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    Random Light for the wallet-impaired.

    Remember back in October, when I wrote about pendant lamps I love and desire? In that post, I suggested someone try to DIY Bertjan Pot’s amazing-but-pricey Random Light using an inflatable beach…

  • I pledge to buy handmade!

    I took this pledge for the first time last year, and I will do so again this holiday season! Please encourage your friends and family to buy (and create!) handmade gifts. Whether…

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    At last! The upstairs bathroom.

    I was finally able to take a few photos of the upstairs bathroom in its finished (well, we all know it’s never really finished, right?) state. Unfortunately, because the room is SO…

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    Cold.

    It’s getting so cold. We’ve had a bit of snow lately, but it’s melted away. The light is changing, and standing outside on the ferry in the morning (and in the evening!)…

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    Thanksgiving aftermath.

    Everyone cleared their plates, nobody got food poisoning, and there are plenty of leftovers. I think that means Thanksgiving dinner was a success! Today we are recuperating.…

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    Thanksgiving menu.

    I’m preparing Thanksgiving dinner for the first time this year! It’s only for 8 people (my mother and stepfather, Evan’s parents and his sister/her husband), but I’ve been planning as though it’s…

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    Butternut squash & broccoli rabe.

    I can’t stop cooking butternut squash and broccoli rabe (aka rapini). I’m obsessed! The combination of flavors is just too perfect this time of year—sweet squash and bitter broccoli rabe compliment each…

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    Fritz is 10 months old.

    It’s true, Fritz sometimes sounds like Chewbacca crossed with an angry seagull, and yes, it’s also true that he thinks sofa cushions are just scrumptious, but I love him. So much. Yesterday…

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