palentine's day

Dress by Jill Stuart vintage, TBA top, necklace by Lulu Frost  

Dress by Sretsis, Headband by Lunatic, Necklace by Lulu Frost

Vintage necklace, Lunatic Headband, TBA dress 

Vintage necklace, Lunatic Headband, TBA dress 

Shoes by Miu Miu O_O

Dress by ASOS Salon, Top by TBA, Headband by It's Okay My Dear

Dress by TBA

Happy Valentine's Day! A few "outtakes" from a shoot Agnes did for Audrey Grace. It was a nice (and rare) occasion, playing dressing up in pretty new clothes and shoes. I thought these rather fitting for this particularly pink day of the year.

Landon and I are moderate Valentine's day celebrators, I don't think we've ever ventured out for a v-day meal nor have I ever been presented (or presented him with) a stuffy and mylar balloon combo but we certainly don't dislike the "holiday" (any excuse to consume superflous amounts of chocolate and pasta).

Today we shipped off five of Landon's paintings to new homes in Sweden, it's always bittersweet to see them go, I grow attached to them when they hang about our house. After shipping we ventured into the city with Siri to visit Amy's flower pop-up. Amy, if you're not yet familiar, is something of a wizard with floral arrangements. I had a mini lesson courtesy of another flower connoisseur, Siri, on various flower names. Amy made us a most beautiful arrangement and we went off for coffee and a visit with another artist, this time of pet portraits. We were warmly welcomed into Mimi Vang Olsen's studio/shop where we visited with her two kitties and purchased a handful of her (1 dollar!!) post cards (Landon had her sign his, she addressed it "to my Valentine Landon" in red marker, cheeky). After that the three of us wandered over to C.O. Bigelow where I sprayed generous amounts of "Milk of Flowers" on my coat, I think it might be my favourite smell. (Landon, should you be reading this, and I know you will since you love visiting your namesake blog, my birthday is only 10 months away and, well, you know.)

I hope you are all are enjoying a warm evening with the person/people you love!

Photos by: Agnes Thor
Styled by: Jaclyn Bethany

01/24/10

Yesterday was spent recovering from previous night's activities (Company exhibition was super! Saw loads of smiling faces that I've been missing on the east coast. I hope you enjoyed the show if you made it out!) and on the road to Arizona so I missed the opportunity to make this post on the proper date. That date being the celebration of birth of my beloved California companion and talented photographer Aimee Brodeur. Happy Birthday my beautiful friend, I hope it was a joyous occasion filled with delicious snacks, friends and possibly a bulldog puppy? I wish I could have been there to storm you with love and kisses! You've brought such joy to my life and I eagerly anticipate the day that sees us all in the same city again. You are an inspiration and a bright star. I wish you love, joy and many adventures in your new age!

I love you my Aimee.






(above two pictures taken by her talented love Michael, also pictured, poking her nose)







(See Aimee's gorgeous photographs here.  Her photography is an adventure - a sumptuous feast for the eyes.)

a very special monkey box

my "special guest" fled the nest early this morning and has left me moping around the bed area for the remainder of the day (i guess it's still early though it's been dark for a good hour already). my dazzling roommate for the week was my one and only best friend forever Rebecca Berg. Rebecca and i met playing angels in chorus at our church holiday recital, we bonded over the same blue nail-polish and an unbridled affection for dollhouses and the rest is history! i remember talking on the phone for hours and thinking about how being with her made me feel the way i felt when swooning over the opposite sex, excited and wanting more time with her. she is my Diana, my kindred spirit, my bosom buddy. we travelled much the same path through high-school as good and goofy christian girls, hippie kids, ska kids, rave kids, emo kids and from there settling into our "own kids". We've lived together, travelled together, crushed on the same boys together, driven golfcarts through home-made obstacle courses together, gotten matching tattoos (of eachother's initials) together, ruined our onstage performances with giggles together and eaten much food on my mum's kitchen floor together. when landon and i planned to get married in three weeks she found that she was not able to join us on such short notice, my magnanimous dad saw that i could not be married without her and flew her out as a surprise the night before the wedding and she stood beside me wearing an almost matching white dress. She is presently taking courses in film and theater production and is an incredibly gifted maker of masks, imitation marble, sculptures, and most importantly (to my taste buds) curry. I'm crestfallen to see her leave but am happy that we are no longer residing on opposite ends of the content and only a (depending on how far in advance you book it) 24 dollar bus ride and a border separate us. so here is to you, my most beautiful and special friend, Rebecca. I love and cherish you forever.

watch us grow! missing some years, and some are not the best representatives but i, unfortunately, only have the few oldies that people have been so kind as to upload to facebook and tag me in as my photo collection is presently hidden away somewhere in my grandpa's garage.
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