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Hi. Wednesday. There was sun today for the first time, literally, in weeks. Tell me this, Internets, is it sunny where you are? And if so, is it often? I’m starting to get itchy feet. Hankering to be somewhere else maybe. Some place with more sun, more… I don’t know. If I were foot loose [...]

At the inlaws

Navigating the bizarre, delightful terrain of family. The humidity is something. Bean rides his bike in gleeful circles on the drive. His grandad lets him steer the lawn tractor. His smile is impossibly wide. We eat outside, toasting with bubbly wine and watching the fireflies come out. There is so much about this family that [...]

A little help, please

What might one give a guy this holiday season? I need some ideas…both for big gifts and tiny ones (Dh & I are uber cheesy; we exchange little treasures every day of advent–a tradition left over from my childhood). I always hate myself when it’s December 23 and I haven’t thought of anything and end [...]

10 random things

1) This reminded me how much fun it is to write an utterly random list. 2) Things I am into this month: pomegranates, this soap, making homemade granola, Scrubs on tivo, hearing my son giggle, and remembering to make time for the stack of books on my nightstand. 2) Sitting down and beginning anything—a manuscript, [...]

From a family of writers

You know how it is when you get an email from someone and it’s so good you can’t bear to just click ‘save’? I got one like that from my older sister last night, and I have to share. She’s a sales rep for the uber-cool new woman-specific clothing company Lole (“Live Outloud Every Day), [...]

I'm not saying

Either this gorgeous handbag is the real deal & an exquisite gift from my mother-in-law. Or, it is a knock-off that she bought on Canal street, after following a man who didn’t speak any English up seven flights of stairs to a back room in the garment district where she was locked into a room [...]

A list of beautiful things

…that have caught my eye or gave me reason to pause: This necklace. This photo. The chai tea from this place. (I also love the fact that on the wall by the counter hangs a hammer. Below it is a note that reads, In case of emergency, smash anything.) This found art. This church. This [...]

Back to normal operations, or: sleep is for the weak

I got it here, when we were there. Could there be a more perfect T? If you look reeeealy closely, you can see his first little tooth poking through. And yes, the other one’s coming in so we’re not getting much sleep around here. Still.