For Christmas, my mother-in-law gave me a subscription to Martha Stewart Living, which had to be one of my favorite gifts of the season, simply because like all subscription gifts it keeps on giving, month after month. And this morning as I scrolled through the Valentine’s Day issue, I came across this story on gathering your [...]
Well it sure has been quiet around these parts, eh? And what a false representation that is of my life these days because it has been anything but quiet. I believe the only word one could use to encompass it is batshit, which according to Urban Dictionary is defined as “A level of insanity that [...]
Happy Halloween everyone! Hope your weekend has been filled with festive things. We did the costume thing last night at a friend’s house party in Cambridge. A went as V from V for Vendetta and I was (clearly) a ghostly equestrian a la Martha Stewart last year. And we brought these cookies we made together [...]
Someone recently asked what happened to all the cake baking around here and the answer is: my waistline. My waistline happened. It can’t take it anymore. As much as I love all the cake, I had to put my baking on hold for awhile to slim up a little bit for the summer. But. There [...]
We celebrated our first Valentine’s Day as a married couple in style. I made him this painting using stamps I carved out of potatoes. And this lovely plate of chewy, chocolate-y brownies. He came home from his business trip on Friday with this lovely bouquet in hand. Then he took me to an Italian dinner [...]
Happy holidays, ya’ll. Here’s hoping there’s loved ones nearby to squeeze, cookies aplenty, and a few quiet moments to reflect on your own heap of blessings. And for those of you who celebrate it, Merry Christmas from me and mine to you and yours. Shelley x
It has been 12 days since I left my job and since then I’ve been feeling very much in a state of flux. Everything is the same and yet, radically different. All things are possible and yet, everything seems frozen. Under snow and holidays and yes, some measure of fear, I’ll admit. I guess this [...]
Today my Etsy travels took me to the world of handmade letterpress calendars and hoo-boy-lemme-tell-ya, there are some beauties out there. I personally think a beautiful calendar is a great holiday gift. It’s the perfect blend of art and function and there’s definitely one for every style. {2010 Letterpress Desktop Calendar by Kirtland House, $22} [...]
