stripes

Just some stripes for Wednesday. Still working on sifting through a massive pile of Vermont photos, but this one stands out because of it graphic-ness (is graphic-ness a word?)

Sometimes...

you just need to wear a purple dress with red shoes...

and have a little twirl.

On the beauty of fabric

I received this adorable bag from Fog Linen Work for my birthday and am in love with it.

When I first heard of Fog Linen a few years ago I fell pretty hard for pretty much everything they sell and after having a serious talk with myself in which phrases like 'need to exercise restraint' and 'maybe you shouldn't put everything in the store in your cart' were used I decided to quietly lust from afar.

Since then I've received several pieces from them and all are so lovely and well made. I can already tell that this bag will be getting a lot of use.

Balancing act

One of the recent projects I've been working on is taking engagement photos for my lovely friend Erin and her fiancee, Josh. I am still working through all the shots, but wanted to post this one because it makes me so very happy.

Aren't they cute?

This year...

Summertime and the living is cheesy

Vermont is the best. Cheese. Ice Cream and PYGMY GOATS.

Having just returned from a trip to this glorious dairy-infused fantasyland and finding myself with a project list that holds approximately two million items I am afraid that I have been quite the negligent blogger but am trying to reform and will be back soon with a slew of recent work and photos.

For the present, I leave you with my fly-infested, lovable little friend.

Happy Monday!

The week in Tumblrs 7.8.11

Oh boy was this week a busy one.

On Monday, the actual 4th, Anthony and I flew home from South Carolina. We missed the holiday display of fireworks, but since they are in abundance in SC, I'm sure we'll get a show in at least once before the summer is over.

Ah, the glamour of operating a small theatre company. Wishbone's artistic director, John Mark, and I attended a healthy (3.5 hours!!!) lecture this week on the rules and regulations of achieving 501-C3 (tax exempt) status. It was run by a wonderful organization called Lawyers for the Creative Arts and was actually quite fascinating. You should see the stack of paperwork we've got to fill out!

Speaking of Wishbone, I've been working on a new identity for it which necessitates delving into the pantone world.

Oh, scooters. They seem like such the perfect mode of city transportation and it is fun to flirt with the idea of owning one (in this particular daydream flirtation, the harsh reality of only being able to actually use a scooter 5 months out of the year doesn't figure. Because that's what daydreams are for, dammit). Anthony found a place north of the city that restores vintage Vespas so we went to check it out. They were cute, we drooled and then took our scooter-less selves back home and continued to dream.

Fireworks and food

Fourth of July was pretty spectacular this year.

I hate overpacking. I spent so much time on the road my first few years at work that I got pretty adept at fitting an entire week's worth of clothes into a backpack and since that time will do just about anything to avoid a) checking a bag and b) having to worry about overhead bin space. And I like clothes. A lot. But I like just carrying one small bag through the airport even more.

All this to say that I've started keeping a stash of summer clothes at the lake so that I can pop a pair of shorts and a t-shirt in my purse and head on my way. This hat is actually Anthony's, but I've adopted it as it provides the perfect amount of shade for reading in the sun.

My dad is a huge fan of Mark Twain, so I got him the first volume of MT's musings for his birthday. 

I spent the weekend nursing this particular addiction. Actually, Megan and my cousin are both immersed in the series as well, so there was some pretty extreme geekage going on. Winter is Coming!

We went on an excursion to Wal Mart and lo and behold they carrie Essie! Megan and I splurged on some summer colors.

Mom likes to fatten us up when we come home. This was by our side the entire weekend. When not eating candy, we stuffed our faces with the following items:

 A gigantic pork shoulder.

Some incredible homemade bread.

Pre-dinner drinky drinks.

Steak and mushrooms.

Sinfully delicious mini cinnamon rolls.

The most decadent chocolate cake known to man.

All in all it was a wonderful weekend filled with family and food and oh-so-much fun.