1. this newspaper. {taken with permission from a neighbor’s stoop for a weekend project.} 2. this book. {and the beautiful encouragement to try new things.} 3. this tee. {for having just the right crop.}…
Our landlord came by yesterday with his van full of hand planes and chisels and other things he figured we might need in order to hang the antique door I came into last week.…
1. this bread {and second breakfast.} 2. this bag. {and rainy day distractions.} 3. this trim. {even in spots where it’s especially unruly.} 4. this tray. {and your weekly seedling update.} 5. this pizza…
In old house stewardship and making slow progress, sometimes it really just feels like I’m waiting for the stars to align. And then sometimes they do. I was struck by a bit of restlessness…
Our kitchen has two sets of cabinets. One set is quite a bit older than the others. These cabinets are painted white and sturdily wrought from solid wood. They likely date to when the…
1. these morning glories. {and the moonflowers, too, for being a week bigger.} 2. these supplies. {despite the world’s slowest progress.} 3. these walls et cetera. {for looking better today than they did yesterday.}…
I’m puzzling through window treatments at the moment. Window treatments is such a funny and stuffy term, but useful, too, covering the range of shutters and curtains and blinds and shades and other things…
1. these napkins. {for their good cheer.} 2. these pansies. {for the many daily hellos.} 3. this hair. {it’s wavier than ever and i’m trying to learn what to do with it and idk…
This post is sponsored by Brooklinen. Carving out a second bedroom in this new apartment has been one of the most restorative projects of the past year. Before we moved in September, it had…
Adding glow-in-the-dark stars to the ceiling above your bed feels like something of a childhood rite of passage. Faye has been begging to take the leap for weeks, but I felt reluctant to buy…