H and I are both homeowners together for the first time. After months of house searching, we finally found our perfect fit. We are so delighted to have moved in and have been getting settled over the past week. It takes time to make a house a home, but we have at least gotten our…
Book Thoughts: 8 Summer Beach Reads
It’s been a wonderful summer of reading. Early summer brought me three great reads, and I continued through my list and beyond this July, especially in Rhode Island, the perfect place to relax and be swept away by captivating stories. Here are the eight books I’ve read over the past month, all of which I…
A Summer Day Trip to Martha’s Vineyard
I’ve been back home a few days since returning from our annual summer vacation in Rhode Island. Days there are so sweet, we tend to get in the rhythm of enjoying time simply spent at the house and the beach, and not venture out too much. But in recent years, I’ve been curious to explore…
Scenes of Summer Life in Rhode Island, Pt. 3
I just returned from my annual trip to Rhode Island with my family – my favorite time in the place I find most beautiful and relaxing, and simply idyllic. Before I was born, my grandmother built a gray-shingled house on a dirt road on the coast, in a tiny town that no one has heard…
A Week in the Carolinas & 3 Wonderful Books I Read
H and I just got back last night from a week spent on the east coast. We first went to the beach in South Carolina on Sunday to see H’s family and spent a few days basking in the sun, taking long walks, reading, and staying cozy in sweatshirts during a few summer storms. The…
A Classic Coastal Summer
Lake has been my go-to brand for comfy pajamas and pretty summer dresses, and as a partner with them, I recently received a few new styles in the mail that are just perfect for a classic coastal summer. This weekend, H and I head to the coast of South Carolina, and soon after, the Rhode…
