2019-09-02: I’m at this point now where I’ve knit the raglan increases for my (Ruby’s) #flaxlightsweater and I …
2017-03-13: Eny and Carson’s Savannah apartment: Handmade furniture, ceramics, and art (inspiration …
2017-02-14: Savannah; February 2017
2017-01-05: I am so grateful for these pillows. When I see them still sitting around my studio they remind me of …
2016-11-16: These last few weeks have been hard, stressful, and tiring but also incredibly inspiring, fun, and …
2016-10-24: Scenes from October in Nashville and Asheville. I spent last week with my family in NC. The drive …
2016-10-17: Last winter I made a few pom pom ornaments for my Christmas tree from yarn I had around the house. I …
2016-08-19: The fullness of these drawers and the colors of the contents is surely a sign that I need to make …
2016-08-18: Shipped this custom order bunny last week! It’s fun to see how different each animal’s …
2016-08-04: This little friend is waiting to go on his next adventure A few special animals are slowly making …
2016-08-02: June/July 2016 deeeeeeeeep in vacation mode
2016-06-06: Percy Priest Lake. Our ocean away from ocean. There are hiking trails along it that have little …
2016-05-31: A sweet classic teddy for one of my best pals. She had a baby boy this spring and I hope he’ll …
2016-04-11: Whipped up this little mattress, blanket, pillow set for one of the pocket pals one morning last …
2016-04-01: When I was in kindergarten I had a dress that had a small pocket designed for a little stuffed kitty …
2016-03-17: If you’re following my instagram you may have seen that I now have an active open shop! I’m slowly …
2016-03-10: I have loved to make things with my hands ever since I can remember. One of my favorite memories as …
2016-02-20: February My favorite comfort breakfast these days is just grits and scrambled eggs, prepared in a …
2016-02-19: Tiny things. I don’t think I could ever tire of making them. Pictured: Pink pillow made from …
2016-02-10: Winter is cold walks, frozen cheeks, hot drinks, yarn and needles, thrifting and repurposing, …
2016-01-20: First snow in our new home. It was the best day.
2015-11-02: home
2015-09-28: San Diego –> Nashville
2015-09-28: One last roll of film from our California life. I will miss these porch dinners and the people who …
2015-08-23: Ocean Isle August 2015 I never knew a week could be filled with so many conflicting emotions before …
2015-08-22: Simon Jennings Child’s first bath. Ocean Isle, NC 2015.
2015-07-14: Venice, CA - May 2015.
2015-07-08: Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. June 2015.
2015-07-07: Five years of marriage! We celebrated by driving up the coast to Big Sur. We have wanted to do it …
2015-06-30: This summer is finally here. I’m not excited about it for reasons that others usually are. I …
2015-06-23: My sister Lauren is having a baby boy! She and her husband Nathan told our family over Christmas …
2015-06-20: Made some handmade clothes for the fox. I love how proud he looks to be donning the new duds. Both …
2015-06-20: Made some handmade clothes for the fox. I love how proud he looks to be donning the new duds. Both …
2015-06-19: Sometimes all I can think when I look at our bed is how luxurious it would be to be able to crawl …
2015-06-17: Finished the little fox over the weekend. Spent a good amount of time trying to decide if it’s …
2015-06-11: Little fox body parts all waiting to be given life. With a needle and yarn and some fluffy cotton …
2015-06-10: Here lie some of the pretty handkerchiefs and bits of fabric I have found at the thrift store. When …
2015-06-09: I feel lucky to have had some friends, aquaintances, and even strangers reach out to me to place …
2015-05-11: Hudson. From crawling to eating his first birthday cake on my first roll of black and white film …
2015-04-30: More little cotton rabbits stuffed animals. Because friends love ‘em. And I can’t get …
2015-04-17: True love
2015-04-09: Leah - December 2014
2015-04-01: reflect
2015-03-31: This little sweater was knitted for a real life baby, but the closest thing to a baby in my home is …
2015-03-17: It was warm these past few days. Open windows and fans but no air conditioning. Guacamole and …
2015-03-06: I have come to realize that there is something completely magical about the simple and cleansing act …
2015-03-06: I have come to realize that there is something completely magical about the simple and cleansing act …
2015-02-23: A knitted raccoon for a sweet boy’s second birthday. I can’t get over how cute this thing is. I …
2015-02-20: Elfin Forest - Escondido, CA
2015-02-06: Julian, CA - October 2014
2015-02-05: Middle of nowhere, CA - November 2014.
