We took a train northward and ended up in a wintry wonderland. Not a bit sad about that. Wishing all of you guys a warm and happy Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for each of you,…
I don’t know how to sail, but I’d like to. There’s something satisfying about learning a wholly new skill and when it comes with its own special set of vocabulary, all the better. There’s…
Like anything in dwindling supply, each sunlit hour of an October day is more precious than the one before it. Relatedly, James and I finally made it to Roosevelt Island a few weeks ago.…
A little acknowledgement that New York has been killing it with good weather lately. It’s been all sunshine and blue skies and temperatures for pairing sweaters and sandals. Perfect, in other words. Unless you’re…
This weekend: songs and sun and poetry to celebrate two dear friends as they decided to stitch themselves together for the long haul. Here: three little photos to capture the colors of their wedding…
The blues around here have been awfully pretty lately. I toted my camera around yesterday, only to discover that I’d accidentally drained the battery. Here instead, photos from my phone of a bluesy Brooklyn…
For your viewing pleasure, my sister Laura’s wilderness garden. Part magic-maker, part badass gardening guru, I’m bursting with all sorts of big sister pride over this one. Head over to Gardenista to read Laura’s…
Anyone who tells you that the Oregon coast is always gloomy lacks experience, or at the very least, imagination. When the sun’s not shining golden, the sky glows silver instead, offering the senses a…
Every once in a while it’s good to disappear. To pull on your coziest fleece, to tie on your sneakers, to escape into the woods or underneath the covers or anywhere that gives you…
It’s a good time of year, this one we’re in right now. It’s not the midsummer of the summer equinox, but the midsummer that means it’s the beginning of August and fully half the…