So far in the Single Housewife parade of home fragrances, I have steered far away from traditionally “homey” scents. Step into my confessional, housewifey friends: My mother sold Home Interiors products for a few years of my teenhood, and I … Continue reading
Nancy Boy is a wonderful little boutique in the heart of San Francisco — the stroller-ridden, semi-suburban-looking part of San Francisco, to be clear. The shop caters to the nature-loving, eco-conscious denizens of that neighborhood and beyond, and it’s particularly … Continue reading
Ah, the halcyon days of summer! If you live out in the ‘burbs in a temperate, four-seasons-a-year-type climate, summer may recall smells of myriad flowers in bloom; of hot, wet concrete after a thunderstorm; of sweet tea and lemonade and … Continue reading
I love fresh herbs, vegetables, and flowers. And being an urbanite, I don’t usually have a yard in which to grow them. But that hasn’t stopped me yet. Every spring, I make a ritual trip to the hardware store to … Continue reading
A few years ago, I found myself spending a lot of time hanging out with a Bolivian family. Those guys were amazing. One of the things I picked up from them was yerba mate, an amazing herbal tea that’s apparently … Continue reading
