five little things that made my week. 1. this blue door. {because i was finally brave enough to walk down the dead-end alley where it lives}. 2. this new arrangement. {because every once in…
i love being a wedding guest. heck, i think i might even like being a wedding guest more than i liked being a bride. in any case, james and i are gearing up for…
Tip # 30: Two tips for one: 1. ask and ye shall receive. 2. never look a gift horse in the mouth. or try not to. neither tip is particularly easy to do. but…
here’s a funny thing about storage in a tiny apartment: you work so hard at it, you shift and rearrange and make sure to fit things in just so, and at the end of…
i love a good ritual and sunday dinners at cait and curt’s is about as good as it gets. most weeks, on sunday, james and i cross the river for dinner at my sister,…
five little things that made my week. 1. these guys. {because sometimes you just wanna hang out with knights in shining armor. plants, too}. 2. this tarragon. {because it was the perfect thing to…
for days when lots of solo working away in my apartment starts to get to me, i like to have a little tea service at the ready for inviting friends and otherwise distracting myself.…
Tip #29: Keep your surfaces clear. mostly. now i should start off by saying that i know this one is a real matter of preference. and i’m not advocating the wholesale removal of every…
one of the best parts about living in a big city is the proximity to and the abundance of delicious places where you can eat. what’s even better than having an incredible selection to…
it’s my sincere hope that many of you are out and about and otherwise not glued to your computer screens today. that being said, in the case that you are here in blogland, here’s…