Mary Richards and Me
"A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away." ~ George Eliot
One. Painting: check! Organization of belongings: check! Artwork returned to walls: check! Besides installing the new window blinds which have yet to arrive, I have finished revamping Caroline's bedroom and have been enjoying it immensely this week. I've got a comfy bed, a little desk, a nice chair, a new ceiling fan, some scented candles, ...
Happy September 1st!
Mom and I stopped at a farm stand this afternoon on our way back from visiting Nana and, among several other types of fresh produce, we bought eggplants! Besides being purple (my favorite color!), they were 3 for $1. So, clearly, it was meant to be. Lately, I've been reading a bunch of cookbooks, food blogs, ...
One. I often joke about my lack of both natural domesticity and learned domestic skills, though always alongside vows to practice and improve in that area. This year, unlike previous years, I've been mildly successful in following through on those vows. I made bread (from scratch and in the bread machine) for the first time ...
Because sometimes words just get in the way...
I don't usually get sick. In fact, during my John Jay Institute fellowship in Colorado last fall/winter, when I was living with 5 other girls and in close proximity to 8 other people, I never once got sick. Even when some weird illness descended upon us (swine flu? the Plague? we still don't know) and my ...
One. Somehow I've come down with averyannoyingandstrangebecauseitisaugust cold that is making it very hard for me to A) breathe (the pile of tissues next to me just keeps growing), B) sleep (only 4 hours last night), and C) think (especially now that the nighttime cold medicine has finally started to kick in), the combination of ...
Summer is most definitely the season with the most engagements and weddings. Almost everyone I know has either attended or been in at least one wedding sometime this summer, and those of you on facebook can probably testify to having your news feeds full of wedding- or engagement-related photos and announcements every week. Frankly, it's ...
