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 ende...

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...

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!

Slightly obsessed with the green anemones.

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...

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-desig...

One last shot of friends looking happy.

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

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...