All American

 

The Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, June 2011.

Wishing you a very happy 4th of July...!

A Most Fantastical Morning Walk

A chilly morning in Northern California wine country was warmed by the company of family, and beauty in all directions...

40% Off Holiday Sale + Pinterest Gift Guide

Hello and Happy Monday! I hope you had a peacefully rejuvenating holiday weekend.

This week, get 40% Off all photographs (including prints already on sale) with Coupon Code "Holiday40". Shop Roadside Photographs on etsy or Able + Baker.

And...

What was I doing at 5:00 this morning? Creating a Pinterest Holiday Gift Guide! (Do you love Pinterest as much as I do?)

My Holiday Gift Guide features gifts and stocking stuffers from $2 - $160, and includes a few of my photographs and some Able + Baker originals, as well as an array of items to love from other Independent Designers, Artists, and Vintage sellers.

If you're looking to support Independent Designers and small businesses this holiday season, my Pinboard may be a fun place to start.

I'll be adding more items throughout the week, including items from fellow Unique LA participants. Have I mentioned that I'm participating in Unique LA this weekend? It's going to be one busy and exciting week!

What is my Gift Guide missing? Send me links of the products you're loving this holiday season... I'd love to see.

Thanks everyone, I hope you have a great day!

Sunlight & Season

Feeling thankful for

Josh. Even when it's not easy, we smile and laugh every day.

Family.
Nieces and nephews, I love love love those faces.
Friends, old and new.
A recently discovered box of old photo albums,
and the wave of memory that came with.
sunlight and warmth
the feel of home
cameras and lenses
music and melody
health and healing
butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon
You, wherever you are, reading this

I hope your holiday is filled with love, warmth, and wonder....

Scenes from a Train Window

Thanksgiving morning, 2002, Josh and I boarded a train in California, en route to Chicago. The trip would take a couple of days, and we were terrificly excited. When we boarded the train it was nearly empty, so they offered us a Sleeper Car at a fantastic discount. We jumped at the opportunity to have a cabin of our very own. I remember that I baked two batches of cookies, Molasses and Chocolate Chip, so we'd be sure to have a tasty Thanksgiving Day dessert. As it turns out, when you get a Sleeper Car, you also get three hot meals per day in the Dining Car, including dessert. Oh well, no such thing as too many cookies right?! We were treated to a Thanksgiving feast complete with turkey and mashed potatoes, served on their finest railroad china. It was so much fun to share this special meal with complete strangers. As west met east, the scenery transformed from sunny to snowy. We spent hours gazing out the Observation Car windows, and swapping stories with fellow travel-by-train adventurers. One of my favorite Thanksgivings ever...

Chicago!

Happy Monday, I hope you had a wonderful holiday...