Oi there dears! Happy Friday! It’s the weekend again, and that means it’s time for comments, critiques, thoughts, support, and suggestions. So what’s been on your brain? Which section of the site would you like to see expanded? (the food? the fashion? the farm?) What would you like to attempt as your next Monday Monthly [...]

On the first Monday of every month, we take on a ‘mission’ – a shift or habit or inspiration – to work on together. There’s strength (and support) in numbers! On the last Thursday of the month, we reconvene to see how far we’ve come. This month’s mission was for the ladies, a challenge to [...]

No but really, these are the best. Like, ever. I don’t even love almond that much, but I was out of vanilla extract at 11 o’clock at night, with sandwich cookies on the brain. Something had to be done. And thus, I stumbled upon these babies in a fit of culinary creativity. Simple, exquisite, and [...]

photo from NC Times It was 108º in Portland today. 108º with no AC, third floor bedrooms, and a house under construction. So you know what? Sometimes it’s okay to lay out stripped to your skivvies in your living room, splayed like snow angels to maximize surface area, slurping ice water and . . . [...]

One of my sunnies, towering over the compost bin. (it’s over 5 ft now!) It’s already been a month since my last garden update, and things are really hoppin’ now! I’ve written a bit about my early haul, but the real goods are just beginning to manifest. I can’t wait! Here’s what’s going on: Remember [...]