• an object, weekly.

    this week, a little something to take the chill off. we don’t have a fireplace in our apartment and sometimes on fall nights all i want is to hear the crackle of a few…

    October 21, 2010 14 Comments
  • mildred and paul.

    forty-nine years together in the same stuy town apartment. this weekend, a celebration of paul’s life. now, thinking of mildred and her wallpapered cabinets, her collection of owls. poetry for comfort, i hope.…

    October 19, 2010 7 Comments
  • my week in objects.

    five little things that made my week. a little late, but here all the same. 1. this bag of cranberries. {as if you couldn’t tell already}. 2. these wildflowers. {from my mom’s wildflower garden…

    October 17, 2010 17 Comments
  • cranberry bread: a story.

    cool mornings. socked feet. steaming bread and coffee percolating on the stove. things don’t get much better than this. growing up we had warm cranberry bread every christmas morning. i have two bags full…

    October 13, 2010 16 Comments
  • apple cider donuts.

    there’s not much that says autumn like apple cider donuts. at the cranberry festival james and i bought a bag (yes, our eyes are much, much bigger than our stomachs) from the folks at…

    October 12, 2010 17 Comments
  • harvest.

    james and i headed out to the cranberry bogs in wareham, mass yesterday for a little weekend adventure. it’s incredible to think of all the water and labor that goes into harvesting these little…

    October 11, 2010 19 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this towel rack. {because since the last one fell off the door, we’ve been weeks without one. but now it’s back. everything in its place}. 2.…

    October 8, 2010 13 Comments
  • an object, weekly.

    i’ve had this little guy bookmarked for several weeks now. and today, with rain running in rivulets down the lane next to my house, i wish i had made the plunge to buy it.…

    October 6, 2010 4 Comments
  • centerpiece.

    i’m no good at taking photos of wild dance parties, but shots of the flowers the day after said parties, that i can manage. these flowers from the wedding of a dear friend were…

    October 4, 2010 9 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this portuguese sweet bread. {because it makes for the perfect breakfast bread, and because it lasts all week}. 2. this pile of veggies.  {because not having…

    October 1, 2010 12 Comments