Happy first birthday, Brownstone to Bungalow

     One year ago, thanks to a concoction of ambivalence, enthusiasm, nostalgia and anxiety (some people simply call this state of being “Sunday evening”) about our upcoming move from Brooklyn to Austin, I decided to start a blog. The goal was to document our journey, to keep in touch with the community we were leaving behind…

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7 small things on a wednesday

As I write this post, I am sitting with a steaming cup of tea, stuffing my face with candied pecans, wrapped in a blanket on my couch… all. by. my. self. I am currently on day 3 of the most glorious vacation there ever was. While my school let out last Friday for winter break, Luke’s school…

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7 small things on a Wednesday

Uhoh, readers. You still out there? It’s been a minute. But now it’s time to dust ourselves off and get back to it. Time to get back to commitments we’ve made to ourselves (like posting to a little weekly blog that has become far from weekly…) and commitments we’ve made to our children and communities.…

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Our Kitchen!

We finally got around to taking some somewhat decent photos of our kitchen now that it’s complete. Here’s a reminder of what we started with: And here it is today: We are thrilled with how it all turned out. It feels like a brand new kitchen, even though the cabinets are all original. And a…

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