Category Archives: little beauties
i love my comfort zone. quiet, relational, private… us.home really. but yes, i love a good challenge, to push outside the comfort zone & feel the world’s vastness & see beyond our little world we create. today i was realizing it is in my blood to have and savor both. so here’s to embracing the...
it’s just a few days until christmas. the house is cozy and decorated. but the week we just finished was really tough. feeling so tired & overwhelmed, anxious, and… tired… a little camera therapy and re-framing my thoughts to the beauty of a simple christmas. and the true focus of the holiday. simplicity is something...
a few weeks ago, corey villicana walked into my home and gifted me this homemade “snowglobe” i about fell over in awe of a.) how perfectly it goes in my house, & b.) that she made it! i hope to pull it together enough to make some myself before christmas, but if not, i’ll save...
such a bittersweet feeling sorting through the photographs of one of the most amazing, meaningful, beautiful, simple, intricate, creative, and inspiring wedding i have ever attended. maybe because it was ingrid & matt–but it appeared so effortlessly beautiful and natural. we love these two so very deeply and couldn’t be more at peace with...
last night, heaven welcomed my grandpa. my mom’s “daddy”. last night heaven sent a sweet baby too. my sister’s lucia maikalani. lucia meaning “light” maikalani meaning “sent from heaven”. a few days ago we celebrated the union of ingrid & matt, and then said good-bye as they packed their car for vermont. life is full....
a new cookbook — a dreamy cookbook! i drooled over the dessert recipes, dreaming of them. but ended up making a healthy pumpkin bread with whole wheat flour and milled flax instead. kinda boring compared to all i saw… but a delicious end to our day for sure.the ocean has been amazing through our recent...
i love so much about our little town. and walking through the neighborhoods to our farmers market sealed the deal (well i think it was already sealed….). engaging the senses and feeling inspired to put all that color on our table. we walked home and all the neighborhood kids came over to play with gavin,...
pink!! my little buds turned into lovely pink camelias, just in time to make it feel a bit more like spring is on its way.
somehow, it seems like personal blog posts have been limited this month to part A and part B. the month has been flying by and pictures piling up. a few snipits and adventures and events filling our lives lately (and a song for johan in honor of his birthday)happy birthday to johan. (pic with iphone...