Happy Saturday! Winter has arrived in earnest here in Brooklyn, and I am happy to report that my sole accomplishments thus far today have included watching movies, eating way too much comfort food, and staying indoors. It’s currently 13° F (and likely feels colder). Somehow spending the day under a blanket seemed like the most…
The long, dark, and extremely chilly days of late autumn/early winter are finally creeping into the city. Sunny days are shorter – and fewer between – as time moves forward towards the winter solstice, and most mornings I wake up before the sun, listening to one of my favorite sounds: the clinging and clanging of…
I really need to invest in rain boots. It struck me yesterday as I was walking home in the rain, that rain boots really are going to be a necessity at some point. Because by the time I got home, there was no other word for what was happening with my shoes and socks than…
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost three months. In some ways, it feels like I just got here yesterday. There are still so many things that feel new and foreign – and no, in case you were wondering, my sense of direction really hasn’t improved, so yes, I do still get lost. A little…
Although I did grow up in New England, I’ve been a Midwestern girl since the beginning of my college days. I love the Midwest. Forests, lakes, beaches, cornfields – space. So. Much. Space. Brooklyn is nothing like the Midwest. Sometimes it feels like a foreign country. I knew I was starting a new life, but…
