Thrifting in San Jose and Livermore, CA
It’s been a minute since my last Bay Area thrifting trip — about a year, to be exact. Since I…
How to clean and condition thrifted leather handbags
In the early days of the pandemic, I found a knockoff Prada(?) faux leather bag at Goodwill for $4. After…
Going on used book shopping adventures
Hands down, one of my favorite things about living in the Central Valley is the Great Valley Bookfest. I came…
Curating a gallery wall with dog-inspired art
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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…