2015-01-13: Little Lakes Valley, California - November 2014.
2014-12-31: Tiny humans with tiny dogs. Little Lakes Valley, California. November 2014.
2014-10-22: After knitting the bunny for my friend’s baby shower it became obvious to me that I had …
2014-10-20: I found this bunny pattern three days before a baby shower. I already had a gift planned but I was …
2014-10-17: Making things with my hands is my favorite thing to do. I always get so excited about the holidays …
2014-10-16: I like that it looks like my camera was wearing rose colored glasses when I took these. Always full …
2014-07-30: There is no greater bliss than swimming multiple times a day and taking only outdoor showers the …
2014-07-28: Ocean Isle, NC 2014 (2012 here & here)
2014-06-27: Married four years yesterday. This fourth year means we have been married longer than we dated. In …
2014-06-26: Oceanside Pier. March 2014.
2014-06-19: An unexpected outcome from a roll of film. One of life’s most simple pleasures. The kind that turn a …
2014-05-15: “I think I already understand about life: pretty good, some problems.” - Sam Lamott at age sevenFrom …
2014-04-09: Joshua Tree. The desert is another world. Made me feel tiny like the ocean does. We want to go back …
2014-03-02: Rain makes us miss the east.
2014-02-27: Some film from last month. Beach bonfire in January. Tower 30, Carlsbad State Beach.
2014-02-24: Good things lately: Early mornings with Meryl in the yard. Seeing pink sky and purple mountains. …
2014-02-19: Our home is my favorite place to be. It changes a little bit everyday. I am one of those people who …
2014-02-14: We adopted Meryl a week and a half ago. Feels like longer. Feels like she has always been here. She …
2014-01-23: These days are warm and require red pants and sweater tanks. Our backyard cactus sprouted a huge …
2014-01-16: A walk around the neighborhood. Good for what ails you.
2014-01-10: A good long visit to our one of our most beloved cities. Snow came on our last day. It made it even …
2013-12-05: I told Jeff the beach may be my favorite in December. Empty, chilly. The birds own it in winter. The …
2013-12-03: Thanksgiving weekend. Sequoia national park. We walked around, among, and through the largest things …
2013-12-01: Hwy 395
2013-11-13: Our new home is something between a house, a cottage, a studio apartment, and a camp cabin. We don’t …
2013-11-06: Hello! So many life changes since the last photos shared. We moved from our apartment to a tiny …
2013-09-03: A heat wave in san diego county is not the same as the heat of my childhood. Here you can fix it …
2013-08-01: One of our favorite things to do is ride around our neighborhood with the top down and look at …
2013-07-22: We went to visit some dear friends from Savannah in their new home in Pennsylvania last week. The …
2013-06-13: jeff took these photos and i love them (giraffes!!). if we ever move from california i think we will …
2013-06-04: I think I will get in the water next time I’m at the beach. I’ll walk in up to my knees …
2013-06-03: june already.
2013-04-29: I am feeling inspired by alotta things lately. All I want to do is sew and cook and organize and do …
2013-04-22: Summer arrived this weekend. Used book sale perusing, sewing, thrifting, coffee and cinnamon rolls …
2013-03-08: The view from the car is much different here. Eastern North Carolina and Savannah were filled with …
2013-02-28: bears at the zoo. doin’ what bears do.
