The best peony year I can remember, two nests in the holly and a book set in three of my favorite cities What an amazing weekend. The weather was the kind I grew up with in the Midwest — cool in the morning, then sunny and warm and just about perfect as the day goes…
I am not an ornithologist or a serious birder. I just pay attention. And yesterday afternoon, paying attention turned out to be exactly enough. I should tell you upfront that I am not a serious birder. I do not keep a life list or belong to an Audubon chapter, although I do own a field…
 A busy week, the best peony year yet, three garden videos I could watch on a loop and a film about an octopus that I cannot wait to see I started this week with two things on the calendar and ended it completely wiped out. That seems to be how weeks work lately. The good…
Spring recipes from three bloggers I love, three books for the season, and everything else on my radar this week It has been a good week. I went back to yoga after a long break, which felt more significant than it probably sounds. And yesterday I got what I think was winter’s last hurrah —…
Ten things to do this season — for yourself, just because. Spring has always felt like a personal invitation to me. Not a to-do list. An invitation. I was standing in the kitchen with my drinking chocolate this morning, looking out at the back yard. The light back there is softer than the front of…
A joyful Easter, a grey day that was exactly right, a new book about wartime Paris, and a New York townhouse worth watching twice. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases….
A little more tender than usual this Easter morning, and grateful for it. Easter memories, faith, family, and the Sunday that changed everything I thought I knew about this day. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon…
Easter is the holiest weekend of the year for me — the one that quiets everything else down and asks you to pay attention This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases….
Three comforting Easter side dishes, three spring books, and a quiet end to Holy Week This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. It has been a busy week and I am…
This letter is for the woman who has been running on empty for longer than she can remember. It is time to put yourself back on your own list. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate…
A weather correction, a manicure problem, the story of Rose Valland and a Parisian apartment I watched twice. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I owe the weather desk a…
The garden center got me again, five women who changed the world without being thanked for it, and I cannot contain myself about the new Monty Don show. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I…
