• London calling

    What do you wear when you’re going on an overnight flight from warm San Diego to not-so-warm London?   -> I decided to go with cashmere, black jeans and trainers (as the Brits call them). And, of course, a giant bag to carry all my stuff! I brought several books with me (I’m halfway through […]

  • Sporty stripes

    I baked a brown-sugar buttermilk pie this weekend that I am excited to share with you (particularly because it is not orange and in a bowl, like most of the foods I’ve been posting lately — sorry!). But I want to make a bourbon-pecan sauce to go on the pie first, which requires another trip […]

  • Fab Fave Friday: Kate Spade New York

    With all the glitter, bright colors, leopard print, full skirts, polka dots, embellished sweaters and excessive use of the color pink, I sometimes think the designers at Kate Spade New York can read my mind. Going into one of their stores is like sensory overload in the best way possible, and it’s very, very dangerous […]