five little things that made my week. 1. this jalapeno margarita. {because it was spicy and refreshing, and had outside}. 2. these lights. {because this week it was warm enough linger under them, even…
in case you missed the news on twitter yesterday, i’m happy to announce that i’m a new contributor over at the pure green magazine blog. if you have a minute, hop over to see my…
Tip #13: Buy baskets with lids. maybe this doesn’t seem like a very good tip, but i’m telling you, it’s useful. before we moved into this apartment, james and i had about 10 different…
i’ve been doing a lot of biking around the city lately (though a busted wheel this weekend slowed me down a bit). with all of this exploring, i’m in the market for a simple…
this weekend marked one year since james and i first looked for apartments in brooklyn. a year ago i had just been offered a job, i hadn’t yet finished grad school and we had…
five little things that made my week. 1. this slice of pie. {because one slice and two forks is just about right when it comes to pie}. 2. this little guy. {because this week…
if you’ve been reading along for awhile now, you’ll know that i’m a real sucker for old buildings. james and i met because i was down in georgia sweating it with the best of…
Tip #12: Get a tiny dish rack.or forgo one altogether.you’ll notice that this is mostly a photograph of an empty sink.* this is not an accident.dirty dishes–and i’m taking this one step further–drying dishes…
bartered cheese flat leaf chives cheese and chives biscuits sunday morning some of the best perks of james huffing it to the farmer’s market every saturday are the non-veggie spoils he comes home with.…
two chinese empress trees flank the gowanus canal at the union street bridge in brooklyn. the color of the waterway is downright horrifying, and this week the contrast between the sludgy water and the…