the last string of days has felt like a summer daydream realized. little hands in the garden: waterin...

jude's day started with yogurt, mine with coffee, and we split a bagel smeared with avocado. then it was on to water a garde...

This past weekend we had such wonderfully cool, sunny days. We spent an entire afternoon outside and didn't break a sweat. We...

Rocky Coast progress I may have overestimated my ability to finish a cabled, worsted weight wool sweater in the heat of August. Some...

peach pie and zinnias popovers that taste just like the ones from jordan pond house in maine.   homegrown ...

top photo: a sign.  bottom photo : berries in my mug. Oh me. Oh my. Summer is here. I've sweated through more clothes...

Strawberry jam shortbread cookies from Apples for Jam It feels like summer here. We've had hot days and warm nights. Last night w...

I've been thinking a lot about my dream home lately--the place where I want to spend my life and build a family. Yes, I've got a...

a feather in my path. lucky horseshoes. quiet trails. a new coffee shop . i had the campfire tea! picking yarn for a new projec...

power outage smashed uprooted K and I returned from a day trip on Saturday to find the streets in Louisville dark. We had no idea w...

breakfast picnic/photo shoot After eyeing Amanda's blanket for ages, I finally got around to sewing a vintage sheet picnic blanket of...

K and his dad using a froe and mallet to split cedar David, my father-in-law, gave K and I a woodcarving class this weekend. He started of...

Today has been a slow Sunday. K and I went on a couple of hot walks--one to the grocery and one to pay the rent. Even though I started sw...

last week This is what we've gotten the last two weeks from our CSA. I love that we're getting summer stuff like tomatoes (yay!)...

Today feels good. Life is full. K and I spent the morning slowly waking up over coffee, scrambled eggs, and the newspaper. We still enjo...

Summer is here! I'm anxiously awaiting some juicy tomatoes, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the cooler weather crops.  Thi...

I'm so excited to show you my second knitted sweater. Strawberry red and mostly cotton, it's perfect for summer cookouts and picni...