miscellaneous

My “new” office

I’ve long wanted a studio of my own, one separate from my home and all to myself. But San Francisco is expensive. A friend’s studio rent increased by 50% in one year; there is nothing close to public transportation or my home (I find driving daily wasteful) that is affordable. And, honestly, I’m not making […]

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Artist Smocks

When Amelia showed up to one of our art group meetings wearing the perfect apron/smock, I knew I had to have one. When she told us that she’d made it herself, using just a yard of fabric and some bias tape, well, we told her she had to teach us how. You see, Amelia has

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Minted Limeade Recipe

I’m sharing a recipe with you today. I haven’t blogged one in quite a while, but a convergence of two things – the arrival of hot weather to San Francisco and the appearance of huge bunches of mint at the farmers’ market – inspired to post a recipe for my second-favorite summer drink, which I

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Stylemaker Spotlight

I was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle’s “Stylemaker Spotlight” on Sunday. I first met Anh-Minh, who wrote the piece (and who is also one of the co-founders of Anthology Magazine) in 2000, when she was working at a startup with a guy I was dating at the time. We reconnected on Twitter recently; everything

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