family

  • our wedding.

    fence post & flowers, bailing twine & mason jars.cedar posts & bottles.mom & dad.the spectacular, the genius, the perfectly wonderful, roosevelt dime.more flowers from the farm.benches & doilies (teetering on the edge of grandma-dom,…

    October 22, 2012 60 Comments
  • bread and butter.

    I’m having one of those contemplative mornings, when even a slice of buttery toast feels like something worthy of a ponder. I spent the weekend away in a different city and something about the…

    October 1, 2012 8 Comments
  • sunday dinners.

    i love a good ritual and sunday dinners at cait and curt’s is about as good as it gets. most weeks, on sunday, james and i cross the river for dinner at my sister,…

    September 10, 2012 23 Comments
  • a minimoon in pictures.

    we had all the sun and sand and new england accents a girl could ask for. we got too tan, ate too much seafood, picked blackberries until our fingertips hurt, and gave terrible instructions…

    August 14, 2012 28 Comments
  • minimoon: a love story.

    minimoon from erin boyle on Vimeo.two days. two lovebirds. one tiny island off the coast of rhode island. one tiny iphone video to remember it by. yes, i’d go back there in a heartbeat.…

    August 13, 2012 36 Comments
  • a garden party.

    tea sandwiches | goat cheese, cucumber & chive endives | tomatoes, feta, and toasted almonds olives | lemon and salt forget-me-not plates special delivery | butter lane cupcakes cupcakes, sampled on saturday there was…

    June 25, 2012 36 Comments
  • on lucky stars and counting blessings.

    it happened in a flash. that’s the line people use to describe these kinds of things. on friday night, as we were walking home from dinner with friends, james was hit by car. it…

    June 4, 2012 60 Comments
  • a routine for sunday.

    we have a new weekly ritual: a walk to brooklyn bridge park on sunday with picnic basket and cozy blanket. snacks, the newspaper, and a little bit of shade complete the picture. what’s your…

    May 21, 2012 20 Comments
  • playing hooky.

    james and i hopped in the car this morning and headed out to long beach for a morning dip. ok, so the water’s not quite warm enough for a dip that doesn’t involve a…

    April 16, 2012 11 Comments
  • pizzelle: a story.

    james is the baker in our house.  it’s not that i don’t like to bake. i enjoy the precision: using the back of a knife to even the drift of flour in a measuring…

    March 29, 2012 14 Comments