I’ve said before that I prefer my Easter eggs to be au natural. At the Goddard’s Barberry Hill Farm where James and I got married, they have chickens producing eggs in more beautiful shades…
Posies for Valentine’s day, paired with family snapshots that seemed to exude just the right amount of gentlemanliness and romance for a Valentine-y ode to love. To all of you gentlewomen and men: wishes…
I know there are a lot of folks out there who could really rather do without Valentine’s Day. February rolls around and I begin to hear sighs about the hype of what’s essentially a…
I’ve been growing these bulbs since mid-December and teasing you with bits and bobs of them ever since. Finally, they’ve blossomed and I’ve compiled a quick and dirty (though not so very dirty) tutorial…
This year I’m wrapping all of my tiny presents in magazine pages. As you all know, I’m the picture of recycling perfection, so I never have back issues of The New Yorker floating around my tiny…
I know I talk a lot about needing a little extra light during these dark days, but I don’t think it’s a sentiment that can be too often repeated. Especially in the wake of…
This weekend was a grey one. It was one for putting on a thick pair of socks and turning on quiet music and setting to work on a project that eclipses the dreary damp.…
During the holidays, and always, it’s nice to arrive to a place you’ve been invited to with a little something extra for your host. It should be known that I don’t always manage to…
As the weather takes a turn for the chillier side of things, it’s nice to have a little something firey to warm things up and ward off germs. When I’m feeling under the weather,…
It’s the time of year for mulling spices. If you don’t have them in your cupboard today, you might decide to get them there tomorrow. Cinnamon and cardamom, dried orange peel and allspice, star…