The library near Little Gidding has an ongoing used-book sale; I love to pop in there from time to time on my way home from work. Lately, I’ve been obsessed with snatching up back issues of Gourmet, which can be had for a mere 25 cents each, and which I then pore over at home.… Read More »
Advent at Little Gidding
I finally got my Advent decorations together – I was paralyzed by the fact that I couldn’t for the life of me find purple and pink candles until halfway through the first week of Advent. And even then, I only found any because I went out in the midst of a Northern Virginia “snowstorm,” when… Read More »
Is there such a thing as a Black Thumb?
We at Little Gidding have a bit of a spotty track record when it comes to houseplants. Basically, we kill them. We don’t mean to – we actually think they’re quite nice, and wish that bringing them into our house wasn’t the equivalent of a death sentence. The truth is, however, that despite our best… Read More »
Before and After
And now, the nerdy housekeeping post. You know how you always end up having a corner or two where you just put things that you don’t have a place for, or that you’re too lazy to deal with just then? And then when it gradually it gets to be too much, you attack the pile… Read More »