We planned a road trip from San Francisco to San Diego, CA and decided that Solvang, California – known as the Danish capital of America – would be one of the places where we stopped along the way. I used to go to Solvang with my mother when I was a child and I remember […]
Our Family Ornament Exchange
This year we decided to adopt a new tradition: a family ornament exchange. We did it secret Santa style and drew names out of a hat, but since there are only four of us participating, we didn’t really keep it a secret. I have to say that I was really proud of all of us […]
My First Tamalada as an Adult
Our friends invited us over to their house for a good old fashioned tamalada and it was so much fun. Just in case you don’t know what a tamalada is, it’s basically a tamal-making party. Not gonna lie, I haven’t really been to a tamalada since I was a child and most of us were […]
DIY Velveteen Rabbit Made by My Daughter
For years now, my youngest daughter has been going to see the yearly production of “The Velveteen Rabbit” put on by ODC in San Francisco. This year, inspired by the performance and instructions provided in the production’s program, she decided to make her very own velveteen rabbit. She’s 8 and made the whole thing without […]
Our Family Gratitude Tree Is Full
Every Thanksgiving we do some kind of gratitude activity. This year we made a gratitude tree. It wasn’t fancy or anything. I used empty toilet paper rolls to make the trunk and branches of the tree. Then we made leaves out of construction paper and each member of our family wrote things we are grateful […]
Junk Art in Sebastopol
A few weeks ago, my husband drove our whole crew to Sebastapol, California. From our home base in San Francisco it’s about an hour and a half treck. He took us there because he wanted to introduce us to the junk art of Patrick Amiot and Brigitte Laurent. They aren’t just partners in art, they […]
42 Great Things About My Husband
My husband turned 42 years old this week. In honor of this momentous occasion please allow me to share a few great things about my husband. 42 Great Things About My Husband: His dimples – they’re adorable The sound of his laughter as it travels through the house when he’s watching something on TV that […]
Remembering Sudan the Rhino
A couple of weeks ago, I shared that we went to my youngest daughter’s school to make a plaster gauze mask for her that would be used for the yearly Spanish immersion third-grade Day of the Dead performance. This week we got to see the finished masks. If you look closely you can see that […]
Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Is Back and I Tried It
Remember how back in August Popeyes added a chicken sandwich to their menu and people went so nuts for it that it sold out in just two weeks? Well, it’s back. Popeyes Chicken Sandwich is back just in time for National Sandwich Day on November 3. Popeyes announced the return of the sandwich on Twitter. […]
Making Plaster Gauze Cloth Mask for Day of the Dead
Every year the third-grade Spanish immersion students at my daughter’s school each get to make a plaster gauze cloth mask that they decorate and use for their Day of the Dead performance. The mask-making experience ends up being a fun family affair. Parents and kids come to school on a weekend day and use the […]