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Meaghin Kennedy is a writer and photographer who advocates for a sustainable food system. She lives in Portland, OR.
I was practicing frugality a few weeks ago when I spotted Albertine’s Press’ Barnyard Greetings cards at Word. I picked them up, admired them, and then put them back down. On my subway ride home, I spent part of the trip thinking about how unique the cards were (what can I say? I love letterpress, [...]
This week, I had the opportunity to visit The Glass House in New Canaan, CT. I’d first heard about this magnificent structure from an older couple Justin and I sat beside at a play this past Fall. They shared their pictures from various travels in and around New York City, including a few stunning images [...]
The saddest part of leaving March behind is flipping my Snow & Graham calendar away from this page. Snow & Graham’s illustrators must feel as glum about March as the rest of us. Why else would March be the most stunning page of the entire calendar?! While each page of their calendar is eye-catching, I’m [...]
Despite the fact that I sometimes complain about the enormous quantities of root vegetables I’ve eaten this winter, I predict that when I flip the calendar from August to September this year, I’ll be clamoring excitedly about our first roasted beet dish or hearty winter carrot stew of the season. Being a fan of food [...]
Terrariums recently captured my attention. We rarely watch CBS Sunday Morning anymore, but a few months ago, the stars aligned (we were awake, not at brunch, and the show wasn’t doing yet another biopic on a little known folk musician from the 1960s!). We tuned in right at the beginning of a segment on terrariums, [...]
I went to Terrain (the online store and not in person, unfortunately) last week to order a few supplies for jams and preserves. On a whim, I clicked through to their Jewelry and Accessories section. Among other enticing items, I lingered upon a small travel makeup bag from Apple & Bee. I didn’t know anything [...]
On Saturday, we took a day trip to Upper Manhattan, specifically West 110th-122nd Streets. With the exception of driving in or out of the city, neither of us had explored that far up in Manhattan, and we wanted to wander the grounds of Columbia University and Riverside Park. Being coffee lovers, we were also eager [...]
While browsing The Die Line, I stumbled across this post and frantically started clicking around. Was this simply a design or was it actually a reality? Let me save you some time: this wonderful creation is not a reality…yet. Designer Joel Derksen created ’8′, a container gardening kit that (in his words) “unites the social [...]
A few weeks ago I read that artist Will Ryman had created giant metal roses to line 10 blocks of Park Avenue. These roses were designed as a winter response to Park Avenue’s stunning Spring and Summer flower displays. I promptly forgot about their existence until yesterday, when I walked from Midtown to the Upper [...]
In April, Justin and I are taking a long-anticipated trip to Portland, Oregon. I’m sure that as the trip gets closer my lists will become more succinct than what I have now. What I have now is a four page Word document randomly listing stores, coffee shops, bakeries, and shops, each place haphazardly added as [...]
