We met with another snow storm this week and I am relishing these cozy, productive, stay-at-home days. This year, I was determined to resist the winter blues. I tried to be intentional about arming myself with healthy habits that would keep me joyful and motivated. And guess what? I never remember having so much joy throughout any winter. I believe much of it is due to my getting up so early. The alarm rings at 4:30am, which is painful at times, but it means I am able to actually take the morning slow. I can sip my tea rather than gulp it, and maybe knit a bit while I wait for the sun to show her face. Beginning with such calming rituals sets a delightful tone for the rest of the day.
How absolutely adorable is this dutch oven?
Victoria is back and I could not be happier. I think I will be adding this book to my reading list this year.
I am experimenting with this moisturizer set right now and so far I have been super happy with it. My face begs for hydration during this time of the year.
I really need to try this cake.
I want to make more of my own cleaning products this year. Do you have any favorite recipes?
Obsessed with these salt and pepper shakers.
Mr. Pedantic and I have a road trip to make this weekend for a family wedding and all I can think about is how excited I am for wedding cake.
Wishing you all a very happy Friday!
Sincerely,
Pedantic Foodie
Welled-up hope, excitement, and tears preluded this momentous brunch which now feels so much the culmination of them all. ONE seems to signify the realness of this charmed existence as mother, daughter, family. Our Eivelyn Blair has completed us.
A tale of recipe conception…
It had been a long day and all I really wanted was some quality couch time with the Bon Appetit test kitchen. Whatever plans I had in mind for dinner were soon diminished by more slothful desires for all things lazy and cozy.
Hi, friends. How are you? Should we talk about the humidity? No, let’s ignore the general dampness of our clothes and make something together.
We are exactly four days away from our little love’s delivery so I decided that it was about time I shared a glimpse of our nursery.
In all the manic that is our world right now, the simple pleasures of life have become all the more valuable to me. Pleasures of warm days, patios, tall glasses of lime-spiked ice tea, and a recklessly indulgent snack that tastes of summer bring a sense of familiarity to an altogether unfamiliar existence.

I love that my generation has taken a hold of snacks and made them into not only a socially-acceptable mode of daily nutrition but a hallowed one. If you're not entirely sure of the current snack pseudonyms, see; charcuterie, tapas, tastings, flights…