I used to do these half-moons all the time in high school when I was obsessed with 1930s movies. I also realized this morning it probably had something to do with all these long winter nights. Have you caught the manicure fever sweeping the internets?

What is it about November? So much grief and strangeness, rustling overhead in those last leaves waiting to drop. It’s as if we’re all holding our breath and stocking our burrows until the snowfall, when we can bustle and be merry with the holidays. But until then; November. Flare (excerpts) by Mary Oliver 8. The [...]

Just in time for the holidays, my mama comes through with her recipe. I took this photo in the car as I ate a nice leftover shortbread breakfast!! Gluten Free Shortbread 1/2 cup brown rice flour 1/2 cup white rice flour 1/2 cup tapioca flour 2 tsp. xanthan gum 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. confectioners [...]

A pretty dang relaxing weekend – we’re going through some CRAZY stress right now & are trying to relax when we can. Rosemary eggs scrambled with goat cheese and roasted tomates – we miss La Note! Thrift find. A mid-century antique shop in the wilderness? And then we drove by this. & yes, we’re going [...]

At Clementine this weekend I saw this little bow garland decal from Shanna Murray, and even though I had no idea where to put it, it was so wee and glittery gold and sweet and festive that I figured I’d find a place. After taping it up all over the room, it ended up over [...]

Oh Vermont. Just back from hippie yoga and we did a meditation which I actually found really useful. It’s the basic concept of feeding the things you want to grow, with an autumnal twist – visualize a tree (or you know, if you want to hippie it up a notch, visualize yourself as a tree) [...]

After a long rambling drive to run errands, a stop in cozy hippie bookshop/cafe, and a mountain pass that still had drifts of snow, I finally stopped by Clementine today, a sweet little shop in Middlebury Vermont. The shop owner Emily came by with her cute cute baby (aaahhh the baby clock!) & it was [...]

Wake up, wake up! That’s Sean hiding from the very idea of snow, while I run outside immediately. I love it so much, seeing the world frosted makes everything ok, magical. I’m ready to skip Halloween and go straight on to the holidays. Of course, this will all melt by tomorrow. But today, I’m cozying [...]

We split and stacked wood at the little cabin, drank hot cider from tin mugs, burned brush in a bonfire, and stomped through the stream.

So Monday was a year that we’ve been married. Pretty impressive for the grumpiest and least-marrying-type couple on the block, I’d say. We didn’t do anything special, but we will. Eventually.  I’m in a crazy funk that I cannot shake since this move – I think the move was really an amazing jump and I [...]

The more I hear about the Occupy Wall Street movement that’s happening, and especially the “We Are The 99%” piece that’s come out of it, the more hope I have for this country (even while it breaks my heart.) It’s imperative that we have a voice, an inclusive & united voice to counteract this Tea [...]

This post is dedicated to Jen, for her endless baby applesauce jokes. This one’s for grownups, though. Or, you know, maybe some teething babies. (Kidding!) 8 apples, peeled, cored & diced 1/4 c. water boil to soften, then lower heat add 1 tbsp vanilla 2 tbsp bourbon 2 tbsp maple syrup dash of cardamom cinnamon to [...]