Monthly Archives: May 2010

pleasure and procrastination

By rachel | Published: May 27, 2010
It’s been in the mid-80s all week, and I’m one of the few who LUV this weather; however, because Rochester isn’t known for sun, I feel a tremendous obligation to be outside for every second of it. This means that very little is getting done around here other than biking, drinking iced almond milk chai, [...]
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beach suit

By rachel | Published: May 20, 2010
I’ve been wanting to sew myself a fitted jacket. When I went through all of my material a few weeks ago, I found two half-made jackets. Both were completely cut out and ready to be sewn together; unfortunately, I no longer like the fabrics, so I’m not sure what to do with them and I [...]
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baby bird

By rachel | Published: May 19, 2010
A robin made a nest on our front porch a month ago and C and I decided that given the state of our front yard (disaster!) we might as well leave her be for the spring. C took to calling her Mr. Mr. (still not sure why), and she has finally gotten used to us [...]
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i want a bicycle rush hour

By rachel | Published: May 18, 2010
Saw this on Cup Of Jo today and had visions of bike lanes full of bike commuters all over Rochester. I want a bicycle rush hour! Maybe we should go live in the Netherlands for a bit…
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well well, what do we have here?

By rachel | Published: May 17, 2010
Here’s a story from our adventures in house renovations that has a lesson: don’t get too attached to unexpected finds, especially when bull dozers are around. The day we found the well, it was late fall and it was 12 degrees out. C had decided (like every year) that it was the “winter of the [...]
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arrows

By rachel | Published: May 16, 2010
Lovin’ this arrow ring from miju: minty or purple? or black. love ‘em all. found via creature comfort
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spring reading

By rachel | Published: May 13, 2010
Finished reading Eat, Memory the other night. The book is a collection of essays from the New York Times, organized under five sections: Illusions, Discoveries, Struggles, Loss, and Coming Home. Every essay deals with some aspect of food or eating with very little sentimentality. I was struck by the range of feelings and memories that [...]
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kitchen: be gone (or, the renovation post with the most pictures ever)

By rachel | Published: May 12, 2010
I’m in the process of going back through all of our pictures of the house renovations in order to find ones I want to post. What’s interesting about this process is that I’m realizing that I mentally blocked out how horrid some of the house was when we first moved in. Seriously. Horrid. One of [...]
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eco toe-me

By rachel | Published: May 11, 2010
I’ve wanted a pair of these slipper shoes all winter. I know I could probably make myself a pair, but I’d rather spend the time working on new projects while wearing these. Originally I wanted this pair: But then these popped up: Both are wool, which I love, but then I saw these and I’m [...]
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catch my breath

By rachel | Published: May 10, 2010
me & oli have the most breath-taking images for their latest clothing line. All of the images on their fabric are hand-drawn and then repeated in the styling. I’d love some jammies out of this one: Visit their etsy shop for more inspiration. (found via n.e.e.t. magazine)
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