• tough as nails.

    tonight i treated myself to a much needed wednesday spa night. as part of my special self-treatment, i decided to polish my nails. my nails are almost never polished, so i had to rummage…

    March 26, 2009 3 Comments
  • vêtements de nuit.

    so, last night was a little bit chilly around the old apartment and before crawling into bed to read my new yorker, i decided to don one of my softest pairs of pajamas.  {you can…

    March 24, 2009 5 Comments
  • and two more…

    i couldn’t help myself but to share these two lovely brooches from fey handmade {found via heart handmade}. hope they brighten your day. hop over to heart handmade for a special fey handmade promotional code!…

    March 24, 2009 2 Comments
  • gardening victoriously.

    perfect little lettuces from cait’s front porch garden. spring is here (or should be) and it’s time to start thinking about summer vegetable gardens (if you don’t think of them all year long already). the…

    March 23, 2009 8 Comments
  • a springtime walk.

    and a visit from an old friend.and a stroll around town. and a tour on a boat.and yellow. everywhere.  …

    March 23, 2009 4 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. mint chocolate chip ice cream{because after waiting an extra 40 minutes for james to pick me up from work (ahem), it was the perfect treat}. 2. spinach and…

    March 20, 2009 13 Comments
  • brooches.

    i’ve been thinking about brooches since seeing this beautiful photograph of fleamarket finds in girl hula’s shop {you can also check out her delightful blog}. first, i think i have to say that i think the…

    March 19, 2009 9 Comments
  • a wee bread.

    here’s what you need: a wee bit of flour and a wee bit of baking soda (and sugar, and salt) and a wee handful of raisins and a wee bit of buttermilk and then…

    March 18, 2009 14 Comments