wilmington is celebrating valentine’s day in style. all over town there are beautiful pink and red camelias. here are a few outside of my office. yay love.…
i love valentine’s day. when my sisters and i were little, my mom would leave us all tiny presents at our places at the dinner table on valentine’s day. and when my dad worked…
it is an achingly beautiful day. i didn’t want to leave my apartment this morning because the sun streaming into our east facing windows was too beautiful not to bask in for awhile. my…
my dad is a great storyteller. one of his favorite tales involves his brief foray into the newspaper business, circa 1955. he decided that his neighbors on edgewood avenue in orange, connecticut were in…
for the past few days i’ve wanted to write a post about plastic bags. thrilling, i know. about a year and a half ago, james and i decided in earnest that we would stop using plastic bags.…
i’m about to teach a french lesson. and this song reminds me of france. not so much because of the unrequited love he sings about, but because i used to dance to it in…
new deal architecture faces demolition in the name of progress. read here. photo courtesy of the library of congress, via the new york times.…
for me, valentine’s day has always been more about paper hearts and chocolate than fancy jewelry or red roses. i’m really more of a wildflower girl anyway. but it’s the jewelry that i’ve really…
i booked a flight last week for an austin getaway to visit my sister. this little note arrived from her yesterday. now this is my kind of barnyard critter.…
on a night like this, the only real option for dinner is soup. my friend meg put the idea in my head. and i’m so glad she did. we used a butternut squash. so simple and so good. first we sauteed a…