Tip #76: Use clear shower curtain liners. If I were to give a simple tip about making a small apartment bathroom appear larger, I’d say use a clear shower curtain liner instead of a…
Cooking on a cast iron skillet can sometimes feel like being in an a relationship with a volatile friend. Most of the time the relationship is lovely and wonderful and then suddenly it sours…
five little things that made my week. 1. this fern. {for still being alive post vacation}. 2. this bee’s wrap. {for keeping things fresh, sans plastic}. 3. this candle. {because going without a good…
Tip #75: Get some perspective. At the risk of being a culturally insensitive boor, let me say that spending some time in a canvas tipi in the middle of the Wallowa Mountains of eastern…
1. this bowl of yogurt. {because of the plums and pecans}. 2. these new sneaks. {because upcoming adventuring called for them}. 3. these additions to the “kitchen” wall. {because, summer}. 4. this sweet sign.…
Tip #74: Make room for guests. A follow up to my last tip re: overnight guests in a tiny apartment. This summer we’ve had more overnight guests than we’ve had in the past three…
1. these plums. {because yum}. 2. this white wine {because sometimes it’s the best way to end a day}. 3. this guide book. {because westward, ho!, baby. we’re coming for you}. 4. these boots.…
Tip #73: Embrace your crazy corners. It’s possible that I should be the last person on the planet to recommend such a thing. Truth be told, there are a few corners in this apartment…
five little things that made my week. 1. these ice cubes. {all of them. all the time}. 2. this black dress. {because i wore it so much this week, i had to do a…
I’m paranoid about my woollies. There have been too many winters where I’ve pulled a wool something-or-other out of a closet only to find that it’d been eaten alive in the off-season. Truth is:…