Perhaps the thing I most look forward to during the holidays is Cookiepalooza.  It’s a night in December where Susie and I get together with two of our other sisters, Caitlin and Nono, to bake cookies.  There’s always a lot of discussion leading up to the “event” about what cookies will make the roster that [...]

It’s always the simple things. Our Dad loved nothing more than to spend the day taking a drive. So many Sundays of our childhood, and virtually every Father’s Day was spent going for a drive somewhere in the outskirts of Los Angeles: Malibu Canyon, Sand Canyon, Pearblossom Highway, Aqua Dulce, Decker Canyon, Santa Paula, Apple [...]

With Mother’s Day only a few days away, we wanted to take a moment to remember our Mom. She passed away when we were still kids and not a day goes by that we don’t think about her.  She loved us and gave so much to us in the brief time we had together.  She [...]

It always amazes me how food connects us as human beings.  A memorable meal, a childhood treat, a favorite weeknight dinner; the memory of food ties us to people, places and times in our lives.

When we were growing up, our Mom used to make these Madeleines often.  Originating in France, they are a delicious cross [...]

What to get as a Mother’s Day gift for Mom, Grandma, or Mother-in-Law? The answer to this question always seems hard. Maybe it’s because our relationship with these wonderful women is very meaningful to us and hence, this gift comes loaded with big expectations.

I’m not a big believer in extravagant gifts. It’s always seemed to [...]

As we’ve mention before, Valentine’s Day is a great excuse to spread some love to all the people around you. One way that I love to do this is to have an annual lunch/brunch party for all of our sisters. Heidi & I have 3 younger sisters who are still in their teens/early [...]

This past year we introduced a line of coffee mugs to our rock scissor paper collection. We weren’t sure how they would be received, but we personally really liked the idea and thought we should take the leap into this new product. To our delight they have been a huge hit. [...]

It is no secret to those that know us that we love parties and of course, the holidays in particular, are a favorite time of year to celebrate. There’s no reason to just have a plain old “holiday party” when there are so many other fun ideas. We’ve put together this [...]

Why send out Christmas cards anymore? This was a topic of much debate in the media last holiday season. Much of the discussion revolved around “Going Green” for the holidays and things that you could do, as an individual, to help save the planet (this year I’m sure it will be money saving [...]

One of the great byproducts of reorganizing and cleaning up is you find things you didn’t remember you had. Sometimes it feels almost like some sort of cosmic intervention that you found that thing at that particular moment.

Let me explain. As we were cleaning up in our storage loft, [...]