five little things that made my week: 1. these wonky tea lights. {all refilled for a cozy weekend.} 2. this sparkly ladybug. {because right now it’s been worn for about 20-second stints, but we’ve…
five little things that made my week. 1. this stack of dingy newborn onesies.{saved from donation limbo and getting a second lease.}2. this quilt. {for making its autumnal debut. thank you, cool night breezes.}3. this planner.{but especially the…
Today is the first day of Fall and isn’t that a nice thing to think about? I’m a sucker for season change. The shift in weather, the memory of past seasons coupled with the…
In a tiny apartment or otherwise, let’s all agree that the excess of the holiday season followed by the promise of a new year creates perhaps the perfect incentive for paring down, reevaluating our…
As a child on Christmas Eve, I’d lie awake, in keeping with the cliché, waiting to see if I’d catch a glimpse of Santa Claus and his reindeer dashing across the night sky. I’d…
iA tree hulks in the living-room, prickly monster, our hostagefrom the wilderness, preludeto light in this dark space of the yearwhich turns again toward the suntoday, or at least we hope so.Outside, a dead…
five little things that made my week. 1. this drop-dead gorgeous yarn.{because having a magical general store within walking distance is no small luxury.}2. this book on my nightstand.{because i can’t go to the movie without…
Gift guides are an inspiring and helpful aspect of blogland this time of year. It’s nice to read a favorite blog and learn about a new something or other that you might never have seen…
Options are nice. And experimenting with a taste of something prepared one way and a taste of that same thing prepared in an entirely different way can be an exercise in sensory exploration that’s at once…
Growing up, my mom introduced an idea to our family that she called Advent Angels. The idea was a riff on Secret Santa, but it was more about actions than things. We’d draw names…