For anyone looking ahead to giving the fathers in their lives a little something special on Father’s Day this year, here are a few ideas for the sensitive, kind, caring, compassionate, crafty, all-around brilliant and…
It’s February in the year 2017 and if ever there was a time for acknowledging that we need to be gentle with ourselves, it seems this is it. Self-care is having a moment, you…
It’s a handy thing to know a talented floral designer or two. Last week, my friend Lisa Przystup of James’s Daughter Flowers came over to play with some spring flowers. The day happened to be…
five little things that made my week.1. this beanie. {a little present to myself in celebration of my book being born. treat yourself, etc.}2. this cream.{and the tiny finger gouges. faye’s extremely into giving her little cheeks…
five little things that made my week.1. these lilies.{and the others, which arrived out of the blue and just in time.}2. this baby.{because it’s proof there was a very special cousin hanging around this week.}3. these bottles.{because…
How do you keep lilacs alive, you ask? Pour them a drink, is the short answer. Help them to drink it, is the longer one. In Brooklyn the lilacs are already just about on…
I hope you’ve come to expect it, really. This time of year practically begs for a weekly catalog of the blooming things and I’m nothing if not up for the challenge. First the crocuses,…
The sun was too bright for taking photos, really. But the giant daffs are already on their way out and I liked the way the intense morning light illuminated these cheerful fellows. So, sun-drenched…
You have to pay attention to see early spring. In the city especially. If you’re not careful you bemoan the fact that it’s still chilly and gray without noticing the pops of purple poking…
five little things that made my week. 1. these flowers. {brought to us over the weekend by my mama.} 2. this new-to-us mattress. {because the craigslist gods are pretty nice sometimes.} 3. this mini…