Curating a gallery wall with dog-inspired art

1 year ago

Once I fall in love with something, I fall in love with it hard — attribute this tendency to my…

Thrifting for vintage treasures: My recent thrift finds

1 year ago

I’ve been an avid secondhand shopper since, well, forever. I grew up piggyback riding my dad at the West Wind…

Brewing jujube tea from homegrown, sun-dried jujubes for the perfect autumn beverage

1 year ago

When I worked in downtown Oakland in college, I’d occasionally return to my quaint Berkeley studio with a huge plastic…

Drying Bulgarian rose to make rose tea

1 year ago

I am fond of the idea of being a chic rose girl, but unfortunately, I’m seldom a rose girl in…

Planting and caring for strawberries in the fall

1 year ago

Now that I'm 29, one hard truth that I’ve come to accept about myself is that I’m a fairweather outdoor…

Baking a strawberry shortcake!

1 year ago

I spent most of July pummeled by feelings of anxiety and dread, so I swiftly fell down a cozy culinary…

Pruning rose bushes during the summer

2 years ago

I am a neurotically detail-oriented Virgo daughter of a must-have-things-visually-orderly Libra mother, so, of course, against the advice of every…

Harvesting fresh English lavender to make tea

2 years ago

In proper Swiftie fashion, I have been in a lavender haze lately. That’s to say, the English lavender I’ve been…

Growing Thai basil in my kitchen herb garden

2 years ago

I think I have sufficiently established that I possess very little skill when it comes to the culinary arts. That…

Visiting Poot’s Cactus Nursery in Ripon, CA — again!

2 years ago

I took the day off today, and my boss was none too pleased. (And, for the record, I’m my own…

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