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This love has made and unmade me, in a thousand ways over many thousands of days (15 years worth). 

Such labor, such honor, such magic. 

#happymothersday
Had the best time being whisked away to Vermont to visit endless antique shops, vintage marketplaces, and thrift stores. To be loved is to be seen, and I am very seen by this wonderful person. He planned everything, from our slow meander through the
I am so grateful and so lucky. Thank you for all of the love and kindness, for all the conversation and exchange of ideas, for the friendship and solidarity. For being in my life, in any capacity.

I’m 43 and so very glad to be alive with these
Nick and I met 24 years ago today at the University of Rochester.

I went with another boy to a frat’s Thursday Pub Night. Nick was there—he was the fraternity president. I had seen him on campus and I thought he was uncomfortably handsom
Nick and I spent our immediate post-grad years in New York City. In the world before remote work, we both needed to be in a major city for our careers, and even though neither of us would call ourselves “city people”, we jumped in with ou
This bright light of a soul is 11 today. 

He is a balm and a tonic, a grounding force and a reason to hope.

I have always said that the world has need of more people like Mac—people who assume good intent, meet the day with optimism, meet eac
The words I start with each year:

Begin again to the summoning birds
to the sight of the light at the window,
begin to the roar of morning traffic
all along Pembroke Road.
Every beginning is a promise
born in light and dying in dark
determination an
A smattering of magical December moments. It was a busy, bustling, happy season in this busy, bustling era of our family life. I feel so thankful for it all.
The world is full of parallel thinking, and I have seen other posts on social media this year speaking to something that I’ve been turning over in my head since the first holiday commercials started airing in October. So here’s my voice a
So very grateful for these loves of my life. Happy Thanksgiving!
Just a little last moment for the house in fall and all my favorite bits and bobs before it gets very holiday here and everywhere. 🍁

#thriftedhome #thriftedvintage
It’s so hard to reconcile this tall, handsome, self-possessed teenager with the tiny baby whose weight and warmth in my arms I can still perfectly recall.

I remember looking into that small face and trying to envision the older versions of him
Friends, we are so excited to offer you this first-ever holiday edition of @ediblecapitaldistrict518.

This special issue is dedicated to helping you celebrate whatever it is you celebrate at this time of year. 

You’ll find tips and tricks for
This was our windy, groovy, garage concert, so fun Halloween. 10/10 πŸŽƒ. Would do again.
Multiple loves of my life combine (thrifting, vintage textiles, Halloween) in this super easy project! I can’t remember my first source for this, but they are truly all over the internet. 

I kept an eye out for interesting doilies while thrift
I was in my last semester of college when you dragged me to a beach in the rain and put a ring on my shaking hand and asked me for the rest of my life.

19 years ago today, I gave it to you. We were kids. KIDS. I’m sure some of our friends and
Some people wait all year for Christmas morning. Or the first day of summer. Or Super Bowl Sunday for that matter, you get my point. I wait all year for Naumkeag Pumpkin Show Day. 

We typically go on a Friday evening, but sports commitments made tha
We came to pick apples on this perfect fall Thursday, and the orchard declined. But I had made them wear the cute outfits and everything, so we took potential holiday card photos, bought our fruits and cider and donuts, and came home to Halloween the
We had the best (busiest!) weekend in western NY. We visited our alma mater, cheered T on at a huge cross-country invitational, and then headed to Buffalo to celebrate a wonderful family event.

When we reached @urochester campus, Mac asked, “S

I make sense of the world in words.

Let’s work together.

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