2013-02-27: How quickly life changes on us. I got a job. I didn’t do much to get it, actually. It was one …
2013-01-28: She’s 50 today and she doesn’t look it. She has gardening muscles and a humble and sweet spirit. …
2013-01-24: Our weekend included a spontaneous hiking trip after church that ended with a ridiculous sunset view …
2013-01-18: January is promising me that things will become routine, and our life here will feel whole and full …
2013-01-14: Two pregnant friends in winter means brainstorming, gathering supplies, and putting them together to …
2012-12-28: It’s funny how holidays sort of become completely different when you grow up. And somehow parts of …
2012-12-18: I’ve become an elf in the past couple of weeks. I made the star on our tree, Christmas cards, …
2012-11-21: We are slowly collecting furniture for our space. Right now the floors and walls are almost empty …
2012-10-31: Fall List: spring cleaning in october night-time car rides along the beach furniture hunting/yard …
2012-10-26: Two photos from today. There are not a lot of places I’d rather be when the two of us are …
2012-10-22: Last month at Mt. Mitchell, the highest in the Appalachians. A part of me feels very at home in …
2012-10-18: We made a portion of this wedding with our two sets of hands. I like seeing the details that we …
2012-10-16: We haven’t watched the sun set on the ocean since we were in the Marshall Islands. There have been …
2012-10-11: I have reached the west coast and am in California with my favorite person. Observations: For anyone …
2012-09-21: Sometimes when they act like this, randomly on the top level of a parking garage on the way to …
2012-09-19: Photos: i. Last spinach, goat cheese, and roasted tomato pie at my favorite spot to eat. The food …
2012-09-17: In the flurry of vacating our apartment, our gracious and best friends let us into their home and …
2012-09-13: We drove east for my big sister’s wedding shower last weekend. Watched the sun rise from the car, …
2012-09-12: First photo: my North Carolina view Second photo: Jeff’s California view I dropped Jeff off at the …
2012-08-28: Still goodbye-ing…Jeff and I are both a little bit more excited for our new home than we are sad to …
2012-08-21: There are so many details that it would take a long chat and a good meal to tell you the story, but …
2012-08-09: My favorite streets downtown are the little ones in between bigger streets. What you see from their …
2012-08-07: Snippets of Cairo and Thomasville, Georgia. Last week I learned to drive my friend’s stick shift car …
2012-08-02: These are my favorite pots. There are lots of them total and most of them do not look like this. But …
2012-07-31: Coffee on the front stoop and quiet evenings making spicy thai noodles and watching the rain. There …
2012-07-27: I grew up in my mom’s garden. Honeysuckle, onion grass, and dirt are the aromas of my childhood. I …
2012-07-26: On my birthday we went to the magical swamp land known as Cypress Gardens. I loved it even through …
2012-07-25: Been trying to soak up this city lately. It’s easy for me to forget to just be. To remember that …
2012-07-24: just leah being leah. books and ginger beer in the park during her last visit.
