**This is a repost from my instagram account dated December 23, 2020** Homes are not people, but some spaces have the same quality as loved ones, who, over the course of time through daily interactions, participate in shaping us. When I bought the top floor of 104 Train Street I was a single mother, newly…
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Birthday Cakes
We celebrated Ben’s birthday on our front porch two Saturdays ago. It was one of those unseasonably warm early spring days that encourages everything to blossom. What better way to celebrate Ben and spring than with birthday cake? I LOVE homemade birthday cake. I’m not a good cake decorator, but that doesn’t stop me…
Family Meal Prep
Nothing drives me crazier than Tom’s morning question “What are we taking out of the freezer for dinner tonight?” Alas, it’s not as nerve wracking as having to defrost a pound of chicken at the last minute and to not have dinner on the table until 7:30. That always pushes bathtime back and the kids…
Bookcases!
There are two types of people in this world: bibliophiles and those who aren’t crazy about books. One of the first indicators that Tom and I were compatible were the large, packed bookcases in our apartments. We would horrify Marie Kondo. Both of us carry items from high school, college, and grad school. Tom…
Happy Home
This isn’t your average homemaking blog. Here I’m documenting my family’s progress at making our new single family house our home, and I’m exploring contemporary work/life integration in a two-career marriage with two children. Check back in regularly as we build more content!