out and about

  • out and about: table on ten.

    Last night, Faye’s snoring reached near comic levels. There were great blustering intakes of breath followed by high pitched whistles that sounded like a sound effect borrowed from a Disney cartoon and not something that…

    December 30, 2015 8 Comments
  • portland, or reading my tea leaves

    out and about: portland et cetera.

    If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you might have noticed that we jetted off for a quick trip to visit family in Oregon last weekend. Since my sister Cait moved to Portland this…

    November 5, 2015 16 Comments
  • a neighborhood walk with cole haan.

    Faye and I recently had the chance to test-drive new shoes from the Cole Haan fall collection, including their brand new line for kids and babies. I chose complementary styles for me and for…

    September 24, 2015 30 Comments
  • out and about: monhegan island.

    The islands off the coast of Maine have always intriqued me. After finishing graduate school I seriously considered moving to an island off midcoast Maine. And even though circumstances were such that I made…

    August 25, 2015 15 Comments
  • out and about: mount desert island.

    We spent the first half of our trip to Maine exploring Mount Desert Island. There’s so much that’s lovely to see on the island that you hardly need a guide, but we made it…

    August 19, 2015 13 Comments
  • out and about: the high line.

    Yesterday felt summery in New York in that heavy air kind of style that says winter is officially over. You know, in case the cherry blossoms didn’t convince you. We did the only reasonable…

    May 18, 2015 9 Comments
  • out and about: brooklyn botanic garden

    I hope you’ve come to expect it, really. This time of year practically begs for a weekly catalog of the blooming things and I’m nothing if not up for the challenge. First the crocuses,…

    May 4, 2015 20 Comments