My OBT

What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?


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Lucky Enough

“If you’re lucky enough to live on the water, you’re lucky enough.” -Irish proverb

Brenda Sunseri

They were predicting for us more winter yesterday than we have the whole rest of the season. While it wasn’t really the snowmageddon they threatened, my thoughts nonetheless turned to … summer.

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Etsomnia™ 129: Fiber “Arts”

If nothing else, you have to respect its self awareness.

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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