What is your ideal weekend? I have had a great, great weekend this weekend, and it helped me realize that my favorite weekends have a lot in common with the “Small Happy Life” piece floating around this week. Here are some things that would be great additions to a small, happy weekend for me right now.… Continue reading small happy weekend (summer)
Month: May 2015
long weekend reads
If you’re reading this post, I’m on the beach right now, reading some real books. On the docket for my weekend options: My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante Big Girls Don’t Cry, Rebecca Traister Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Don’t those just scream BEACH READ to you? Remember: last year I was reading Kristin Lavransdatter in Florida,… Continue reading long weekend reads
#backpocketpasta
Bon Appetit has been talking about what they call “#backpocketpasta.” You know, that recipe that just comes together with what’s in your fridge and is satisfying any night? I want to tell you about mine. A one pot wonder, if you will.You will need: a sturdy pasta (fettuccine, cavatappi, penne, rotini, etc etc), a bag… Continue reading #backpocketpasta
ten years ago today
May 15, 2005 was a Sunday. I don’t remember what happened for most of the day, but when things were winding down toward bedtime, my mom took a phone call. She went into the other room and was very quiet on the phone. My mom is not very quiet. There was a tingle on the back… Continue reading ten years ago today
standing where my feet are
I have never really been a subscriber of the “bloom where you’re planted” philosophy. I’m more of the “change everything until it works” school of thought (that is not a real thing). In any case, though, I tend to be more willing to make change than to work through things. It’s not great, especially because… Continue reading standing where my feet are
read it: station eleven
I’ve been unsuccessfully trying to write a lovely encapsulation of why I enjoyed Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel so much when I read it recently. A transcendent review just wasn’t happening though, so let’s run down the high points of why I loved reading it. I didn’t even read it — devoured or inhaled would… Continue reading read it: station eleven
history nerds, put your hands up
I’m feeling veeery bookish these days. Obviously, I am always pretty bookish, but I’ve been trying to cut down on spending (don’t tell my Sephora cart, which is always full of sheet masks) and consequently have been reading more instead of running around with a credit card. That’s not a fair characterization of my habits, but… Continue reading history nerds, put your hands up
cold pressed 