• listen closely: stories of a lifetime.

    this weekend marked the culmination of a project my friends and i have been working on since september. in 2007, 100 pairs of rhode islanders sat down to record stories with the national storycorps…

    May 9, 2011 15 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week.   1. this magnolia {because set against the building where i take all my classes, it couldn’t be more beautiful. i’m going to miss this place}.  …

    May 6, 2011 11 Comments
  • cinco de mayo.

    a few weeks ago james and i came home after a long day out and all we really wanted was a little snack. we didn’t have anything in the way of store bought treats,…

    May 5, 2011 9 Comments
  • since 1920.

    {aunt carrie’s, narragansett, ri}. {season’s first lobster roll}. {the view of point judith from aunt carrie’s}. nothing says new england summer like a hot lobster roll smothered in butter and devoured in minutes. after…

    May 4, 2011 17 Comments
  • markets of new england.

      photos by christine chitnis.last summer, christine had the kind of new england summer that i’m busy only dreaming about. it was filled with ice cream cones and freshly caught lobster, sunburns and farmer’s…

    May 3, 2011 13 Comments
  • blue and gray and green.

    the colors of the sea. i don’t remember the first time i read sarah, plain and tall, but these words from have echoed in my head ever since. this weekend, a trip to block island…

    May 2, 2011 14 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this red sand beach. {because it means i was home, if only for a day}. 2. this easter bunny. {and the other one, too}. 3. these…

    April 29, 2011 12 Comments
  • something new.

    i finally took the leap to get a domain name of my very own! my blogspot url will redirect here automatically, but if you use a reader, you might want to update the link!…

    April 28, 2011 5 Comments
  • dogwood.

    two weeks ago i had my dad cut a big branch from the dogwood tree in my parent’s back yard. i shoved the thing into the backseat of the car and made my way…

    April 28, 2011 7 Comments
  • love letters.

    i got to spend a few days in philly last week and seeing these murals was by far my favorite part of the trip. love letters to a city painted by forty different artists…

    April 27, 2011 11 Comments