patrick morris sky planter

if you haven't seen these yet, check it out! these are gorgeous--i want a whole room filled with them! patrick morris developed these sky planters for boskke. not only are the aesthetically lovely but they cut your need to water your plants by at least half.

toto, are we still in boston?

friday night a bunch of us went to the "miracle on tremont" (passion pit, phoenix, and spoon show) at the orpheum theatre in boston. um, and it was AWESOME! a-w-e-s-o-m-e! seriously, one of the best shows i've seen. not to mention, we were in the 7th row! the energy of the crowd was insane, i couldn't even believe i was in boston AND at the orpheum. check out this live clip of phoenix from the show:

sunday evenings with ella, frank, and django

most sunday evenings, erich and i hang out in the kitchen drinking wine and cooking a wonderful meal before the long and hectic week ahead. in the sunday night kitchen, we listen to one of our favorite old time jazz artists (typically our good friends ella, frank, or django entertain us for the evening). here's what erich cooked up tonight: authentic sicilian pasta with broccoli and it was delicious! he also only used a 1/2 lb of pasta instead of the full pound it called for (so there was a higher broccoli to pasta ratio-yum!).

more passion for "the pit"

i love this song and this band (and they're from boston!)--and i am totally digging this video for their song "the reeling." hope you like it!

pixel love.

i l-o-v-e everything pixelated!

learning to sew--or just doing it!!

i don't really know "how" to sew, but i recently received a beautiful Bernina sewing machine from my aunt and have been testing it out whenever i have a free moment. today, having the day off, i decided to make myself a beach bag since erich and i plan on heading to coast tomorrow for a little summer sun and a relaxing day at the beach (can't wait!!!) i found some oil cloth sold by the yard at nomad and within 30 minutes i had a new beach bag for only $9!!

berry good

the raspberry and blueberry bushes in our garden are in full harvest!