If you’re on social media, or if you enjoy shopping in touristy t-shirt shops in beachside towns, you’ve probably seen some variation on this t-shirt. After being indoctinated by my 11th grade English teacher (hi, Mrs. Edington!) regarding appropriate...
In a town of beautiful gardens (as evidenced by the photos I talked about in a previous blog post), I am at best a haphazard gardener. I get great gushes of inspiration, fly into a frenzy of weeding and planting and watering, and then, when I realize that something...
Several mornings a week, I leave my house and go for a slow, contemplative run in my beautiful home town of Evanston, Illinois. Set along the shore of Lake Michigan and full of century-old homes and charming gardens, as well as pockets of urban living’s full...