Sturdy for Common Things

South By Southwest

This is my “just because” present from Will, a southwest, vintage-inspired cuff. Love that man of mine! When I was younger, I lived in Paradise Valley, Arizona and thus my interest in Native American culture was born. This cuff reminds me of reading Chief Seattle’s famous letter to the United States Government for the first […]

Lesson In Monkey Jumping On The Bed

I did a stupid, stupid thing on Monday. I sat my 7-month old on the bed, turned for one second to hear a heart-stopping BAM followed by a scream. My baby girl had fallen from the bed and bumped her head.  I write this utterly embarrassed of myself. Of course you hear stories of this […]

Spring Soon

When you live in a small town that hails as a summertime vacation destination, winter can be a downer.  After months of gray skies and snow and snow and more snow, I now understand why my husband, who grew up in Ludington, laughed when I told him a few months back that snow doesn’t bother […]

Cookies Because

Since I wrote a post earlier about cookies, I had a craving to make a couple batches. Cookie of the day? Oatmeal Chocolate Chip. I used this recipe with the following amendments. I used light brown sugar instead of dark brown and I added more chocolate chips. Because I like my cookies extra gooey and […]

Story Time

I can’t remember the first time I became aware of my love of reading. It’s always been apart of me and my mom is the one to thank. She would read to me daily and once I learned to read on my own, she made sure I always had a new book to read. She’s […]

Second-hand Valentine

How could you not love second-hand clothing when you have a baby? Most times the little boogie only wears an outfit once before growing out of it. Will’s cousin, Jocie, has two little girls and was gracious enough to give us loads of their baby clothing for Lorelei. Over the weekend I sorted through the […]

Community Nap

Even dads and teddy bears get tired. Mommy gets Sunday afternoon all to herself.

Breakup and Makeup

The first 20 years of my life, I was a swimmer. After high school, I had the privilege to compete at the collegiate level. To be given a scholarship and eventually be named a team captain. Not to dwell too much on the breakup, but during the last meet of my career, my athletic world […]

Old Soul

I am a lover of old things. Old houses, old movies, old clothing, old furniture, old fabric, old books, etc. When Will and I moved into our charming Park Slope apartment together we didn’t have a whole lot of furniture.  So, on a warm Saturday morning  I set out with a friend to the Brooklyn […]

Plant Eaters

“I think I want to be a vegetarian.” This was the last phrase I ever thought I’d hear my meat-loving husband say. In the past, I had dabbled in vegetarianism before but never fully committed to the practice.  So, when Will mentioned that he wanted to become a plant eater I was all about it. […]