Long walks on the beach. Raucous board games. A high school reunion. More stuffing than I thought was possible. It was a good weekend no matter how you look at it and I was…
We celebrated a birthday brunch on Sunday for my James and my mama. There were sweet buckwheat pancakes and a savory chard tart and just the right amount of coffee and cupcakes to finish…
I’m having one of those contemplative mornings, when even a slice of buttery toast feels like something worthy of a ponder. I spent the weekend away in a different city and something about the…
i love a good ritual and sunday dinners at cait and curt’s is about as good as it gets. most weeks, on sunday, james and i cross the river for dinner at my sister,…
five little things that made my week. 1. these farmer’s flowers. {because sometimes only the brightest will do}. 2. these six people. {because even if they’re not objects, they made my week}. 3. this…
tea sandwiches | goat cheese, cucumber & chive endives | tomatoes, feta, and toasted almonds olives | lemon and salt forget-me-not plates special delivery | butter lane cupcakes cupcakes, sampled on saturday there was…
james is the baker in our house. it’s not that i don’t like to bake. i enjoy the precision: using the back of a knife to even the drift of flour in a measuring…
james and i went to my parents’ house this weekend to hatch wedding plans. there were many cups of tea and the snow drops were popping up in such abundance i had to walk…
yesterday, a letter in the mail from one of my very favorite people. nothing pulls at the heartstrings quite like a typed-up letter, does it? other things: * love notes. * a gilded alphabet. *…
this weekend, i took a quick trip: to see an exhibit. to stalk the city’s first signs of spring. to eat good food. to take a walk to a neighborhood i hadn’t poked about…