Month: July 2009

Rapture. Carnitas.

Some things are universal. Thank heavens. You know how it feels, when you are driving down the freeway, and thinking about the next couple of

Shiny Purple Things

Money is a funny thing. Complicated. I have to admit. I didn’t really buy that purse so that people would know my family had money.

No Further Ado. Well, Maybe A Little.

I bought this. Otherwise known as this, “Hmm,” you might well say. “Hmm, LPC, is this, um, OK? Is this, um, actually a High WASP

The Other Saturday Purchase

Around about the time I bought my Manolos, I also bought a Marc Jacobs purse. (High WASPs are uncomfortable saying handbag. They say purse. I

Vote for Porter Hovey For Mad Men Walk On Role

Porter Hovey, Hollister Hovey’s (a fairly tongue-in-cheek promulgator of the masculine High WASP aesthetic) sister, is currently leading AMC’s contest for a Mad Men walk

No! Not Again!

I did these the first time. I am not doing them again. Even though the day I met my best friend I was wearing houndstooth

Delayed Gratification And Marshmallows

Delayed gratification. Oooh. Tough. Generally I want it now. Me and billions of other people. In today’s world of increased access to pretty pictures, I

Just Because They Are Pretty

Here are some flowers. Just because they are pretty. No social analysis or class correlation. Although, now that I think about it, they do look

Saturday Morning At 8:58am

Being a mom is such a funny job. One minute you feel love as strong as life. The next minute you are annoyed that yet

How You Know That Time Is Passing

I love to cook. I’ve been buying stuff to cook with for 30 years. As such, and as a Californian besides, I’ve always looked for