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brooklyn

  • neighborhood favorite: chez moi.

    one of the best parts about living in a big city is the proximity to and the abundance of delicious places where you can eat.  what’s even better than having an incredible selection to…

    September 4, 2012 14 Comments
  • 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
  • on lucky stars and counting blessings.

    it happened in a flash. that’s the line people use to describe these kinds of things. on friday night, as we were walking home from dinner with friends, james was hit by car. it…

    June 4, 2012 60 Comments
  • a routine for sunday.

    we have a new weekly ritual: a walk to brooklyn bridge park on sunday with picnic basket and cozy blanket. snacks, the newspaper, and a little bit of shade complete the picture. what’s your…

    May 21, 2012 20 Comments
  • roses, one year later.

    this weekend marked one year since james and i first looked for apartments in brooklyn. a year ago i had just been offered a job, i hadn’t yet finished grad school and we had…

    May 14, 2012 12 Comments
  • partners in preservation.

    if you’ve been reading along for awhile now, you’ll know that i’m a real sucker for old buildings. james and i met because i was down in georgia sweating it with the best of…

    May 10, 2012 1 Comments
  • queen of the gowanus.

    two chinese empress trees flank the gowanus canal at the union street bridge in brooklyn.  the color of the waterway is downright horrifying, and this week the contrast between the sludgy water and the…

    May 7, 2012 8 Comments
  • cacao prieto.

    chocolate bars 19th century mélange | 21st century reproduction liqueur tasting it’s not every day that you get invited to see the inner workings of a chocolate factory, just ask arthur slugworth. you might imagine my…

    May 1, 2012 8 Comments
  • my window box.

    sidewalk | forget-me-nots | dusty miller lavender | friend | sparkles ball jar | water | terracotta planter james | forget-me-nots parsley | plant-friends window box in situ our tiny apartment is tucked into…

    April 30, 2012 12 Comments