• life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #79: Purge often. Pack it up, pack it in, etc. Believe me when I say you don’t have room to hang on to socks without toes or sweatshirts with grease stains ten years…

    September 18, 2013 14 Comments
  • a weekend in maine.

    This weekend: songs and sun and poetry to celebrate two dear friends as they decided to stitch themselves together for the long haul. Here: three little photos to capture the colors of their wedding…

    September 17, 2013 9 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this bread. {because it lasted all week. equally delicious each day}. 2. this experiment. {results to be posted next week. no fear: james made sure i…

    September 13, 2013 10 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #78: Remove the closet doors, hang a curtain instead. It’s been my experience in rental apartments that doors that have been added to closets are typically of the cheap variety. Installed as a…

    September 11, 2013 16 Comments
  • come on in, the water’s fine.

    Hints, lately. I realize you’ve been getting a lot of them. Little pieces of stories rather than the whole thing. But every once in a while, I’m finding the time to share the good…

    September 9, 2013 37 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this experiment in living with jungle plants. {so far so good, mostly}. 2. this pretty selvage. {because it means i didn’t have to sew}. 3. this…

    September 6, 2013 13 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #77: Plan your meals; empty your fridge. This is life advice more than tiny apartment advice, but we’re loosey-goosey about the rules around these tea leaves. This tip has a back story about…

    September 4, 2013 34 Comments
  • the blues.

    The blues around here have been awfully pretty lately. I toted my camera around yesterday, only to discover that I’d accidentally drained the battery. Here instead, photos from my phone of a bluesy Brooklyn…

    September 3, 2013 14 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this shelf. {because three new surfaces in this tiny apartment. more soon}. 2. this tea. {because even though it warmed up again this week, it’s still…

    August 30, 2013 4 Comments
  • wilderness gardening.

    For your viewing pleasure, my sister Laura’s wilderness garden. Part magic-maker, part badass gardening guru, I’m bursting with all sorts of big sister pride over this one. Head over to Gardenista to read Laura’s…

    August 29, 2013 10 Comments