Last weekend, I went to tea at the Taj with my mom and some of our dearest family friends. It was a lovely and relaxing way to spend a cold Sunday afternoon. I cant wait to go back.
Over the weekend, Ben turned 27 (oh man oh man, that means were getting old, I think.)One of my favorite things about Bens birthday is that it gives me an excuse to make the most ridiculous cake in t...
Two days before Christmas this year, my poor mother threw out her back. Usually after we open presents on Christmas morning, we go to church, then to dinner at a hotel downtown. Given that Mom could ...
On Friday night, Ben and Em and I went to the Algiers Coffee House. It is the kind of place where they let you order a pot of tea and sit for hours and hours, so thats what we did.
Have you guys seen this video? How to Stride Ahead - Part Two from CJ Richter on I love it.In a perfect world (and about 60% of the time), this is how I cook. The music is never quite so on-tune with...
Oh, you guys.(Well, maybe just you guy. Its been a while.)Happy New Year! Ive missed you.How was your New Years? Mine was, basically, the best.We went to a cabin in New Hampshire, where we spent the ...
But heres a picture from the Fitz and the Tantrums concert Dewey and I went to last week. It was awesome.
I have written before about my adoration of Hi Rise on Brattle, my favorite cafe in Cambridge, and maybe anywhere, so it wont come as a surprise that when I found out they were moving, I got really s...
On Sundays mornings, I often meet my mom to go for a walk. I usually want to go to the woods.We live in a city, so its sometimes easy to forget that there is nature so close by. Whenever I make it th...
On Saturday, Elizabeth and I went up to visit our friend Kate at her husbands familys lake house in New Hampshire.We did all my favorite summery things: we hung out with Kates totally adorable 14-mon...
Yesterday, Dewey, my mom and I hosted some of their neighbors at the boat club.* We had a wonderful time, which isnt surprising, since we always do at that magical place. {Someday, when I am a grownu...
I spent this weekend sitting at home, wearing cozy socks and eating peanut butter. It was pretty clear early on that Irene was going to mostly pass us by, so there was also beer and dinners out and t...
Yesterday was Deweys birthday (hooray for 24!), so we had a summertime feast, followed by a trip to Rancatores for some much-enjoyed dairy fat. {Banana chocolate chip ice cream, you are more deliciou...
Last week, Elizabeth invited me to go with her to a Red Sox game. Given that I make it a policy to go to at least one game a summer, especially when the tickets are free and the company is good, I ha...
Now that I have a new camera, I find myself wanting to go on more adventures. Is that weird? I just want to do things I can take pictures of, you know? (And anyway, anything that encourages you to go...
Yesterday, I commented on Annies blog that every year when August rolls around, I start clinging to summer like itll never ever come back. Anyone who starts to talk about the impending arrival of fal...
So, I did it. I turned 26. It was kind of exciting, actually. I sometimes freak out a little bit about getting older, but as I learned from my list, getting olders not so bad if you think about all t...
It is almost August.I am almost 26. That is a little scary.Scary ages aside, August means Tomato Season. That is a little wonderful.
Its freezing outside right now (its 65 degrees-I do recognize that that wont feel so freezing come winter!), so I kind of forgot how hot it was this weekend. But man, that was a scorcher.It was so ho...
You know what is awesome? Knowing that today at lunch, Im going to eat green beans that I grew from seed.Im pretty excited. I hope they taste delicious.p.s. I invented a recipe for them. If its good ...
Hello, friends!I took a month off of blogging. It was funny- at first I just felt too busy to do anything but work, run and sleep, and then, I just didnt feel like coming up with anything for a post....
You Guys.Exciting news: in my last post, I said that maybe Elizabeth and I found the perfect coffee cake recipe? We tested it again on Saturday, and came to the same conclusion: we did. It is sweet a...
Happy Tuesday, friends!Monday rushed in with a burst of productivity and before I knew it, I was going to bed without blogging. (Dont worry, the productivity has long since disappeared.)Over the week...
Happy Monday, friends!What a weekend. Saturday, there were no pictures. But there were nine and a half mile runs, plenty of iced coffee, and finally seeing ones bestie for the first time in months. (...
I think Ive mentioned before that one of my favorite features of our apartment is the back porch. (The front porch is pretty nice, too, but theres something especially magical about the back porch.)N...
So.I keep meaning to blog, but then I get busy. Doing crazy shit. Like running up a mountain, down a mountain, and then five more miles.Swearing in my blog, apparently.Doing these crazy athletic even...
Why, hello there.How are you? Its been a while, I know.I got a new job, you see, and all of a sudden, I had to work during working hours.Thats a little strange. It took some getting used to. (In my o...
S0. When I turned 25, I made this list.One of the things on it, number four, was to run a 10k (thats 6.2 miles).Id recently kind of sort of started thinking about running again (I started running for...
Thank you thank you for your good wishes, friends!The first two days have been wonderful.In other news, my adorable mother (who lives less than a mile away) sent me this postcard in the mail. It says...
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