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lately...

Bits of my surroundings, homemade garlic naan (recipe here), my usual latte. (Instagram photos.)

9 h ago 1 person likes this

fiction friday: for the taking

    On Fridays, the only day she left the house, Sweetie rode the city buses. There was only one whose route came close to her – the 14 – but that dropped her off downtown an...

3 days ago

new in the shop...

One of my business goals is to really refine my jewelry collection. That means editing the existing pieces and also adding new ones – but not just for the sake of adding more jewelry. My goal used to...

5 days ago 1 person likes this

the ballet boutique

Have you guys seen The Ballet Boutique over at J.Crew? It's like a dream come true.

5 days ago 1 person likes this

happy birthday, bodhi

Yesterday was Bodhi's birthday! Okay, not his real birthday, but since we adopted him from a shelter we don't know the real day (or how old he really is). It's been 3 years since we ad...

6 days ago 1 person likes this

monday

This is what today looked like. Do you like walking around in the rain? I do... as long as I'm dressed for it. Or with an umbrella in tow. There's something very fun about walking through a...

22 may 12 4 people like this

the elusive ramps

If you're at all familiar with ramps, you know how exciting it is when they're oh-so-briefly in season. If you're not familiar with ramps (and I wasn't until a few years ago), the...

21 may 12 4 people like this

the fuji x100

After spending an entire evening drooling over photos and videos of the Fuji x100, I decided to rent it for the weekend. It's digital, but it looks like a film camera. Cool, right? I've had...

20 may 12 3 people like this

basic popovers {with fresh syrupy cherries}

You would've laughed if you had been in my kitchen yesterday when I pulled a pan of monstrous cherry popovers out of the oven. They looked all sorts of wrong, and one was so tall it bent over as...

18 may 12 9 people like this

a few things on sale...

There's a new sale section over in my kitchen shop with a few things like la-dee-dahs, chocolate vermicelli, tea towels, and luminology soy candles. They'll be there for a limited time so g...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

shadows, plants, and dinosaurs

Just a few shots from yesterday's walk through Seattle Center.

16 may 12 3 people like this

the monorail

Finally took a ride on the Monorail just for kicks. Thoughts? Kind of fun, kind of silly. Very short. Like, two-minutes-start-to-finish short. (If you're wondering, "Alweg" is the name...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

on taking notes

I used to constantly take notes for short story fodder. Snippets of conversations, the way smells smelled and sounds sounded, what other people were wearing. In the back of my notebooks, I kept lists...

14 may 12 2 people like this

the Fat Hen + happy friday

Took myself out to lunch yesterday at tiny cafe in Ballard called the Fat Hen. I had their pomodorini sandwich: house-made ricotta, cherry tomatoes, sea salt, and olive oil on a baguette. Oh, my. Wil...

11 may 12 2 people like this

the new kid on the block

I hardly ever buy things off eBay, but I poked around a bit last week for a rangefinder and ended up winning this Minolta Hi-Matic 7. I haven't even put film in it yet; the listing said it was i...

11 may 12 2 people like this

strawberry lime yogurt popsicles

Maybe it's because the weather's warming up, but I am suddenly fixated on ideas for popsicles. (Okay, it's also because I just bought a new popsicle mold to replace our old dinky one t...

10 may 12 17 people like this

green lake {part two}

A few more photos of Green Lake. Oh, those ducklings... they are just the cutest.

09 may 12

green lake {part one}

What I like about Green Lake: the 2.8-mile path that lets you walk (or run, or bike, or rollerblade) around the entire lake, the conversations you overhear while doing so, the dogs, the ducks, the th...

08 may 12 2 people like this

on my wishlist

1. glass vases / 2. this book / 3. water pitcher / 4. thesi chair / 5. hanging terrariums / 6. bento serving set

07 may 12 1 person likes this

meeting molly moon

If you're ever visiting Seattle, you must go to Molly Moon's. Their salted caramel ice cream is one of my favorites – so rich that I'm happy with just a spoonful. Linda and I went to a...

04 may 12 1 person likes this

the art of writing and speaking

I have this series of tiny, old books called The Art of Writing & Speaking The English Language. When I say "old", I mean old. The copyright is from 1905. And tiny? I can grip the width...

03 may 12

ice cream sandwiches {with chocolate sea salt cookies}

I've been completely swamped with work this week – a good kind of busy, but an exhausting busy. I got to that point today where I just needed to step away from my desk. I needed something sweet....

02 may 12 9 people like this

four things

1. A view of the Olympic Mountains from Sunset Hill Park. 2. Shadows on an otherwise rainy day, and a little girl's cute rain boots. 3. Slices from A la Mode Pies (mine was lemon macaroon, stefa...

30 apr 12 1 person likes this

a spring sale...

I haven't had a sale in my Etsy shop for a long time (unless my memory's just failing me) so I'm having one for a few days. Just use the coupon code SPRING during checkout for 20% off ...

29 apr 12 2 people like this

fiction friday: burn

Minutes after the television exploded, my mother emerged out of the doorway of the house, clutching what she could: the photo albums, her jewelry box, a paperback with an illegible spine, and a pair ...

28 apr 12

a guide to seattle

I've been getting emails lately asking for Seattle food & activity recommendations. There's still plenty that I haven't even tried yet – and I've lived here for 9 years – but ...

27 apr 12 4 people like this

life lately, in black and white

Well, I suppose that last photo would be called "Life everyday, all day." Bodhi is the biggest bed hog ever. (Shot with a Canon A-1 and Kodak 400TX.)

26 apr 12 2 people like this

the moon is not made of green cheese

Books are practically everywhere in our house – in the living room, on the coffee table, by the bed, under my desk, even in the closet. Most were printed within the last couple decades, but I have a ...

25 apr 12

the new do...

As much as I love long hair – and my hair was really long – it simply felt like the right time to get it chopped off. I love having less to deal with now. How about you? Are you getting a spring hair...

24 apr 12 1 person likes this

mignon + elephantine {for mothers day}

I'm slowly making progress with some gift boxes for Mignon. It might be a while until the whole lineup is ready, but in the meantime, I'm excited to have one available for Mother's Day...

22 apr 12 3 people like this

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