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paperwhites

  • paperwhites on solistice.

    Three hours and four minutes until sunset and in this minute the sunlight is flooding the back room of our apartment, at least as much as the Christmas tree in the window will allow…

    December 21, 2022 27 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. this new little stocking. {and the others.} 2. progress. {on two of the bunch anyway!} 3. these little pleats {for being so tiny.} 4. these little shoots. {because things were looking dire there…

    December 17, 2021 5 Comments
  • paperwhite season.

    It’s paperwhite season, which means it’s time for setting bulbs in jam jars or bowls or any small vessel you happen to have, and sticking them on a windowsill so you have something to…

    December 8, 2021 19 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week 1. this last blossom.  {because all the best things are fleeting.} 2. this second round of blooms. {smaller than the first, but twice as many.} 3. less…

    January 12, 2018 8 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this top-of-the-fridge storage spot. {now with cleaner lines and calmed down colors. like breath of fresh air for the darkest corner of the apartment.} 2. this…

    December 8, 2017 11 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week.1. these bulbs.{because new beginnings.}2. these pom-poms.{for being mostly still not destroyed.}3. this “car.”{for providing week-long entertainment.}4. this book.{for being just so deliciously sweet (and for inspiring the above).}5.…

    January 22, 2016 22 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week: 1. this sweet gift from courtney. {and the best purchase i’ve made all year.} 2. this junco. {for enjoying a midday snack.} 3. these paperwhites. {because, always.} 4. this thankful baby…

    February 7, 2014 19 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. {sorry about these enormous pictures. some weeks are just oversized}. 1. this frying pan. {for coming back to life after the kitchen sink leaked all over you}.…

    February 1, 2013 17 Comments
  • paperwhites, bottled.

    I’ve been growing these bulbs since mid-December and teasing you with bits and bobs of them ever since. Finally, they’ve blossomed and I’ve compiled a quick and dirty (though not so very dirty) tutorial…

    January 17, 2013 14 Comments
  • on paperwhites.

    there are some things worth jolting out of bed for. january sunlight streaming through newly blossomed paperwhites is one of them.  ps. if you have a hankering to see more of these miniature beauties,…

    January 20, 2011 14 Comments