2012-07-23: charleston Even though Charleston and Savannah are sister cities, there is something about Charleston that I …
2012-07-18: The canal behind the beach house is good for doing underwater gymnastics, floating on our backs, …
2012-07-17: We spent a perfect week at my family’s beach house last week. I don’t want to ruin it with words, …
2012-07-06: When it rains we get the sound of fat drops hitting our sky light in our living room ceiling. It’s …
2012-07-05: We headed to the beach in the early morning before the rest of America arrived. For two hours,the …
2012-07-03: Just got film from this mountain weekend developed. I thought the whole roll might be ruined becuase …
2012-07-02: I mentioned I took a ceramics class and that I fell in love. That is true, but it wasn’t because the …
2012-06-28: My parents fell in love with the mountains of North Carolina when I was young. Living in coastal …
2012-06-27: An anniversary dinner. At home. Because it’s been far too long since I was able to be in my kitchen …
2012-05-03: Earlier this week I had my last class of the semester. Since then, when I should have been working …
2012-04-30: This weekend. There were two outdoor movie nights in the park and sketching/ resumé writing in the …
2012-04-18: It’s the time of year when Savannah is the only place I want to be. Perfect weather and smells and …
2012-04-17: a few more photos from our friends’ wedding a few weeks ago…
2012-04-13: This pretty sister of mine visited for her spring break and I skipped school to have lazy adventures …
2012-04-02: Some friends of ours got married this weekend in a little chapel with brick floors and a balcony …
2012-03-19: St. Patrick’s weekend spent in downtown Savannah is a little bit crazy. But when you mix it up with …
2012-03-16: photos: 1 & 2 - light dances3 - growth between bricks4 - breakfast by the windows5 - view
2012-03-12: In winter, even here where there is no snow to transform the landscape, the beach is an entirely …
2012-03-05: Our sandwiches were ruined but it was fun to feel the wind push against our backs and watch the sand …
2012-03-03: Having Jeff back home after a week out of town means boring things turn fun, broken things get …
2012-02-21: This weekend on film. Leah finished shooting her first roll of film while we were visiting Asheville …
2012-01-28: It’s my momma’s birthday today. The only way to understand how much I miss her is to have known her …
2012-01-18: Sketching and being in my kitchen take up most of my free time these days. I like it this way. …
2012-01-13: Some January pictures from my phone. Happy Weekend!!! P.S. Watching this trailer over and over. It …
2012-01-09: Jeff and I shot and developed my first roll of film over the weekend. I’m in love. This sweet girl …
2012-01-02: This year is starting off great. Happy 2012! Pictures from a walk on the beach after Christmas. The …
2011-12-29: We spent Christmas with Jeff’s family in a little town in eastern North Carolina that we both love. …
2011-12-21: I made this little book of seasons for my final project in my Intro to Craft class. I transferred …
2011-12-19: On Friday night, we went to a free viewing of Home Alone in the Lucas Theater downtown. Before the …
2011-12-16: Happy because…. Lately I have time to bake and make and read. Today I found out I got good …
2011-12-12: This weekend Jeff and I went on a Muppet Movie date and laughed more than anyone else there (If you …
2011-12-05: Sipping on salted hot chocolate mochas day and night. I just made it to page 7 1/2 of an 8 page …
2011-12-02: We held this tiny bundle over Thanksgiving weekend. Only a few days old, I don’t remember the last …
2011-11-28: Played with kitties, neighborhood doggies, and hay bails at Mom Mom’s house. Played scrabble and ate …
2011-11-16: Look at Savannah these days…I’m so proud. It’s turning into a foggy, multi-colored, acorn covered …
2011-11-07: This weekend was especially good because: We walked to a wonderful place and shared an enormous …
2011-11-05: We went on a walk to grab a bite to eat. I skipped through the squaresand made Jeff do something …
2011-10-23: life is a blur lately. so much to think about; my brain never stops. autumn is being wonderful to us …
2011-10-16: Last night we made an apple crisp, hid in friends’ backyard, and surprised a brand new bride to be …
2011-10-16: jeff is home, not away on busniess. pumpkins are materializing everywhere.apple crisp for a friend’s …
2011-10-10: My friend Lara graduated from SCAD last year and just launched her Fall 2011 clothing line. She is …
2011-10-10: Lately we have been leaving the windows open, baking and eating pumkin cobbler in celebration of my …
2011-10-03: A weekend of open windows and doors, pumpkin beer, nutella pancakes, mexican food in the breeze + …
2011-09-28: Trying to come up with a sketch for a painting assignment inspired bythis place. This is very hard …
2011-09-27: my husband made this heart out of magnets on the fridge. i like him.
