family

  • dinnertime.

    It’s going to be hard to think of reasons why we shouldn’t pack up the kitchen and head down to the park every single night this summer. Last night: grilled asparagus and mushrooms, homemade…

    May 6, 2013 20 Comments
  • brooklyn, a century ago.

    I’ve been poring over these family photos lately. There’s lots to say about them, but for now I couldn’t help but to share them as a little celebration of Brooklyn in the summertime. I…

    April 25, 2013 16 Comments
  • dumplings.

    I’ve written before about our weekly dinners with Cait and Curt. With the arrival of tiny Oliver, the ritual has become somewhat more unpredictable than it was this summer, but whether it’s dinner on…

    March 11, 2013 23 Comments
  • traveling in pairs.

    We woke up Sunday morning to clean sheets. Clean sheets and the newspaper waiting for us. But somewhere between those clean sheets and morning paper something went wrong. Not terribly wrong or even very…

    February 25, 2013 30 Comments
  • on balance and chocolate pizzelles.

    On Sunday James made chocolate pizzelles. They were just like these ones, but with the addition of a 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and the absence of fuss over having them turn out perfectly.…

    February 4, 2013 27 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. this onesie for a nephew, drying on a radiator.Some weeks, there can only be one object that really matters. Just one object for me to use to convey the enormity of an occasion…

    January 25, 2013 20 Comments
  • kinfolk: morsels we keep after the meal

    If you frequent the internet–and your presence here means you do–you’ve no doubt stumbled across the beautiful Kinfolk Magazine. Its covers make for irresistible photo ops and with the release of each new addition,…

    November 29, 2012 16 Comments
  • a weekend away.

    Long walks on the beach. Raucous board games. A high school reunion. More stuffing than I thought was possible. It was a good weekend no matter how you look at it and I was…

    November 26, 2012 13 Comments
  • birthday brunch.

    We celebrated a birthday brunch on Sunday for my James and my mama. There were sweet buckwheat pancakes and a savory chard tart and just the right amount of coffee and cupcakes to finish…

    November 12, 2012 12 Comments
  • home again, home again.

    My hometown has a way of making you miss her in the fall months. Over the weekend, James and I were back home for the wedding of one of my oldest friends. We shuffled down…

    October 30, 2012 12 Comments