define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Home | Kate Flaim http://kateflaim.com freelance writer Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:44:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 http://kateflaim.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/K-key.jpg Home | Kate Flaim http://kateflaim.com 32 32 7648376 Around the house http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/around-the-house/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/around-the-house/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:44:33 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1403 I’m still plugging away at the apartment, and the dining room, especially, is really coming together. As a refresher, this is where we were back in the spring: furnished, but the old doors (which barely worked) were fogged over, and really needed to be replaced. Before Happily, our landlords agreed to do it–major upgrade. I … Continue reading Around the house

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Things I’m loving http://kateflaim.com/2011/10/things-im-loving/ http://kateflaim.com/2011/10/things-im-loving/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:26:56 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1334 Don’t you love it when technology actually solves a problem? Two quick examples (with grainy Instagram pictures) from my daily life lately (and no, I’m not being paid to plug these products!): 1. Command picture hanging “nails” from 3M We have plaster walls. Most rooms in the apartment have picture rail, so we can hang … Continue reading Things I’m loving

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Beauty from discards http://kateflaim.com/2010/04/beauty-from-discards/ http://kateflaim.com/2010/04/beauty-from-discards/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:57:30 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1175 Every spring the maple trees on our block pop out neon green pompoms, then a few days later push forward tiny new leaves. Within another couple days the little accordion folds have turned into full-on leaves a few inches wide, but I love the in-between stage when the buds are so bright and delicate. To … Continue reading Beauty from discards

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Office before & after http://kateflaim.com/2010/01/office-before-after/ http://kateflaim.com/2010/01/office-before-after/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:30:17 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1112 Who doesn’t love a before and after? Mine isn’t the most dramatic, unless you’re a big fan of, say, Hoarders or Clean Sweep or some other program about people who have piles of crap everywhere. But I spent last weekend, while Ben was off gallivanting on a ski slope (ok, fine, he was volunteering–on a … Continue reading Office before & after

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The pictures from Monday… http://kateflaim.com/2009/10/the-pictures-from-monday/ http://kateflaim.com/2009/10/the-pictures-from-monday/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:36:28 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1070 Re. the Flickr problem on Monday, from my mom’s computer in Oregon when I’m not logged in I can choose “copy image address” but it copies a blank fake address. Awesome. Using Gretchen’s workaround (which requires going into the “all sizes” view once logged in), here are some things: Bittersweet branches for fall: A convention … Continue reading The pictures from Monday…

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Why I write about food (my accidental manifesto) http://kateflaim.com/2009/10/why-i-write-about-food-my-accidental-manifesto/ http://kateflaim.com/2009/10/why-i-write-about-food-my-accidental-manifesto/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:20:51 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1048 Ben and I had a long conversation a couple weeks ago, while we were in the car driving back to Cambridge from New Hampshire. We were talking about goals and dreams and we somehow got on the topic of the blog and what I want to do, career-wise, and eventually I found myself going on … Continue reading Why I write about food (my accidental manifesto)

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FYI, in case you planned to buy me a new dining room http://kateflaim.com/2009/10/fyi-in-case-you-planned-to-buy-me-a-new-dining-room/ http://kateflaim.com/2009/10/fyi-in-case-you-planned-to-buy-me-a-new-dining-room/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:16:22 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1036 This photo from Eddie Ross‘s house tour in Lonny Magazine is everything I love in one place. photo: Patrick Cline for Lonny. Click here to see the bigger version Eddie posted. My house is too formal! (PS: Lonny, the photos are stunning, the content is great, and I can’t get through the magazine on my … Continue reading FYI, in case you planned to buy me a new dining room

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Things I like today: October http://kateflaim.com/2009/10/things-i-like-today/ http://kateflaim.com/2009/10/things-i-like-today/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:50:51 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1028 As we slip into Autumn, I’ve bought a few new things and am dreaming of a few others. It’s funny how universal that Back to School urge is; this is the one time of year when it’s incredibly hard to resist freshening up my wardrobe and the house. So far I’ve remained pretty restrained, but … Continue reading Things I like today: October

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Floral bounty http://kateflaim.com/2009/06/floral-bounty/ http://kateflaim.com/2009/06/floral-bounty/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:43:48 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=934 Oh dear…I am down and out with the worst cold I’ve had in years, plus a nasty work deadline and a ton of travel in the last few weeks. I do have lots of food to write about but it’s all on my camera and in lieu of finding the camera to upload the photos, … Continue reading Floral bounty

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Chili, cornbread, and leftovers http://kateflaim.com/2009/05/chili-cornbread-and-leftovers/ http://kateflaim.com/2009/05/chili-cornbread-and-leftovers/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:28:17 +0000 http://katek.wordpress.com/?p=721 It was months ago that I saw a chili recipe on Oh Happy Day and thought “must make.” And, actually, it was months ago that I made it–oops! Jordan called this “Pepper’s Famous Chili,” and I think it’s a great starting point to play with. I’ve made it a couple times and it is a … Continue reading Chili, cornbread, and leftovers

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