by Allegra Osati | Feb 9, 2016 | Life
Hotel pillows are notoriously lacking in the support department. Sometimes, while settling in for a long night of Zs away from home, I sink so deep into the pillow that I figure it might be better to forgo one at all. That’s why, after returning from four nights...
by Allegra Osati | Jan 29, 2016 | Life
My sister has a thing for numbers. She and her fiancé met on the 22nd in the fall years ago, and they will be married on October 22nd of this year. Naturally, it was ideal that plans lined up perfectly for us to go shopping for her wedding dress last Friday, on...
by Allegra Osati | Jan 17, 2016 | Events, Life
If it’s possible for a stuffed animal to be your best friend, then my panda, Fred, is mine. I’ve had him for as long as I can remember, and he holds a special place in my heart not only for his perfect ability to snuggle, but also because of the fact that...
by Allegra Osati | Dec 31, 2015 | Life
I am not used to cold weather. Having grown up in SoCal and being an alumna of the University of Hawai’i, I feel the need to bundle up when it gets below 60 F. The idea of a white Christmas escapes me – though it did snow on us once when my family visited the...
by Allegra Osati | Dec 29, 2015 | Life
I have several drafts waiting to be published to this site. I can’t say why I’ve resisted pushing the big blue button; perhaps it’s fear of commitment to my own thoughts or the refusal to allow myself enough time to hone my words to the point that I...
by Allegra Osati | Aug 26, 2015 | Life, Recipes
Sohrab and I love having guests over. We remodeled our kitchen with this in mind; it’s an open plan with an island in the middle that serves as everything from a prep surface to a breakfast/lunch/dinner table. Oh, and we store pots and pans in it – and...
