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    Felted wool dog sweater.

    I’ve been squirreling away Evan’s old wool sweaters for a while now—the ones that are too nubbly or moth-eaten for Goodwill—and I turned one of them into a sweater for Bruno. I’m…

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    Friday! Stuff I Tweeted.

    14 issues of Vogue Deutsch, layered // Shrubrub Okay, okay. I know it’s technically past midnight and therefore also technically Saturday, but it’s still Friday in…um, California, right? Sure. So here are…

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    Are we getting our own TV show yet?

    No, I don’t have a secret son or a much-younger brother, that’s Dan from Manhattan Nest! We’ve been hanging out a bit lately, and let me tell you—I think we’re ready for…

  • Christmas in Sweden.

    This is a reposting of a guest blog post I did for Dos Family last year. I still get emails asking for the link to download the Swedish Christmas record, so I…

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    The curious case of the knife sharpener.

    I realize this post will probably be of interest to, uh, no one, but I’m having a moment here. Humor me. (What category should this even go in? I guess it’s kitchen-related,…

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    Root vegetable madness!

    If you live in a region where the weather is cold right now, that means it’s root vegetable season! Since the roots are “storage organs” (I know, ewww!) for a plant’s nutrients,…

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    Door Sixteen by night.

    There you have it, the full extent of my Christmas decorating this year. Just a straw wreath on the door, hung in time for St. Lucia Day. I’m just too tired and…

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    Mamma Biscuit and me.

    Mamma Biscuit and I did an impromptu fashion shoot this afternoon. Sometimes all you need in the middle of the workday is a surprise visit from a furry friend with a curly…

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