porches + pillowfights – porches + pillowfights

November 3, 2022November 2, 2022mary catherine

TAILGATES ARE PORCHES TOO

when our girls started playing soccer, it was initially every bit the overload we expected from the youth sport. fields teeming with kids, families, dogs, strollers, coaches + referees. year two, covid was still having its effect on the day to day + our two girls either had practice simultaneously or an occasional same match […]

October 20, 2022mary catherine

PRETTIES | DINNERPLATE DAHLIAS

when i met my first dahlia, it was a massive, decorative bloom with milky pink petals like flames pointing out from the center. it was the size of my head, no exaggeration. after learning these are called dinnerplate dahlias, i began to dream of seeing more of these whimsical beauties, + eventually of growing my […]

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022mary catherine

PORCH PARTY | BIRTHDAY DINNER

there are genuinely few things i love more than sharing time + a meal with people in my life.

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021mary catherine

PORCHES + PANACHE | PORCH ESSENTIALS

consider taking a look at the outdoor gathering spaces in your life; are they comfortable? what do they have to offer you? do they feel inviting?

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021mary catherine

PORCHES + PERSPECTIVE | WHERE THE WARMTH IS

where is the last place you felt warm? not only physical warmth, but even more, that general sense of wellbeing + ease. close your eyes for a moment to recall the place + particulars that last made you feel aglow with a sense of being cozy, comfortable, cared for, known + safe.