2011-09-17: My big sister Lauren and her bf Nathan came to town last week. Having Lauren in town is a wonderful …
2011-09-07: She’s growing up so big. She has lots of teeth and bangs, says things like “whoa,” and tries to say …
2011-09-02: We’re going off to have some family time for Labor Day weekend!! Hope everyone has some fun last …
2011-08-30: Did you know these cute kids have been married 25 years as of last week? They amaze me and make me …
2011-08-26: I have been in school for two weeks. This schedule of mine is so nice, but I have had much less time …
2011-08-19: I think the walmart parking lot has some of the best sunsets around. I am a busy person nowdays. …
2011-08-17: Lauren, You are so fun, creative, and adventurous. I miss your amazing cooking and being silly with …
2011-08-15: After playing with kids, doing crafts, and getting last-minute-stressful-school-things sorted out …
2011-08-10: Jeff got a new bike and started riding to work* (!!!) We spontaneously/accidentally went on a ten …
2011-08-08: Jeff and I met my family at my grandparent’s beach house last week. We ate delicious …
2011-08-01: One: We’re leaving for my family’s beach house tomorrow! I can’t wait to see everyone’s faces and be …
2011-07-28: school madness…lots of waiting in lines and making phone calls and filling out forms. to combat…lots …
2011-07-25: We walked to Papillote, one of my favorite little places in Savannah, for dinner. It’s like a fancy …
2011-07-20: I made a birthday breakfast at 5am. We ate it in the dark. It was early but I jumped out of bed at …
2011-07-19: Jeff is 23 today. I’m still not used to calling him husband. I love it, but it makes me feel all …
2011-07-18: This past weekend might have been the best one of my life. A man gave me a free bike!! That happens …
2011-07-15: i: speckled street.ii: parked in just the right place.iii: drops.iv: floor crafting.v: gazing.vi: …
2011-07-13: Sometime last year. On the long drive home from visiting Jeff at school.
2011-07-05: we are both a very rosy shade of pink & full of corn on the cob and watermelon. a very good way …
2011-06-27: How can one year feel so long and so short at the same time? Yesterday was our ONE YEAR anniversary. …
2011-06-21: They came to help us move last weekend (which was beyond helpful. Not sure how it would have gotten …
2011-06-19: Dad. you are handsome and funny. thanks for taking me camping and teaching me how to surf.i can’t …
2011-06-09: You know when you spend the day at the beach (eating, swimming, reading, swimming, napping, …
2011-06-04: i loved this week. Reasons: Got a letter in the mail from Greece. Picked up keys to the new apartment. {stared at the …
2011-06-01: Between watching Whale Rider and The Endless Summer, eating coconut frozen yogurt, and spending …
2011-05-16: Our plans for this weekend were to go to the movies and a church picnic. Instead, we spent one …
2011-05-11: I want to go to Paris. I am pretty sure that even the ugly things are nice there. My dad went on a …
2011-05-08: My mama: the sweetest, most beautiful, most selfless woman I know. When I was younger I wanted my …
2011-05-03: I loved my childhood. If you asked me what things make a childhood great, I would list the following …
2011-04-27: I am sewing another tank. Listening to Edith Piaf. Drinking iced nutella lattes. And it’s raining …
2011-04-26: My cutie pie dad in the early 70s. In case anyone was wondering where my hair came from… In middle …
2011-04-25: Lately I’ve been getting everything together so I can go back to school in the fall. It turns out I …
2011-04-21: Scanning some old family pictures that my parents gave me last weekend. I love them all and can’t …
2011-04-15: 1: Jeff being surprised and a tiny bit offended that I didn’t inform him of my haircut. 2, 3, + 4: …
2011-04-13: Daytime adventures, nighttime cooking + movie watching. I could get used to this. Leah, please move …
2011-04-11: Leah and Jeff with some of the dead jellies that washed up all over the beach. Parents being in …
2011-04-07: old picture of me and leah.
