Yesterday we took an amble around the 478-acre Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. A little nod to All Souls’ Day. A little opportunity to walk around someplace with colorful leaves and curvilinear paths. A little…
five little things that made my week. 1. this beautiful honey. {because it tastes like blackberry and lotus and was a gift from a special visitor to new york. we’re rich in honey these…
When James and I finally finished our apartment hunt last winter and signed our lease, people who we told about our new place were considerably less shocked by the fact that we would be…
A month or two ago I was with a friend at a playground when she asked me how I was adjusting to motherhood. I don’t remember exactly what I said. Something about feeling pretty…
When my friend Tim asked if we’d be around on the second weekend of October, and when the answer was yes, we found ourselves all lined up for a little family photo shoot, professional…
five little things that made my week: 1. this bread. {because james is basically on a bread-making bender at this stage. pretty good for everyone involved.} 2. this book. {because i’ve only just begun…
I probably own too many pairs of shoes. And if not too many, at least more than the minimum that I need. But every minimalist has her Achilles’ heel, right? She might as well have…
I’m a creature of habit. But more than that, I’m a lover of habit. I get a kind of silly thrill from returning to the same things day in and day out. And lately…
Roasted vegetables are not fancy food. They are simple food. They are sweet and savory at the same time. They are just the right thing to make during the time of year when your…
five little things that made my week. 1. this tiny photo. {because our tiny fam got photographed by these two cuties.} 2. this matelassé. {because our girl needed something to loll around on that…