• souvenirs.

    the best part about a night away from the city? the treats you get to bring back with you. in this case, flowers from my mom’s garden. i’ve more or less abandoned my bouquet…

    July 21, 2011 9 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    this is not a tip. this is a plea.the awesome and creative folk over at brooklyn based and theSweeten have paired up to host a contest that offers one lucky winner the opportunity to…

    July 20, 2011 8 Comments
  • little escape.

    yesterday: a quick trip to my parents’ house to pick up my bicycle, commune with the flowers, and eat dinner at the beach. and the real upside? working on the weekends means jaunts to…

    July 19, 2011 8 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this perfect sandwich. {pickles, salsa, avocado, fancy mayo, and on and on. a vegetarian sandwich that did not include pesto or grilled veggies. finally}. 2. these…

    July 16, 2011 16 Comments
  • parfait.

    as you can probably imagine based on the date of this post, its been several weeks now that the rhubarb pictured has been languishing in our crisper. purchased during the height of rhubarb season,…

    July 13, 2011 16 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #3: Find creative storage solutions.do you know what this is?it’s a surfboard. in a bathtub.we keep our surfboard in our bathtub. all the time.it’s made to withstand water, right? the jury’s still out…

    July 12, 2011 22 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week (or two). 1. this bridge. {because i finally got to walk over it. with james. on our anniversary}. 2. this birthday bouquet. {because it was such a…

    July 8, 2011 11 Comments
  • iron works.

    i’ve been searching for a quick and easy solution for dressing the one window that we have in our tiny space. a few weeks ago, on an afternoon stroll through the old neighborhood, i…

    July 7, 2011 9 Comments
  • celebrating, lately.

    on friday, my birthday wish to endure a very long line for some of the most delicious pizza i’ve ever had. and on monday, a red, white, and blue bicycle ride around governor’s island…

    July 6, 2011 12 Comments
  • nameless.

    yesterday, i caved and bought flowers from the flower shop. i told myself that this summer i would only bring home flowers from farm stands. but yesterday was so hot and the apartment was…

    June 29, 2011 15 Comments