New Boots

After 10 years with my beloved Raichle hiking boots that have been with me to Alaska, Italy and Thailand, they fell a part and no cobbler could fix them. So after a very expensive trip to REI, I bought this pair of Vasque Wasatchs. They fit like a glove in the store and the sales [...]

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Waikiki Beach, Hawaii

Second half of my trip was spent in Waikiki. Very touristy, crowded and expensive! Took the sunset booze sailboat out one evening, where they make you sit on a crappy boat and get you drunk while you listen to shitty 90 pop music and pray you don’t fall overboard. Our bartenders name was Rabbit…. yeah [...]

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Hayes Valley

Went into the city to visit my sister and waited for her in the Mission. Made my usual stop in Therapy stopped in Weston Wear on Valencia. They had a few faux fur vests, the store is pretty amazing, filled with hand sewn skirts, blouses and dresses. They have lingerie and really pretty jewelry. Not [...]

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Alki and West Seattle

Alki, a beach front district of West Seattle is the perfect place to swim, lounge and eat crab cakes on a rare  hot day. The beach is man made and looks a lot like a smaller cozier Marina District. Went to Dukes Chowder House for amazing lunch. Had a crab cake sandwich with sweet potato [...]

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Fashion Ideas

Shopping at Seattle Premium Outlets, disappointed because they have like three outlet shops, the rest are regular priced stores… kinda defeats the purpose of an OUTLET mall but now I have new fashion ideas. Really wanting to buy these hot Aldo pumps and this American Apparel  hooded jumpsuit… should go well with my tight black [...]

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Fremont Street, Seattle

Walked around Fremont Street and ate at Jai Thai, the yellow curry and fried veggies and tofu was delicious. Spent the rest of day walking around and found this  sensual European bath and body products store called Essenza.  It smelled amazing and had comfy bath robes, slips and nighties. Noticed how all the shops had [...]

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Pikes Market, Seattle

First day in Seattle, went to the famous Pikes Market, open daily, it’s an amazing open market that’s way crowded on a Saturday. When you walk into the market there is a long hallway with little room to move around in and  long rows of flowers that look as beautiful as they smell, seriously I’ve [...]

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Murphys

Drove to Murphys last weekend, kind of on the way to Lake Tahoe. My cousin has a small vineyard and teaches cooking in her beautiful house. The drive up was…intersting. What’s with the religious craze? There was a christian cross carved into a hillside. Maybe that’s going a bit far. Walked into the town to [...]

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Ferry Building Farmers Market

Ferry Building farmers market this saturday was brilliant. Took bart to Embarcadero and walked to the ferry building around noon. The market is open from 8 a.m. till 2 p.m.. Walked around, tasted fresh fruit and produce and bought some peaches, lavender and rose water. Ate killer oysters at Hog Island Oyster Company, a sustainable [...]

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Picnic

Went shopping on Polk Street and went to Picnic to search for clothes and accessories. I recently found this little boutique while lunching on Polk Street a few months back. They have some of the cutest accessories I’ve seen, very reasonably priced. Tried on some really cute stuff, the romper was my favorite. Have been searching [...]

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