A basic tenet of Montessori learning is to “follow the child.” This makes particular sense with a toddler, because really, you…

July 22, 2015

Figuring out what to wear to an event can be as mind-numbing as choosing just the right white paint. Thankfully, Catherine, Duchess…

July 21, 2015

(I’m sick today. This is all I got in me. Let’s talk white paint. Again.) A few months ago, I…

July 20, 2015

This week was marked by a lot of fun, a lot of giggles and funny toddler conversations… and not a lot…

July 17, 2015

Ok, maybe it still looks like a toy shelf, but it’s a less ugly toy shelf, and really, that is…

July 16, 2015

For those of you who fill up your days with SF Rec classes, and have been struggling to figure out…

July 15, 2015

The San Francisco Botanical Garden is celebrating its 75th anniversary this week, by hiding 12 pianos on its hillsides, meadows,…

July 14, 2015

I hope you know by now, internet, that there isn’t a parenting book I won’t read. I find them endlessly…

July 13, 2015

Any plans this weekend? It is shaping up to be a relaxing weekend around here. Swim classes and playgrounds, and…

July 10, 2015

This has become one of our favorite things to do on a Sunday morning. Every Sunday, Off the Grid hosts…

July 9, 2015

This is a topic that Dave and I have been discussing a lot recently, and I find our different approaches interesting.…

July 8, 2015

The question I’m asked most often about this site is: “what kind of camera do you use?” So, today, let’s talk…

July 7, 2015

A heads up that I’ve updated my Summer 2015 Bay Area Food, Wine, and Music Festival list, adding dozens of…

July 6, 2015

I’m signing out early this week for the holiday. My parents are in town, and Bean is off-her-rocker psyched. Did…

July 2, 2015

Unless you are extremely fortunate, at some point, dad will have to go back to work while the new mom…

July 1, 2015

Bean and I have been exploring Andy Goldsworthy’s art installations in the Presidio. Yesterday, we finally made it to Spire,…

June 30, 2015