Daniel and I got married right after we graduated college. We were broke and had no furniture. Daniel’s dresser was a plastic storage bin with drawers, and my clothes were stacked in laundry baskets in the corner. Thanks to some generous wedding gifts, we were able to get a bedroom set. We found one for a [...]
This has been a long time coming—my tea towels are in the shop! These towels are massive at roughly 30″ x 30″, made of 100% cotton, and my hand drawn designs were silk-screened in two colors. My favorite kitchen towels are flour sack towels, because they get softer and more absorbent with every use. I’ve been using [...]
I nearly forgot about Christmastime while we were on our trip, so when we got back I asked Daniel to help me put the tree up first thing. While listening to good ol’ Bing of course! The dogs even get excited when we pull out the boxes of decorations and give them their Christmas toys. [...]
They’re here!
Last week the blogosphere was abuzz with posts about Talbots’ gorgeous new lookbook, and I started considering the possibility that maybe Talbots isn’t as dowdy as I thought. I fell in love with this dress and visited a store over the weekend to try it on for fun (I really wanted to twirl around in it), but [...]
I’ve been to the North Carolina Museum of Art one billion(ish) times, but recently they added a completely new building, so my Mom and I went to investigate. I think the new building looks like an ugly storage facility of some sort, but I’m no architect. Maybe it’s so cutting edge that I just don’t [...]
I love trying new fruits! These are called champagne grapes, so naturally I thought they would taste like champagne. They actually just taste like regular grapes. Delicious, but not as bubbly as I imagined. I like to pretend I’m a giant when I’m eating them.