posted by Kristin | filed under Kitchen, Bathrooms | 4 Comments

I don’t have much to show off. As usual, our work on the house comes in infinitesimal bursts, spaced out by weeks of utter inactivity. The latest burst included a weekend of painting the bathroom door and window frames, priming the ceiling, and hanging the medicine cabinet.
It felt so good to do something […]

posted by Kristin | filed under Extreme Temps, Extracurricular, Baby It's Cold | 8 Comments

Okay, technically it’s not snowing - it was snowing. But I was so excited about it this morning that the only way to express it is in the present tense.
All week people have been making dire predictions about snow and ice and warning us that we’d better get to the grocery store and stock […]

posted by Kristin | filed under Finds, Ooh, Pretty! | 5 Comments

I’m feeling as giddy as a schoolgirl about the two new decorative objects in our dining room, so how ’bout a little show and tell?
1. Our souvenir from New Orleans (besides two dead-useful neon green grenade-shaped cups) is this antique toy trolley. We found it at a tiny, narrow antique shop near Jackson Square. […]

posted by Kristin | filed under Family, Travel | 5 Comments

I’m back! Oh, you didn’t know I was gone? Once the suspicion entered my head that it’s not a good idea to announce to the world when you’re going to be on vacation - hey, I’ll just leave the door unlocked for you while I’m at it! - I couldn’t bring myself to share […]