Rest has become something we earn once the list is done, and the list is never done. Here's the case for doing nothing on purpose, plus a few small ways to practice it this fall.

Rosh Hashanah is built around sweetness on purpose, apples in honey, a challah with extra sugar in the wash. Here's how I make sure the whole night feels that way too, for a table of six or a table of thirty-six.

Somewhere along the way, setting the table became something we only do for company. Here's the case for doing it every night, plus exactly what I use to make an ordinary Tuesday dinner feel considered.

Fall asks a lot of us. Here are four low-effort ways to make this the coziest one yet, from porch styling to apple picking season.

Introducing a new series on the things worth bringing back, starting with the lost art of the handwritten note. Here's why it still matters, and a challenge to get you writing again.

A note on celebrating 250 years with honesty, inclusivity, and a really good water fight.

Summer is full of moments waiting to become memories ; here's how to make this one count.