Collecting

"Collect things you love that are authentic to you, and your house becomes your 

story."  -  Erin Flett, Designer

I like to collect old things to photograph. 

A Flower Crown

"A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give."  

 -  Laurel Atherton

What is the last thing a teenage girl wants to do on a Friday afternoon after jumping off the school bus?

Treats

"If you can change your mind, you can change your life."  -  William James

I splurged a little...I bought a big beautiful bouquet of flowers...for myself.

I Missed It

"Look for beauty where it is not supposed to be found." 
-  Claes Oldenburg

"Unexpected intrusions of beauty.  This is what life is."  
 -  Saul Bellow

I missed it.

Driving down the gravel drive my heart sank.  

Fall Is In The AIr

Summer ends and autumn comes, and he who would have thought it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night."  -  Hal Borland

Summer is definitely winding down.

Beauty In The Details

"In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion." 

-  Albert Camus

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."  -  Buddha." 

A Few Photography Quotes

"To me, photography is an art of observation.  It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place...I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them." 

 -  Elliott Erwitt

Caprese Salad

"You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces, just good food from fresh ingredients."  -  Julia Child

My favorite recipes are the simple ones...the recipes I can remember off the top of my head with the fewest ingredients.  The very best recipes are the ones I can use fresh, in-season ingredients from the farmer's wagon down the road and my own basil.