• curried egg salad with apple and almonds

    The best part about making hard boiled Easter eggs is the egg salad that comes after them. Egg salad is tricky. It’s not the most transportable of the salads. Anyone who’s ever had the…

    March 19, 2013 18 Comments
  • natural easter eggs: botanical blueprints

    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…

    March 18, 2013 37 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this hot sauce. {because i’ve been inventing reasons to eat it all week}. 2. this afternoon light patch. {because there are a few weeks in march…

    March 15, 2013 14 Comments
  • make-believe: spring linens and other things.

    After yesterday’s post about my sleepless night, I’ve got sleep and bedrooms on my mind. While my nighttime dreams may be lackluster lately, my daydreams have been as active as ever. I’ve been scheming…

    March 14, 2013 11 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #55: Sleep tight. At the time of writing I am sitting in front of my computer in the bluish pool of light that only comes from a screen being turned on the middle…

    March 13, 2013 30 Comments
  • starting seeds.

    Even though today is the dreariest day on record–well if it it isn’t, it must be awfully close–there’s a tiny spot of spring in this apartment that I’ve been doing my very best to…

    March 12, 2013 7 Comments
  • dumplings.

    I’ve written before about our weekly dinners with Cait and Curt. With the arrival of tiny Oliver, the ritual has become somewhat more unpredictable than it was this summer, but whether it’s dinner on…

    March 11, 2013 23 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this bagel. {because of the company}. 2. this pillow case. {because every single thing in liane’s shop is incredible right now. and this one’s now on…

    March 8, 2013 10 Comments
  • make-believe: making my own clothes

    Lately, all I can think about is how much I’d like to be able to make my own clothes. I imagine running my hands over bolts of linen and cotton, cutting along patterns, getting…

    March 7, 2013 43 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #54: Take advantage of under-the-bed storage bins. For once I am suggesting that you actually invest in a product made for the sole purpose of organizing. In general I’m cautious about this kind…

    March 6, 2013 13 Comments