• rose geranium.

    for me, this has been the summer of rose geranium. we grow it on the farm where i work and it’s been used with equal enthusiasm in flower bouquets and fruit jams. i can’t…

    September 20, 2011 11 Comments
  • walking.

    welp. at this point there’s pretty much consensus. i’ve been spending entirely too much time sitting. too much sitting at my desk. too much sitting in traffic. too much. and i have a very…

    September 14, 2011 5 Comments
  • food.

    all photos by ray ray mitrano. during the hurricane last week, james and i sat mostly bored in our tiny apartment. we had beeswax candles and a deck of cards at the ready in…

    September 6, 2011 7 Comments
  • squash blossoms: a story.

    soft and rumply and gone before you know it. and that last bit? that’s the best part about eating with the seasons. participating in the fleeting wonder of a tiny moment. the squash blossoms,…

    August 29, 2011 15 Comments
  • rosa rugosa and other things.

    we spent the past two days at my parents’ house, soaking up late august goodness. fools will tell you summer is slipping away, but anyone who knows anything knows that things are really just…

    August 24, 2011 13 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. these peanuts. {because they were boiled. i think technically these are from last week. but my weeks have a way of running into each other lately. so there’s no telling}. 2. this novel.…

    August 5, 2011 11 Comments
  • egg cream.

    today, my first brooklyn egg cream. i’m thinking of it as a rite of passage. and surprisingly for a beverage that must have the most unappetizing name known to man, it was actually pretty…

    August 1, 2011 14 Comments
  • tied up with string.

    one of the nicest things about ordering tiny goods made by hand is the love and care with which they’re packaged. this week’s addition to our wee space was no exception. expertly sent by…

    July 28, 2011 14 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #4: Only buy beautiful cleaning supplies.i’m a pretty deliberating shopper. i’m not exaggerating when i say that almost every purchase i make is one i labor over: where did this come from? how…

    July 26, 2011 16 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    just a little late: five things that made my week. 1. these plums. {for reminding me that summertime might bring extreme heat waves, but it also brings fresh fruit}. 2. these cardoon flowers. {for…

    July 25, 2011 15 Comments