When I was in college, I went to a sunrise wedding on Sullivan’s Island. It was dark when we arrived. The moon was still shining on the water. As the sky turned lighter blue, I could see shapes of people walking down the path over the dunes. Most of the guests were barefoot and...
I spent Saturday with a family celebrating their daughter’s first birthday. They are the kind of people you wish lived next door so that you could hear them laughing and be waived over for a beer in the afternoon. They are lovely and the village of people they have collected to love this baby are...
Outrun the treadmill with this summer work-out mix that I put together now available through itunes. Warning: Contains explicit lyrics.
I recently stumbled upon a site Artists Who Blog. It’s a great place to discover so many talented people and it is where I found the work and blog of Shelby Healey. Lovely.
Her etsy shop is here.
I am literally taking notes watching The Mary Tyler Moore show’s first season on Hulu.FREAK OUT!First, it is beautifully done. Ted Knight. The Love Boat Captain. Ed Asner. You can’t lose. The blocking and sets make you feel like you are watching live performance.But Mary’s clothes and the furniture in her house are just beyond....
I first noticed Roger Neve’s work in these perfect ads for Isaac.
But his photos of Benjamin Bratt and Talisa Soto in this month’s O Magazine will stop you mid page flip. They are timeless and romantic and the colors really pop. This one below is one that I scanned in, so it doesn’t do...
In reading about the writing process for Away We Go, I learned that the married screenwriters of the film {Dave Eggers & Vendela Vida) don’t have internet at home.
Dave Eggers was quoted in this interview as saying, “For us, to be able to concentrate, we don’t have internet at home, for example, because we had...
I mention in my website bio that I made paper boats as a child with my grandpa, so I thought I would share this helpful demonstration. I sailed one in my daughter’s bath the other night and she loved it.How To Make A Paper Boat – Funny blooper videos are here
And, I just love this...
A vacation in a pot: Poppytalk had a great post about making a Beach Garden in a pot from Sunset Magazine. Just lovely.
Beach Reading:I am reading Shakespeare Wrote for Money, Nick Hornby’s collection of columns for The Believer Magazine and sequel to The Polysyllabic Spree. I am always a little sad when I finish...
I adore my father.It’s kind of ridiculous how much.My daughter’s father is an incredible human being, too. The bar was set high for my expectations for my child’s father, and yet he always surprises me with all that he does for us.
My favorite thing is seeing the two of them together, my father and my...
