family

  • housewarming.

    in the springtime, i don’t think there’s a better housewarming gesture than a freshly plucked handful of daffodils stuck into a glass jar. it’s simple and understated (but wildly cheerful) and it says all…

    March 26, 2012 10 Comments
  • moving image.

    cait and i got a fantastic tour of bratislava, slovakia yesterday from radana, bratislava-native and photographer-extraordinaire. when i return i’ll share more,  but in the meantime, here’s a peek at our visit. cait accidently shot video…

    March 14, 2012 4 Comments
  • a job well done.

    on valentine’s day, while i was out, james ventured to our local florist and handpicked the blooms that would go into a sweet bouquet just for me. full stop. now, i don’t mean to…

    February 16, 2012 22 Comments
  • letters.

    yesterday, a letter in the mail from one of my very favorite people. nothing pulls at the heartstrings quite like a typed-up letter, does it? other things: * love notes. * a gilded alphabet. *…

    January 10, 2012 10 Comments
  • celebrating, lately.

    on friday, my birthday wish to endure a very long line for some of the most delicious pizza i’ve ever had. and on monday, a red, white, and blue bicycle ride around governor’s island…

    July 6, 2011 12 Comments
  • just because.

    this weekend, i took a quick trip: to see an exhibit. to stalk the city’s first signs of spring. to eat good food. to take a walk to a neighborhood i hadn’t poked about…

    April 4, 2011 12 Comments
  • mildred and paul.

    forty-nine years together in the same stuy town apartment. this weekend, a celebration of paul’s life. now, thinking of mildred and her wallpapered cabinets, her collection of owls. poetry for comfort, i hope.…

    October 19, 2010 7 Comments
  • my tool box: a story.

     this is my dad, aged 10.this is his tool box, given to him for his tenth birthday, by his uncle frank who owned a hardware store. i love hardware stores.  and my dad. and tool boxes.now this…

    September 7, 2010 24 Comments
  • wedding bells.

    wedding pies.wedding tea.wedding beer.wedding feast.wedding barn.wedded bliss. i meant to post this two weeks ago, but life got in the way. here it is now, a few shots to celebrate my sister’s wedding which took…

    July 6, 2009 21 Comments