Admit it: there’s something fun about checking out other people’s houses. No? You don’t love HGTV just as much as the Travel Channel? You don’t browse real estate listings for pleasure reading, or attend open houses just for entertainment? That’s fine; I already knew my family was quirky (popping into open houses used to be part…

Inertia. An object in motion tends to stay in motion, and a blogger not blogging tends to stay not blogging. That’s how I’ve felt this week… this month? September was one of my lightest posting months ever (tied with December 2014, for my fellow useless information hoarders) since I launched Alex in Wanderland, and October’s not…

Getting back on my roundup game! Thanks for putting up with my very tardy monthly wrap-ups. These are some of the juiciest, most comprehensive and most detail-filled posts I write, and hence, they take me a long time to put together. Hope you don’t mind that they come served like fine wine… well-aged and with a…

Greetings from Thailand! I’m over the (super) moon to be back in my home away from home. IT FEELS SO GOOD. I’m here in Southeast Asia again for the forseeable future, and that’s still soaking in. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I spent my first three nights back in Bangkok running errands…

By Tucker Baackes Hi, y’all! It’s Tucker again, back as promised with Part II of my Martha’s Vineyard Memorial Day weekend coverage. Now, first things first, as I know you’ve probably been unable to shake this haunting question since my last post — what is up with my haircut in these photos? Well, here’s the scoop…

By Tucker Baackes Greetings, humans! Man’s best friend here. I know — it’s been a while since we caught up. To be honest, I think my mom was kind of jealous of all the attention I got last time I guest posted. I see it all the time when we go on walks. But considering she’s…