this summer is going to be all about contrasts, so i’m starting a new little summer-only series to document the weekly dichotomies. this past week, the wedding of one of my very dearest friends {move…
i landed in new york last night, home from my irish adventure. right now i’m gearing up for my summer of extremes: farmer girl by day, city girl by night. more soon! …
sometimes it rains.…
even when i’m far from home, i can’t resist the pull of a good field of wildflowers. just like back in rhode island, the fields across from where we’re staying are filled with clover and…
hallo, friends! writing now from belmont, county offaly, ireland, where we’re staying in these cheery cottages. we’re in the land of peat and bogs and a sky so big and blue it nearly takes…
see you soon from across the pond! but in the meantime, my two favorite packing posts: here and here. and a little encouragement to pick roadside flowers and have a picnic with someone you love. just…
living near a college campus can have its downsides: late-night parties, slum-lords, terrible parking, but come may, most undergrads start to move out and in the piles that they leave behind on sidewalks you…
this might be my first cruel post on this little blog. i’m not sure that i’ve mentioned this here before, but my james is allergic to potatoes. yes. you read that correctly. no hash…
nothing says summer like a lemonade stand. and i’ve never seen a cuter little shop than this one that we found on block island. the young proprietress even added fresh mint from her garden. {side…
summer this year is going to be a little strange for me. in just a few days i’m off for a 10 day residency in ireland, and when I return I’ll be off for…