A Colorful Getaway

I was frothy for the orange one but the $95 price tag cured me.

We just returned from a long weekend in Vermont and scrolling through my photos, I noticed a theme: colors.  Here are a few of my favorites: I’m such a sucker for all things vintage.  I collect mid-century typewriters, rotary phones, and school-themed goodies (globes, lockers, wall maps, crayon boxes, and more).  While I loved these phones [...]

Getaway: A Whirlwind Weekend

Candy land at the Vermont Country Store

-4 (The temperature AND number of Christmas gifts purchased)

sleigh ride 2

My husband and I are up in Vermont for a long weekend when I should be home getting ready for the holidays!  I have -4 (yes, that’s negative 4) Christmas presents purchased and no ideas for anyone.  I came up with -4 because while shopping up here yesterday, I bought MYSELF four gifts when I [...]

‘Til Books Do Us Part: Is Your Partner a Reader?

bookish hippy

(This post was written last summer–I’m now 36 and have been with my hubby for 18 years!) My husband and I have been together for 17 years this September–that’s 119 dog years–and I’m only (a freshly-minted) 35!  Since the beginning, we’ve shared a love of reading, though he’s not quite as obsessed as I am. [...]

Accidental Book Tourist

Robert Frost's grave--Bennington, VT

Scrolling through our Road Trip 2009 photographs, I noticed an unintentional theme–bookish things!  Here’s a sampling: