I'm in The New York Times!

I have never written a letter to The New York Times, but when I read the article about Zach Motl's tiny apartment, I decided to send one off. Unbelievably, the newspaper decided to print it! Here it is in all it's glory above, and here's the text below:

Re “A Roomy 178 Square Feet,” by Penelope Green (Feb. 11):

No matter the size of his space (at left), I wholeheartedly disagree with Zach Motl’s assessment that you don’t want to cook much in a small space. When I lived in a 265-square-foot studio, I cooked often. On one occasion, I even prepared a lobster dinner for six; while the apartment smelled a little fishy for days, I wouldn’t trade the experience of a home-cooked meal with friends for anything.

LAURA FENTON
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Annie, We Love You

So, I recently mentioned the architecture firm Noroof Architects in a post. In the NYT article about Noroof there was a mention of a woman who had curated an architecture exhibit in Brooklyn; I wrote the name "Annie Coggan" down to look up later. I little digging revealed that Annie Coggan is an architect who decamped to Starkville, Mississippi and opened a cafe. Two posts on Bloesem (here and here) about Annie's work made me fall in love. So, I've been reading her blog, Chairs and Buildings and admiring her work. How amazing are these chairs?!? I am so glad I thought to make a note of her name from that piece.