
Places We Go : Reviving the American Mall
When P & I lived in San Francisco in the early 1990's, we would frequent Stonestown Mall, just next door to San Francisco State...

Places We Go : Holiday Decorating with Friends, 2023
Merry Christmas! Thank you for sending me photos of your holiday decor including family pieces, good deals at garage sales and...

Places We Go : San Francisco's Jackson Square
Last Friday, Jayne and I checked out San Francisco's earliest commercial area, dating back to the 1849 gold rush. Jackson Square is...

TWEAKS+inspiration : Front of House, 2.0
Winter storms wreaked havoc in the Bay Area and my garden was no exception. It was finally time for my gardener, Julio, to come to the...


Places to Go : Berkeley Horticultural Nursery
Doesn't one thing always lead to another? Four-legged creatures are coming into my basement which led to some foundation work before...


Places We Go : Out&About in the Bay Area
I've been out and about the last couple weeks, lunching with friends on outdoor patios and pre- shopping at decor stores. I didn't buy...


Places to Go : Brussels, Belgium
Hello! Hope your Sunday is going well. I'm going to take a little break from posting for a few weeks but I'll be back Sunday, January...


Places We Go : Alameda Point Antiques Faire
The Alameda Point Antiques Faire is a first-Sunday-of-the-month mainstay in the Bay Area. Located on the island of Alameda, I try to go...


Places We Go : San Francisco's New Furniture Store
Two weeks ago, friends John and Jim and I headed to what I thought was a new furniture store at Pier 70 in San Francisco's historic ship...


Places We Go : Portland April Showers Bring May Flowers
This spring, Portland, OR was deluged with historic rains in April (5.73") and then near record-breaking inches in May (3.76"). As a...