One year with Riggins
A year ago today, I adopted this crazy ball of fluff: I had thought about getting a dog for years, but in a “one day” sort of way, along the lines of owning a house with built-in bookcases and a KitchenAid mixer. As much as I love dogs, and love going home to see my […]
Fresh starts, fresh pages
As I was saying to my sister earlier today, New Year’s Eve is not a holiday I love—too anticlimactic, too couple-y—but there’s something to be said for New Year’s Day. While the 80 degree weather here doesn’t quite facilitate quiet, cozy contemplation in the way a crisp snowstorm might, I spent the day relaxing and […]
Memory keeping
Let me ask you this: what do you do with mementos (pamphlets, tickets, maps, photos, cool paper schnipsels) from your travels? Or interesting examples of design that might catch your eye? If the answer is “toss them,” well…that’s cool for you, I guess. As for me…I’ll take that into consideration when I’m a new person […]
That fall feeling and last night’s dream
Since I still haven’t learned how to write short, single-topic posts, I thought I’d just throw in that having a blog, even a neglected blog like mine, is great for many reasons, only one of them being that I’m reminded of how seasonal my urges are, even when living in a place with little drama […]
Decisions, Decisions: Leather Tote
I’ve been working on pulling together an apartment introduction post, but I’m not quite finished. Hoping to have something to post this weekend. Progress is being made! Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t make big decisions lightly. Really, I don’t make too many decisions lightly, and have a knack for (over)thinking all sorts […]
Remembering a phenomenal woman
The internet is ablaze with remembrances of Maya Angelou, and rightly so. Something about that voice, combined with the fascinating life story and the gift for lyricism…she was a presence, most certainly. I can’t say that I’m a real student of her works, but snippets from one of her best-known poems, Phenomenal Woman, play in […]
Year-end musings
It seems like December 31 is the year’s most contemplative day, don’t you think? The bug hits me, I’ll admit. I’ve spent the past few days thinking about the year, the pace of which felt a little like this. Even as the light dims this late afternoon (snow is falling!), I’m still hoping to have […]
Attempting the unthinkable: a makeup post
If I’m being totally honest, I feel a little self conscious and more than a little foolish in even thinking about writing a post about makeup. I am pathetic when it comes to makeup – buying it, knowing how to wear it, attempting to wear it with any regularity. On the fairly rare occasion that […]
Fall longing
Fall is the season of bloggers. Every blogger and her mother is celebrating the solstice today, the crisp morning air, the hot apple cider to come, pumpkin everything, hearty crock pot meals, cozy sweaters and knee high boots. It makes me so jealous. Here in Texas, it’s supposed to be 90 all week (or, as […]
I like writing, photography, reading, music, design, typography, paper products, days in the seventies and sparkly snow, Spanish wine and cans of PBR. I spent a year in Córdoba, Spain, working as a 
