This past weekend I had the pleasure of going on my first camping trip of the season, with some of my favorite camp buddies. While we'd originally planned to go back to the redwoods in California, gas money and search & rescue training kept us closer to home. We ended up setting up camp at Salmon River, near Welches, OR. As usual, camping involved plenty of delicious food cooked over a campfire, plenty of booze, and plenty of laughter. I also got a chance to try rock clim

A friend texted earlier that tonight's a new moon. It's perfect timing because I just accepted a new job today. The universe literally aligned for me. According to the internets, the new moon in Gemini nudges us towards our next evolution. {Insert nerdy X-Men joke here.} I don't usually follow the stars, but I do f-ing love looking at them. I lived in New York for almost 9 years, and only saw a handful there due to the light pollution. Every time I got away from the ci

A photo of a photo being taken by the glorious Lizzy. She's working on an exciting project that I will surely be sharing with you soon! #misc #travel

Slightly obsessed with the green anemones. #travel #misc

My favorite thing about living in Portland is how close it is to so many amazing climates. Snow-capped volcanic mountains, high desert, the Columbia river gorge, and, not to be outdone, the Oregon coast. Without a car, I am at the mercy of friends to take me to these places, so when my amazing friend Lizzy asked if I wanted to take a day trip to the coast, my response was literally "Yesssssssssss." The Oregon coast is not like the beaches I frequented on the east coast, the

I love British illustrator Charlotte Lucie Farmer (even her name is swell!), and, through her, discovered the lovely and also British homewares company New House Textiles. They sell tea towels and mugs and other items illustrated by Farmer, as well as other well-designed items for the home. I just got an e-mail that they're offering 20% off of everything on their online shop through May 12th when you use code SEEDS14. If I could shop right now I would invest in some more of

One last shot of friends looking happy. #misc #travel #camping

Another photo from my trip to Fern Canyon in the Prarie Creek Redwoods State Park. #camping #misc #travel

The very first thing I wanted to share with you were a few photos from a trip I took last year with some amazing friends. T took us down to one of her favorite places in the world, a little campsite in the redwoods in the northernmost part of the California coast. We were only there for one night, but it was as magical as she promised. Within the park was also the stunning Fern Canyon, where these photos were taken. The canyon is lined in different types of ferns and other