five little things that made my week: 1. this gift of homemade za’atar. {and putting it on everything.} 2. these blue silks. {because this silks club has been pure magic for my kids (okay,…
Survival Tip #160: Revisit the spaces you’ve resigned yourself to. Next month, it will be four years since we first rented this apartment. Four years since, while pregnant with Faye, I climbed onto the…
five little things that made my week 1. this last blossom. {because all the best things are fleeting.} 2. this second round of blooms. {smaller than the first, but twice as many.} 3. less…
five little things that made my week. 1. these mended pants. {because now they’re ready to start again.} 2. this scarf start. {for slowly getting longer.} 3. these candles. {because all i wanted for…
By the radiator, woolly layers laid out to dry. On the windowsill, flowers. White ones. In strollers, toddler cheeks greased to shining with salve, or else red and ruddy and in need of it.…
five little things that made my week. 1. these candles. {started by me, finished by faye.} 2. these last few books. {best countdown ever.} 3. these gingerbread women. {ready for frosting.} 5. this reindeer.…
five little things that made my week. 1. this juniper (candle) and branches. {thanks to my parents for supplying the green stuff, and these guys for the candle.} 2. this new place to stash…
My need to be cozy intensifies by about a million times in December. On my walk to work this morning, as I barreled through wind tunnels and along Christmas-tree lined streets, I was already…
We’re in the thick of what’s arguably the most indulgent time of year. I’m not here to tell you to lay off the egg nog or the gingerbread cookies, but I thought it might…
five little things that made my week. 1. this top-of-the-fridge storage spot. {now with cleaner lines and calmed down colors. like breath of fresh air for the darkest corner of the apartment.} 2. this…