Our bedroom is my favorite spot in the spring / summer – huge windows that open to the balcony, lilacs outside, creamy white plaster walls. We swapped the heavy duvet for a light blanket last night. Hello summer!

48 hours in San Francisco for work – I crammed in visits to Kate, Holly, Elly, & Vivian - a little Barney’s & Bloomingdales time, drinks at the Clift, sushi at Sanraku, ice cream at Ici, a visit to Tail of the Yak - and meeting the tiny teeny newly hatched Sylvie Rose for the first time.

It felt like I’d never moved, like the last year and a half in Vermont was all a dream.

Yes, I need to upgrade my phone if I’m going to insist on using it as my primary camera.

When did I start dressing like my grandmother? A year and a half in New England with nowhere fancy to shop + 10  extra pounds will do that to you, I guess.

I tried to dig around online today to stock up on my favorite wardrobe staple, a black boat neck long sleeve tee. The last one I purchased was the “painters tee” with brass buttons on the neckline from J.Crew, and is perfect. And doesn’t exist anymore.

When will I learn to stock up on the basics when good ones pop up?

P.S. things have been quiet – Sean and I have had a horrible hacking cough cold since EASTER. Madness and lots of weekends trapped in the house.

P.P.S. I went to a better doctor who ordered more tests and who wondered about the possibility of scarring, I’ll be having surgery soon-ish to check for that. So we’re going to do that before moving forward on anything else. For those of you wondering. Thank you to everyone who’s been sweet to me.

Found these brand new, surprisingly classic Timberland sneaks in the thrift shop today. They’re perfect to replace my black Superga‘s which need to be retired. Now. Snow. LEAVE.

We’ve had some lovely atmospheric Spring cloudy skies and rain this week, a nice change from the endless snow and cold. However, I found myself sans umbrella! Now that I live somewhere where leaving my umbrella on the train or in a cab isn’t likely, it might be time to invest in something a little sturdier that will last me a long time.

1.  Scalamandre 2. Guy de Jean 3. Francesco Maglia 4. London Undercover 5. Lulu Guinness
 6. Hunter 7. A Continuous Lean 8. London Undercover

& the classics:
James Smith & Sons
Fox Umbrellas
Swaine Adeney Brigg