send-off

My garden is waving goodbye.

I'm leaving my little farm to spend the summer reading poetry in the Green Mountains of Vermont. I think it's going to miss me. Likewise, little farm.

back to the lake

Credit: Aubrey Renee Photography

Last weekend, M and I spent a lovely couple of days on Nolin Lake in central Kentucky. We shared a cabin with several friends, including my sweet and talented neighbor Aubrey, who did some photographing on our last rainy morning there. 

All week, in quiet moments, I've been going back.

calvino + coffee

Well, I'm about two weeks away from my first summer session at Bread Loaf and SO EXCITED. And even though my preparatory reading (above) isn't leaving a lot of time for, well, anything (but in this case making crafties, remodeling my house, and blogging about it), I thought I'd still try and share a bit of what's been filling my days.

Right now, that's the incomparable Italo Calvino... and caffeinated drinks. Cheers.

tea for two

Oops—Mother's Day is way over, but I still want to share these little gifties I sent to the mamas in my life.

I'm afraid I always spend at least as much time on gift packaging as I do on what's inside. That's why I love these tea pods so much: the package is part of the gift! Each geometric paper pod unfolds into a flower to rest on your teacup as you brew your tea. Lovely.