by Katharine | Aug 18, 2016 | life
1. these days, breakfast is non-optional and enormous 2. she who trims the bushes decorates the entire apartment with greenery 3. all my writing this summer is fueled by frozen mango 4. crepe myrtle still going strong 5. homemade bread, which was delicious even if it...
by Katharine | Aug 2, 2016 | essay, life
We celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary last week. If you count from when we started dating, then in a couple months we will have been together for ten years. This is where, I think, I am supposed to list “five things I have learned in five years of marriage” or...
by Katharine | Jul 20, 2016 | life
1. a new fan on our windowsill, because the heat dome is real 2. a trip to Monticello with visiting parents, where dark sides of history are portrayed with surprising honesty 3. gluten free cookies, which my mother-in-law always sends home with us after...
by Katharine | Jul 6, 2016 | essay, life
We’re officially in our new apartment, in our new town, with our mix of old and new goals and dreams and furniture. We’ve finished all our planned travel, so these summer days are more about settling in, getting to know friends and exploring the parks and markets and...
by Katharine | Jun 8, 2016 | life
A cup of tea is a particularly joyful thing these days. I’ve always loved tea to an absurd degree. A beautiful new blend is always my favorite gift to receive. It’s the ritual that gets me, as much as the actual tea. The kettle whistling in the early morning, the...
by Katharine | Apr 20, 2016 | essay, life, travel
The first few months that I lived in Philadelphia were a mess. I moved because B. was there, just starting the second year of his PhD. I had a plan. I found a place to live, a cute old brownstone with three other roommates. I was cast in a play that would pay decently...
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