It’s a chief joy of mine to find something that someone else discarded and to make it mine. One woman’s trash becomes another’s treasure and not much of anything goes to waste. With the…
five little things that made my week. 1. these ruby fruits. {just look at them.} 2. this stainless steel. {because toting around individual bottles for everyone on our nightly picnics gets cumbersome. this helps.}…
This post and giveaway is sponsored by Bridge & Burn, makers of classic apparel for men and women. The light in the evening lately is, in a word, glorious. When James and I steal quiet…
Tip #168: Hang a high shelf. My forever motto is less stuff, not more storage. But there are some things that need having and those things need a place to perch. In those cases,…
There’s a skinny closet in the smallest bedroom at my mom and dad’s house, a room so small that a twin bed fits in it with only a bit of room to spare. This…
five little things that made my week. 1. these curls. {and those chicks. and everything about spending a few days at my mom and dad’s.} 2. these curls, too. {no matter the hair-brushing struggles.}…
We’re spending the week at my mom and dad’s house and even though I’m spending a lot of my time hiding out in my dad’s office trying to get my work done, I’m taking…
In train cars, beach-bound city folk. On corn cobs, butter. At bedtime, fans. Before dawn, birdsong. For breakfast, birthday cake. Under fingernails, cherry juice. On shoulders, arms, legs, and bellies, still more sunscreen. Between…
five little things that made my week. 1. this trusty old bag. {for coming out of semi-retirement this week.} 2. this well-worn copy. {we finished the whole thing weeks ago, but we’ve been revisiting…
In early summer there are linden blossoms on city trees. Yes, even as the world warms and it feels increasingly like it must also be spinning out of orbit, there is comfort to be…