2011-04-04: When I was in high school, I was interested in sewing so my mom taught me how and I made a few …
2011-04-02: Over the past few months, I have spent hours and days stalking craigslist, emailing about a thousand …
2011-03-23: Bread has become one of my favorite things to make because of the long periods of rest it needs. It …
2011-03-21: Got up before 8 (a miracle) on Saturday to go yard sale-ing. Bought a vintage wool coat for a …
2011-03-18: Juice drinking is still serious business My hair is still an unruly mess Bench sitting with my …
2011-03-17: For some reason, lately I have been really into oats. I was never a fan of oatmeal growing up and I …
2011-03-16: because with all that’s going on in the world… the full size bed that jeff and i share suddenly …
2011-03-11: I’ve been trying to make the best of Jeff being out of town on business (he’s like a real grown up!) …
2011-02-28: Remedies for a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekMake oatmeal on the stove and add all of …
2011-02-23: The first valentines day that Jeff and I were together (2007, whaaaat?), I made him cheesecake bites …
2011-02-22: i love: pretty purple trees in the middle of a range of greens. jorts in february. going to the park …
2011-02-17: I love this place so so much. I mentioned that Jeff and I flew out to the Marshall Islands over the …
2011-02-16: A quilt, a jar of tea, salads, bare feet, and sunshine. I can already tell how much I’m …
2011-02-09: Two trips to the bus. (vanilla hazelnut cream soda + dark chocolate latte with peppermint). Lots of …
2011-01-27: I’m sick. Other than that though, I’ve been having a really good week for a few reasons. Jeff has …
2011-01-21: First picture: beat up leather bag I bought at goodwill in Asheville. Perfect for carrying …
2011-01-18: Jeff had a four day weekend from work so we drove to Asheville for a family visit. We got to play in …
2011-01-12: Jeff and I were craving something sweet after dinner the other night and I found this recipe for …
2011-01-11: Jeff and I rode around the historic district Saturday morning to look at the houses and pick out …
2010-12-30: When I woke up the morning after Christmas and remembered that there had been a chance of snow, I …
2010-12-22: Sometimes I have a hard time doing fun things by myself. I’ll wait until Jeff is off work or friends …
2010-11-22: This weekend was so good, I don’t think I could make it better if I tried. We (Jeff) finally fixed …
2010-11-16: Happy Birthday to the man who made me play tee-ball when I was little (even though I sat in the …
2010-11-15: This weekend was just what I needed. My mom, dad, and little sister Leah came to visit from NC for …
2010-11-05: Everything about this apple crisp reminds me of being at home with my family during the holidays and …
2010-10-26: This is what it looked like outside our apartment last night right before it got dark. Everything …
2010-10-22: Every time I go kayaking I think I fall in love with Savannah a little bit more. It was gorgeous …
2010-10-19: I have been wanting to go inside the Paris Market & Brocante ever since I first saw it downtown, …
2010-10-06: On Saturday I got to see what Savannah looks like from a hotel rooftop. I think it is just as …
2010-10-01: There is nothing I would rather do on a rainy day than stay indoors and bake something sweet. I love …
2010-09-24: …because unfortunately in Savannah the first week of fall doesn’t necessarily mean picnic weather. …
2010-09-21: I am looking forward to fall so much more this year than most because it has been so HOT this …
2010-09-15: Today is my little sister Leah’s 16th birthday! Isn’t she the cutest? This little girl is one of my …
2010-09-10: I’m not gonna lie and say I don’t have a latte every morning. But this morning I get to have a …
2010-08-28: I was looking for a recipe for cocoa brownies the other day since I didn’t have any chocolate chips …
2010-08-23: My parents have been married for 24 years today! I am very proud of them and love them so so much. …
2010-08-17: Today is my big sister’s 22nd birthday! I can’t believe it. It seems like we should still be riding …
2010-08-16: Jeff and I had a long weekend of walking downtown, making delicious dinners and breakfasts, car …