Monthly Archives: December 2011

A messy Sunday afternoon from our dining room. It amazes me how quickly this apartment goes from fairly organized to entirely disordered.

One of the holida doodads that Scott and I bought last year at Philly’s Christmas Village. It’s just lovely to buy these little seasonal things together. I’m a big believer in seasonal traditions and I like forging these new ones … Continue reading →

Earlier in the year, I bought a few canning supplies at a city hardware store. City hardware stores a whole different breed from their suburban counterparts. Because buildings are narrow and space is limited, products are jammed in and a … Continue reading →

This time of year, I go crazy for clementines, satsumas, mandarins and any form of small, easily peeled citrus. It makes me particularly happy to display them in one of my vintage bowls. I found this little bowl at a … Continue reading →

We put up our tiny fake tree tonight. I’ve been collecting ornaments for years, so I have enough to cover that teeny tree at least five times over. So I heap the extras in any vessel that will hold still, … Continue reading →

If it’s wrong to decorate with bundled up strands of Christmas lights, well, then I don’t want to be right (no worries, I’m not plugging them in. I’m just enjoying the festive cluster of bulbs).

I have not been feeling the Christmas vibe. I think that a large part of it is that I spend so much of my time alone in the apartment now (one of the workplace hazards of freelance life), so I’m … Continue reading →

The Make-a-Wish wall at the LOVE Park Christmas Village. Many of the wishes were absolutely charming and lovely. Had it not cost $3 to make even the cheapest wish, I might have made one myself.

This dog statue sits outside the gourmet dog treat store down the block from our apartment (how this shop has stayed in business for more than two years continues to boggle my mind). I noticed that today, he got reindeer … Continue reading →

Toffee with chocolate and toasted walnuts. The holiday baking has begun.