Things to do today to honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Act: Join The Frontline by taking part in one of the actions included in their #MLKDayofAction Toolkit. Actions…
1. these colors. {and the kid who sleeps with them.} 2. this zoom call. because even virtual elementary school sing-a-longs will jerk tears. 3. this bag. {and sending things merrily on their way.} 4.…
My hands—and the baseboards in my bedroom—are covered in white paint. Making slow painting progress on this apartment while tuning into live coverage of national news is a thing that I’ve taken to doing.…
At my six-year-old’s behest, I have made a lavender eye pillow. We live a short walk from a lovely little herb shop that Faye has dubbed “the soothing shop.” Like all neighborhood herb shops…
1. this birthday banner. {and the little guy turning four tomorrow.} 2. this little candle holder. {cause i just needed a little night light.} 3. this new-fangled lighter. {a gift, and a game-changer.} 4.…
James gave me an olive tree for Christmas. A peace offering, maybe. Or an assurance that despite the wreck of a year that we’ve had, we can care for something together and watch it…
Years ago I wrote a post about making fire starters in an old egg carton, and carefully filling each nest with wax and cedar shavings and other combustible and fragrant wintry bits. This is…
For some of us, it’s a week for filling stockings and offering teacher gifts and generally expressing thanks and gratitude while in the midst of maybe also feeling a bit (or very) stretched. If…
1. these watercolor tags. {easiest, prettiest. just find an abandoned kiddo painting and snip!} 2. these door panes. {because all of my projects are moving at a mostly maddening snail’s pace, but i think…
As it is with all things sourdough, our humble homemade beeswax taper operation is entirely James’s domain. I’ve long been the wax scrap hoarder and re-melter and tea light pourer and I’ve rolled more…