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  • where’s here?

    It’s been thirty-four days since I slept in my own bed. I didn’t intend to be gone this long, I just didn’t know how easy it could be to peel dirty camp clothes off…

    August 2, 2023 9 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. this morning sunshine. {on pillows.} 2. these green plants. {on a clean windowsill (clean window TBA).} 3. this newly washed pile. {of freshly puckered gauze.} 4. this work of non-fiction. {and the almost-end…

    June 12, 2020 4 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #178: Look around. I’ve been dragging furniture into new spots around the apartment all morning. Must be January. Or maybe I’ve been inspired by my kids’ new dollhouse and the daily—even thrice daily!—ability…

    January 7, 2019 22 Comments
  • yarn |reading my tea leaves

    my week in objects (mostly).

    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…

    December 18, 2015 12 Comments
  • of a kind giveaway reading my tea leaves

    of a kind: a limited-edition giveaway.

    Here’s a not-so secret: none of us wants our homes to be boring. We might—some of us—aspire to simplicity, or neatness, or perfectly curated tea collections, but we don’t want our homes to look…

    November 3, 2015 5 Comments
  • bennington potters mug

    my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this cup of tea.{because ’tis finally the season.} 2. this fort. {because nothing beats a proper fort on a rainy fall day.} 3. this pumpkin.{because it’s…

    October 2, 2015 2 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this book. {because it’s just what i needed to read.} 2. these barrettes. {because even though they keep getting pitched overboard, they’re mostly working for tiny…

    September 25, 2015 12 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this new hat. {because it was the kindest gift from brookes. and because the weather for cool enough to wear it. at least for a day.} 2.…

    September 18, 2015 5 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #126: Dress your windows, minimally. I’ll come right out and say that I don’t think that window dressings are always necessary. But more than that, sometimes I think they can be more harmful…

    July 8, 2015 16 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #119: Ditch the couch. Get a cot. (Do what you wanna.) We recently decided to shake things up a bit around here and go couchless. Not exactly couchless, but one couch less. I’ll explain:…

    April 29, 2015 17 Comments