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life

  • may rain.

    Rainy weekend window box views. Rain on green things is so much better than rain on concrete things, don’t you think?…

    May 20, 2013 12 Comments
  • Lilacs, made glamorous.

    At my parents’ house in Connecticut the flowers are always late to bloom. My mom refers to our yard as “a funny little microclimate,” where the forsythia pop a week behind everyone else’s and…

    May 13, 2013 10 Comments
  • home, anywhere.

    For every bit of me that’s itching to travel, to pack things up and head out for some grand new adventure, there’s a part of me that really likes to be at home. It’s…

    May 7, 2013 14 Comments
  • dinnertime.

    It’s going to be hard to think of reasons why we shouldn’t pack up the kitchen and head down to the park every single night this summer. Last night: grilled asparagus and mushrooms, homemade…

    May 6, 2013 20 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #61: It doesn’t matter how tiny your apartment is, if you share it with someone, divvy up the housework. Without going into all the mushy details about how we met on a tiny…

    April 24, 2013 26 Comments
  • out and about: bear mountain.

    Here’s a thing about me that you might not know. To my family, I’m Bear. Growing up, while I picked buttercups on the margins of the soccer field, my mom and dad shouted a…

    April 22, 2013 15 Comments
  • brooklyn loves boston.

    Photo by Lucky Tran; Illuminations by @NYClightbrigade and @illuminator99 I’m not a runner. Just a sister to runners. Proud by proxy. In my estimation, there is only one reason to stand at a marathon finish line. It…

    April 16, 2013 23 Comments
  • gramercy, etc.

    Pink spring blossoms again? Well. It’s gonna be flowers and sunshine from here on out, so get ready. James and I have decided to officially come out from hibernation along with the trees. We’re…

    April 15, 2013 25 Comments
  • pink.

    James and I had one of those weekends where almost by accident you find yourself checking off the list of things to do in New York in the springtime. On Saturday, a trip to…

    April 8, 2013 10 Comments