It was 80 degrees in San Francisco yesterday – so rare at this time of year (any time of year, really) – and the perfect day for a long bike ride along the west and north coasts of San Francisco. Oh, hi, surfers! Sutro Baths Sutro Baths from another angle. The Camera Obscura Surfers, not […]
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I love aprons. I wear them all the time when I’m at home, even if I’m not cooking or cleaning (they keep the dog fur off one’s clothes). But, until now, I’d only had utilitarian – but bland – aprons. Enter rainy weather and some extra yards of cotton. I’ve heard that the first thing
My friend is having a baby in a month. Since she’s Russian, I thought it would be funny to make her a baby blanket using a matryoshka-print fabric I’d been eying at Peapod. The reverse side of the blanket is a super-soft flannel and I used a cotton rickrack along the border. The finished blanket
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I woke up yesterday craving donuts – I’d finally gone to Dynamo Donuts last week and hadn’t been able to get the thought of delicious fried dough out of my mind. Rather than trek the four blocks in the rain to the sub-par neighborhood donut shop, I decided to make my own. They are surprisingly