yesterday, james surprised me with a celebratory morning sail around the new york city harbor. there was sunshine and a breeze and mimosas and we got to wave hello to our favorite green giant.…
five little things that made my week. 1. these pajama pants. {because sometimes starting the morning’s work in pajamas feels pretty okay. ‘specially clean and pretty ones}. 2. this summer fruit. {because it was…
on sunday i turn 28. it feels big. all i really want to do for my birthday is catch a few fireflies and eat cake. birthdays are for cake. there’s no two ways about…
Tip #19: Buy in bulk. i’m not talking about 45 rolls of toilet paper in one go. if there’s one thing that living in a tiny apartment has done for us, it’s been to…
When James and I first started thinking about where we wanted to get married, I knew exactly the place where I wanted it to happen. I imagined our wedding in the rear pasture of…
tea sandwiches | goat cheese, cucumber & chive endives | tomatoes, feta, and toasted almonds olives | lemon and salt forget-me-not plates special delivery | butter lane cupcakes cupcakes, sampled on saturday there was…
five little things that made my week. 1. ice. {because without it, i would have been the one to melt}. 2. these new flips. {because they were on sale. walking three miles in them…
sometimes i like to daydream about little solo adventures. now that it’s officially summer, i’m in full adventure-dreaming mode. truth be told, i’m not the best solo traveler. i like to bop around by…
Tip #18: Sweat the small stuff. that’s terrible advice. i know. especially from me. i sweat a lot of small stuff and a lot of that sweating only makes me…sweaty. but still, there are some…
it’s that time of year when crostini begins to appear on our dinner menu with almost embarrassing frequency. our neighborhood grocery knows what kind of baguette we prefer and by this point, when we…