1. these watercolors. {no matter if my painting partner would. not. stop. mixing. colors.} 2. these clementines. {and the other 876 we’ve eaten this week.} 3. this classic. {and the birdwatcher.} 4. these pencils.…
1. this granola. {for coming from a sister.} 2. this longer cord. {for hanging more essentials.} 3. this grid. {what’s better than crayons on newsprint?} 4. this tree. {for curling up but hanging in.}…
There’s a mouse, or something else alive, scrabbling around our living room wall. It’s almost a comfort at this point—though I wouldn’t want to meet it—that this unseen tiny neighbor is keeping warm after…
1. this new little stocking. {and the others.} 2. progress. {on two of the bunch anyway!} 3. these little pleats {for being so tiny.} 4. these little shoots. {because things were looking dire there…
For consumerist dread? I like to fill this space with ideas for merry making and simple festivities, especially in this time of year. To me, conjuring a bit of reverence and a bit of…
1. black tea. {don’t know. just been on a kick this week.} 2. this idea for a little mouse. {for being the best addition for a v. low-key advent calendar.} 3. these little pots…
It’s paperwhite season, which means it’s time for setting bulbs in jam jars or bowls or any small vessel you happen to have, and sticking them on a windowsill so you have something to…
I’ve been encouraging folks to skip physical presents in favor of experiential ones for long enough to know that sometimes the barrier to folks following through with the idea lies in the presentation. It’s…
Someone saw a picture of me yesterday and said it reminded of them of their mom in the 70s, so I’m leaning into the vintage mom look with a make-believe holiday party get-up, complete…
At this table we sing with joy, with sorrow. We pray of suffering and remorse. We give thanks. Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating…