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new york city

  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #21: Limit your grooming supplies. jessie wrote last week with a question about how we handle our bathroom storage, so i decided i would indulge, heinous photograph and all. i really wish that…

    July 11, 2012 40 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #20: Unpack your bag.  like most of these tips, i’m of the opinion that this is something you should do even if the place you call home is a 90,000 square-foot atrocity villa. trips…

    July 4, 2012 17 Comments
  • sailing right along.

    yesterday, james surprised me with a celebratory morning sail around the new york city harbor. there was sunshine and a breeze and mimosas and we got to wave hello to our favorite green giant.…

    July 2, 2012 29 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #19: Buy in bulk. i’m not talking about 45 rolls of toilet paper in one go. if there’s one thing that living in a tiny apartment has done for us, it’s been to…

    June 27, 2012 19 Comments
  • a garden party.

    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…

    June 25, 2012 36 Comments
  • make-believe: train to montauk

    sometimes i like to daydream about little solo adventures. now that it’s officially summer, i’m in full adventure-dreaming mode. truth be told, i’m not the best solo traveler. i like to bop around by…

    June 21, 2012 11 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #18: Sweat the small stuff. that’s terrible advice. i know. especially from me. i sweat a lot of small stuff and a lot of that sweating only makes me…sweaty. but still, there are some…

    June 20, 2012 21 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #17: Get a tool box. Use it for tools. i’m a woman and i write a blog. it’s not a blog about art or culture or oral history or historic preservation or any…

    June 13, 2012 45 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #17: Find a really cute lady or gent to share your apartment with.   ooh, just kidding.    gratuitous shot of dreamy boyfriend + actual tip: treat the whole dang city like it’s your…

    June 6, 2012 15 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