From left to right: 1) Picked up a mask making kit from Joann Fabrics to donate to healthcare workers. 2) Made this turmeric lemon bread on a whim, because quarantine. 3) Working on several very exciting sewing projects. 4) My mom’s studio looks like a still life. 5) Visited one of my abuelo’s paintings. 6) Wrote about online art classes for the…Read More
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Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Getting a lot of reading done during this quarantine. 2) Supporting local businesses whenever possible! 3) Trying to stay calm. 4) Solo reading picnics in the sunshine. 5) Public art staying strong. 6) Vintage photographs I use as bookmarks.
Staying Sane (Sort of)
It’s been a tough couple of weeks while we all adapt to the new COVID-19 world. I’ve been offline trying to see how this will impact me financially and mentally. Boston is mostly shut down with very few businesses open and residents encouraged to stay home. I am lucky to have support systems and savings…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Enjoying this new fur coat while it’s still cool enough to wear it! 2) Found this cutie in Jamaica Plain. 3) My reporter getup. 4) Cocktail making. 5) Boston looking cute despite the crisis. 6) Poutine in trying times.
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Homemade bread and dulce de leche for my friends’ housewarming! 2) I wish I could have a tea party every weekend. 3) Celebrated nine years of blogging this week! 4) Happy hour oysters. 5) Forever in the theater. 6) More adventures on the sewing machine.
9 Year Anniversary
Somehow I looked up and nine years have gone by since I wrote my first blog post for Trends and Tolstoy. It’s crazy to think that almost a full decade of my life is immortalized on this website. If my 17-year-old self knew when she started this website that nine years later she would have…Read More