our house, embroidered
Imagine your house. Imagine your house embroidered. As in: depicted in a piece of embroidery. This is what we did when we discovered the work of Stephanie K. Clark, an […]
bubble calendar
All I have to say is…………….POP! 365 days per year. Could there be anything more satisfying than an XL calendar composed of bubble wrap? What a way to mark time. This Bubble Calendar poster is designed and made in Brooklyn. We love the way it looks in our library. Thank […]
how to celebrate your blog-iversary
I am happy to announce that today is the home tome’s one year blog-iversary. Though I first started blogging about five years ago on other topics (thank you to those of you who have been with me from the beginning), this landmark is feeling extra special. I am having a […]
what I learned in Ireland
The summer after I graduated from college, I went to Ireland with two girlfriends. We rented a flat in Galway for three months and, from there, traveled all around. It was an excellent and hilarious trip, mostly because because Cara and Marisa were a lot of fun. Whenever St. Paddy’s […]
song of the day (week) (month) (ok, year)
Here is what I’m listening to right now. It nicely captures the vibe of The Home Tome: it’s about having fun and appreciating our loved ones. It’s called “Home” by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. Take a listen…(you tube wouldn’t let me fully embed the video, so just click […]
spam: not just canned ham
One of the great things about blogging is getting clever, pithy, informative, and generally supportive comments from kind readers. On the other hand, one of the weird things about blogging is getting spam, in other words, fake comments generated by…well, I don’t know exactly who generates spam – I think […]
fall-oween decorations
I’d like to take this moment to congratulate the citizens of Nyack on their excellent Fall/Halloween = Fall-oween decorations. I am truly inspired by what I have seen while driving around town, especially at night – we’re talking glow in the dark eyeballs, twinkling orange lights, lots of tombstones (some […]
thrift store score: blue egg cups
Woo hoo! I found these sweet egg cups at the NCJW (National Council of Jewish Women) Replay Thrift Store on Main Street in Nyack. They were $1 each and sold to me by a stylish woman named Celene who is in her 70’s and hails from Northern Ireland. I knew […]
congratulations to our shower curtain
I am pleased to announce that our Kaiku shower curtain from Marimekko has a part on the hit show, Modern Family. As some of you may know, I am not a big TV watcher, or more accurately, I didn’t used to be. I went without television, cold turkey, for about […]
happy b-day America
Well, U S of A, we didn’t bake you a cake or sing you a song, but we engaged in many other activities in your honor this weekend. First of all, we purchased round flags (actually, lanterns) at the local dollar store and hung them from our pergola. Next, we […]
a place called cape cod…
Recently, the staff here at the home tome experienced an odd and somewhat rare phenomenon called a vacation (pronounced vay-kay-shun). If you haven’t heard of this before, it’s an interesting way of spending a few days away from home and involves all kinds of bizarre activities. The result is an […]
found: little yellow table
We were recently on our way to Sunday brunch at The Castle. Yes, the Castle – how pretentious does that sound? I’m talking about Castle on the Hudson, a hotel and restaurant located in nearby Tarrytown. Its medieval-style tower can be seen up on the hill while crossing the Tappan […]
how to decorate a white couch
Don’t think of your white couch as a pristine object you can’t be comfortable on. Think of it instead as a blank canvas. We’ve had a white couch for a […]
our library / book nook
It seems pretentious to call this Our Library (and especially obnoxious when pronounced with a British accent whilst wearing an ascot) but some things just can’t be resisted. Actually, Rob and I referred to this part of our living room as The Book Nook until we realized we had to […]
why mushrooms?
It’s finally time to start the new writing project I’ve been thinking about for a while now. Rob and I have been in our house near Nyack for about 10 […]
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