. As we hunker down in our San Francisco apartment, primary night coverage brings me right…

February 3, 2016

Still sick. Still have a toddler preschooler enjoying the hysterical faces I make when she screams in my ear at…

January 29, 2016

As I type, a heavy fog is draping San Francisco; a misty rain pelting my window. After years of drought,…

January 22, 2016

Whenever I move to a new city, one of the first things I search for is a good fabric store.…

January 19, 2016

So…does anyone have advice on a child finally dropping their nap? We’ve been dealing with a Growth Spurt to end…

January 15, 2016

With the El Nino rains coming through, Bean and I have been spending an inordinate amount of time at home.…

January 13, 2016