Observations

I love a good beet salad. Oh, I am tempted by the other choices on the appetizer side of the menu. Calamari or Dungeness Crab have their...

See San Francisco on foot. Yes, it is exciting to hang from a trolley car pole with the wind whipping through your hair but then your ...

If one has a deft hand and a full piping bag, there are many ways to transform a plain cake into a piece of art. Borders can be created th...

Last night we had visitors from the East Coast. The boys, 6-1/2 and 4 were just the right age for decorating bunny cupcakes. I made a s...

Have you seen  The Lunchbox ? In addition to being a truly lovely film about loneliness and regret, it falls into the category of movies t...

One of my favorite scents is the citrus-y smell of orange hand soap from Mistral . Or Savon de Marseille Extra Pure Fleur...

This is the third weekend in a row that we have been out in the front and back yard with clippers, electric trimmer, hand saw, pick axe and ...