I’m a big fan of serendipity. The utterly unexpected surprise of stumbling into something useful strikes me as so perfectly cheerful without having any of the ominous connotations of that maddening expression, “everything happens…
In the mid-1990s, in my small town in coastal Connecticut, there was still a small general store. It had a post office inside and the requisite bins of wrapped candy. My sisters and I…
1. this box of crayons. {because I couldn’t remember the last time I used crayons, and this week they were just the thing for tracing routes}. 2. these tiny hearts. {because who wouldn’t want…
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…
Tip #51: Streamline your music collection. Maybe. Growing up my parents had a shiny silver stereo system that took up a corner of our dining room. Below it was a cabinet housing their record…
I’m a big proponent of small-scale additions to public places. If it’s the kind thing that blends into a landscape or eventually disappears altogether, even better. For Valentine’s Day this year, I’m decorating the…
In preparation for this week’s love themed festivities, I rolled up my (pajama) sleeves on Sunday morning and got to baking something appropriately heart-shaped. Fittingly for a girl who lives in a tiny apartment,…
five little things that made my week. 1. this turmeric and milk. {my friend janet reminded me of turmeric’s healing properties this week and i made a delicious combination of warm milk, turmeric, and…
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…
Tip #50: Be kind to your radiator. Our radiator has the biggest personality in our tiny apartment. When people exclaim about our ability to live together in such a tiny space, I’m tempted to…