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The other day I went with my girlfriends to Blueplate.
Seriously amazing sliders were eaten (with tomato, cheddar and ridiculously good basil mayo) and yummy soda fountain drinks were had.
I like special times like that.
I felt a bit like I was being transported into another era, a more simple time.
But let's be real, things were never all that simple I am sure.
We can dream, though!
Have you done anything special lately?
I come from a home where sewing happened.
My Mom made many of our dresses, she was part of a sewing team in the 1980's that produced stuffed bunnies with adorable clothing (mine was Rosemary Bunny) and in the 1990's she began quilting.
I'm still hoping that some of that will rub off on me, but my skills are "novice" at best.
Hope you are enjoying these "collections" posts.
Happy Wednesday!
About a year ago, a bunch of Portland photographers and bloggers got together to meet up and shoot some photos. Since then, every once in awhile we meet to hang out and shoot photos.
Yesterday, many of us met at the pumpkin patch to pal around and take some pics.
In true Portland style, it was grey and muddy-but the awesome part about that is grey skies=great light for my camera!
If you'd like to find out more about the original meet-up you can read my posts here and here. To see more photos go here.
Thanks for a great day, ladies!
Each time I visit my parent's house, I love to notice how their yard has changed.
This year tomatoes were growing amongst the wildflowers in the front yard, a big almost black vine had snaked its way up the arbor and these velvet like fuzzy purple flowers were everywhere.
In the backyard, cacti and succulents were bulging out of pots and interesting staghorn ferns grew next to the fountain.
I cannot wait until I have my own yard someday. For now, I can dream about houseplants...
Taste:
-my Mom's home made chocolate sheet cake (my very favorite cake)
Sight:
-beautiful eggs of all shapes and sizes that my Mom has collected over the years
Hear:
-Patsy Cline on constant rotation
Smell:
-cinnamon candles burning
Feel:
-Lucy the cat on my lap
As always, if you are playing along-please leave a link in the comments! Happy Friday!
If you follow this blog you probably know I come from a long line of collectors.
I collect interesting enamelware, old glass jars, vintage linens...I have a huge collection of vintage cameras and a small collection of vintage globes.
My Mother's collections are well stocked and very well curated. I tried to document as many as I could during my trip.
This collection is one of my favorites. She does in fact own several wedding cake toppers that I plan on showing you later (she found the one we used in our wedding) but I really adore these bridesmaid dolls.
We used several of these as decorations at our wedding and I can't get over how funky and colorful they are.
Hope you enjoy!
Hello!
It feels so good to be home. I had a very busy past six days traveling all around and I've got so much to share.
I really didn't even know where to start, but I'd figure I'd start with some eye candy.
These shots were taken at the home of My lovely Aunt Diana. I've written about her before and taken plenty of photos at her house. I could and have spent a lot of time admiring her well thought collections.
Her house is a small country cottage nestled between the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas and orange groves. I dream of owning a house like her's someday...
More to share with you all soon. I must unpack and settle down for now.
Hope you are all well!
