by jessica kirby

the august tomato sandwich

Back with another “recipe” this week for my absolute favorite summertime lunch. There is truly nothing like an August tomato, only to be outdone by an August tomato sandwich. If you’re not a tomato person, I get it. I never was either. I had always plucked them off the top of my ...

sunday morning musings (020)

I’ve been working on lots of new things for my Etsy store this week and I can’t wait to share them all with you guys! Hoping to have some new stuff listed this week or next. I feel like that’s whats taken up a majority of my time this week, so hopefully I’m able to get it all ...

a lemon drop martini

Ahhh, the perfect lemon drop martini. Something that, when done right, is drinkable to the point of no return. And when done wrong, is seriously just gross. A lemon drop should be very light in color, ice cold and with just a kiss of sweetness. It should not be so sweet that it feels like drinking ...

sunday morning musings (019)

I can’t believe that I’m about to say this, but I might be almost ready for fall this year? Usually I am absolutely dreading the end of summer, but since this summer has been such fake news, I am ready to give it up and move on in hopes of a better year in 2021. Is anyone else feeling ...

the Saratoga-less summer

For as long as I can remember, this week of the year has been spent betting on horses and watching the races. Every year since I was a BABY we have gone up to Saratoga in mid-August to spend the week gambling and drinking and laughing with an ever-growing group of our favorite people. It’s one ...

sunday morning musings (018)

For book club this week we read The Vanishing Half and it was really, really great. I know that it has been super hyped up all over the internet and Instagram but I would say the hype was well deserved! It was the most substantial book I’ve read in a while, and I totally recommend it. Plus, ...

july 2020 things

Hello and Happy August!! I swear this year is going to be over before we know it and that is TERRIFYING. We’ve somehow made it to August you guys, and I have no idea how it happened. July was good! It was chock-full of BBQs and attempts to start a diet. Many, many dips in the pool and lots of ...

sunday morning musings (017)

The heat wave in NY earlier this week was next level. Of course we picked the hottest week of the year to head back to Brooklyn for a bit. And while it was worth it, we definitely paid the price for it in SWEAT. It was unreal and I had to take an ice cold shower every night this week to try and ...

sunday morning musings (016)

Just want to start by saying that everyone’s love, excitement and comments on our engagement post has been the absolute BEST. I had the biggest smile on my face reading them all!!! I’m so glad that you guys loved hearing about all the details of the day and I’m so glad we have some ...