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  • make-believe: a morning walk

    lately i’ve been accompanying james on morning walks to the subway. he usually leaves our house around 8:15. if things are going as planned by that time i’ve published my morning post and my…

    August 30, 2012 18 Comments
  • make-believe: back to school.

    i’m not one to rush seasons along, but the end of august has always gotten me excited for school to start, whether i was actually ready to kiss summer goodbye or no. we’ve been…

    August 23, 2012 11 Comments
  • make-believe: new york city tourist.

    this week james and i have gotten the chance to hang out with some of our very favorite new york tourists. la famille guyot, with whom i lived for almost a year in france…

    August 16, 2012 9 Comments
  • make-believe: honeymoon.

    we’re headed back to the city today, but we were lucky enough to escape to a place that seemed a lot like make-believe: two nights on a new england island and just the little…

    August 9, 2012 9 Comments
  • make-believe: wedding preparations.

    this week has been all about getting ready for the big day (which is tomorrow, by the by). there have been projects galore and this bride-to-be is in the thick of it. no doubt…

    August 2, 2012 25 Comments
  • make-believe: pie making.

    it’s been hot enough around here lately that i haven’t wanted to turn on the oven, but it doesn’t mean i’m not tempted to. we’re just about one week away from our marital extravaganza…

    July 26, 2012 11 Comments
  • make-believe: a good night’s sleep

    as my high school latin teacher used to say: it’s been hotter than hades lately. i’m not usually one to complain about the heat, so bitterly do i hate the cold, but sleep in…

    July 19, 2012 19 Comments
  • make-believe: bathroom accessories

    in keeping with yesterday’s post about bathroom supplies, i thought it would be appropriate to round up a few lovely bathroom accessories that i wouldn’t mind displaying in my own mini water closet.  just…

    July 12, 2012 13 Comments
  • make-believe: summer bbq

    just daydreaming about a few things for my favorite kinds of summertime bbqs. we’re galavanting about in mid-coast maine right now, probably doing lots of things much less stylishly, but nonetheless,  here’s to a…

    July 5, 2012 8 Comments
  • make-believe: birthday.

    on sunday i turn 28. it feels big. all i really want to do for my birthday is catch a few fireflies and eat cake. birthdays are for cake. there’s no two ways about…

    June 28, 2012 23 Comments