Three years ago today, I picked up Jake from the Rocket Dog Rescue booth at the Noe Valley Street Festival. He was skinny and skittish and had dandruff, but when he jumped into my lap and licked my hand, I knew that I had to keep him. It was clear from the beginning that he […]

I got a bike! My beloved, much-ridden, 1984 Schwinn was deemed unrideable by my bike mechanic back in 2001, so I retired it then and had gone without until now. I had been admiring the cyclists in Golden Gate Park and reading way too much Copenhagen Cycle Chic when I decided it was time to

My friend Steph has been working on her Trojan Horse bag for, oh, at least a year. I think my prolific craftiness infuriated her, and spurred her to finally finish the bag. That’s what I tell myself. Anyway, what’s the story behind the Trojan horse bag? Well, Steph used to get forced to participate in

Continuing on my home entertaining theme – homemade placemats! I used some fabric leftover from my bedroom curtains (really should post photos of that soon) and this fall-ish cotton from Peapod to create reversible placemats. I think I’m keeping this set, but since they’re so easy to make, I’ll be creating a few more for
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