things i have loved, month by month.

NOVEMBER 2008:

box of clouds

clarity

earl grey tea

feeling hopeful

ginkgo leaves, right this minute

holly golightly

picglasso

pulling that lever

ride the city

your message here

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OCTOBER 2008:

anticipation

diplo

indian summer

japan craft journal

nerd nite

overheard gems

playing with sand

reminiscing

stamps

west african pop

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SEPTEMBER 2008:

apple picking

arty science

downloadable graph paper

language maps

living jewelry

PYT

trying to make sense of it all

maple sugar candy

mustaches (of the 2d variety)

umbrella today?

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AUGUST 2008:

taking a break

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JULY 2008:

fourth avenue pub

my new bike

no one belongs here more than you

reassurance

roberta's backyard

rooftop films

shirt dresses

"silver & gold"

stoop sitting

swimming pools

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JUNE 2008:

afrigadget

baseball

white russians in tompkins square

bon iver

chance encounters

cherries

ephemere

M.I.A.

part of it

sunday best

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MAY 2008:

apples and peanut butter

bike month

frida

homemade arepas

something's hiding in here

thomas doyle

lobstersquad

pinhole cameras

the zombies

tigers and strawberries

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APRIL 2008:

blessings in disguise

chemex

corduroy

dri

milestones

mr. bento

nature shows

sushi and giant beers (outside!)

street vendors

travel planning

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MARCH 2008:

children's books by saul bass

cross sections of things

finding pennies heads up

international day of awesomeness

marian bantjes

molecule jewelry

nina simone

soup dumplings and black chicken

tiny buildings

vintage book covers

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FEBRUARY 2008:

baking with olive oil

bent objects

coen brothers

the color yellow

george saunders

getting there, slowly but surely

the klaxons

prophecies

queen's hideaway

real snow

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JANUARY 2008:

200gr8!

amazon.com customer reviews

argyle

charles bradley

dreaming of warmer climes

fixit projects

giving the drummer some

my new necklace

strange maps

scarves

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DECEMBER 2007:

"alfred hitchcock presents"

avoiding plastic bags

charts and graphs

days off

decluttering

east village radio

fix push!

hanging on to my hat(s)

learning spanish for the second time

northeast kingdom

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NOVEMBER 2007:

ham and cheese croissants

mission bicycles

mad decent

problem solving

sweet ups

thanksgiving

thanksgiving

thanksgiving

thanksgiving

thanksgiving

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OCTOBER 2007:

$6 cheeseburgers

averted disasters

baking again

family business

"I Like Killing Flies"

mudd up!

sleeping in

streetsblog

three day weekends

wearing boots

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SEPTEMBER 2007:

airport bars

creedence!

eating cheap sandwiches on the waterfront

fall cleaning

huevos rancheros

lenell's

microcosm publishing

not being sweaty ALL THE TIME

old speckled hen on tap

pre-planned bikestravaganzas

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AUGUST 2007:

101 simple meals

a slightly quieter, slightly cooler nyc

bloody marys, to go

charley harper

fay weldon

ferry rides

ridiculous spectacles

staying in motion

the girl who ate everything

walkscore

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JULY 2007:

clean sheets

co-owning a hammock

dorothy masuka

led zeppelin

octosquid!

naps on the beach

road trips to places unknown

ruby's (while i still can)

the smell of tomato plants

travis ruse

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JUNE 2007:

dinner in the backyard

kalamata olives

mermaids

my new headphones

peaches

staying out too late

street fairs

the band name game

wearing dresses

What's Cooking Grandma?

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MAY 2007:

!!!

curtis mayfield

green leaves, everywhere, all of a sudden

guinea pigs in costume (no, really)

not wearing a coat

piñatas

plums

singing in the shower, a little too loudly

the anticipation of cheap grilled corn and beers at habana outpost

toypaper and antlor (via paper forest)

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APRIL 2007

alice russell's my favourite letters

artez'n (the latest and greatest home of my coasters and paintings!)

campari with soda and a twist of orange

daffodils in my backyard

french press coffee

fashion on flickr

grapefruit (cold, with cinnamon)

kurt vonnegut (RIP)

wfmu's free downloads

wong kar wai

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MARCH 2007

black bottom cupcakes

goodreads

guinness rye bread

howl's moving castle

impromptu parties

long sleeved gloves

old gospel music

opening my windows

the third man, on the big screen

sandwiches and sangria

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abby kelly www.not-too-shabby.net