bare legs & frog legs

 This week it was FINALLY warm enough to go without tights! Which is slightly bittersweet because it made me realize just how pale my poor Washington legs are, but I was so overjoyed to see the sun that I couldn't waste time caring about such things. I literally skipped around town: Spring is here! 

You've seen this dress before, all wrapped up in tights and boots, and it is still one of my favorites. The star print on it makes me want to read a book about astronomy, or at least a Kurt Vonnegut book about space travel...it also makes me want to twirl about, but that's another story. 

A few other photos from my week: 

Last weekend some friends & I participated in the Bellingham Art Walk, where different venues all over downtown display various mediums of art. We grabbed drinks & frog legs first then saw a few of the exhibits including a toaster art gallery, art done by prison inmates, and art made from recycled books. Events like this are of the reasons I love living here. Also, frogs legs aren't bad. Just try 'em.

What do y'all have planned for the weekend? Here's hoping for more sunshine!

dress: H&M, coat: Sugarlips, belt & purse: thrifted, boots: Charlotte Russe

a day in the city

Last week, Raleigh and I both had the day off so we decided on a day trip to Seattle to hang out with my brother and his girlfriend. I've been dying to take a few photos of their apartment on Capitol Hill--it is too boho chic!


She has an art degree and paints beautiful, colorful pieces--she promised me a few for when we move into our new house in September & I cannot wait! So she paints and my brother is a musician, so their apartment is full of art supples, instruments, books, and cats. I didn't get a photo of the whole living room, but they have two big windows that overlook the Seattle skyline and they each have their own workspace in front of a window: easel on one side, mini recording studio on the other.


I love how cozy their apartment is. It is pretty small, but filled to the brim with their different outlets of creativity. How cool is that?


The rest of the day was spent strolling around Lake Washington, drinking iced coffee, and having Thai food on Capitol Hill. A great summer day!

made with love, I'm sure of it

Our Navajo brothers & sisters offered hand-made jewelry to us all throughout our week at the res' as a thank you for the work we were doing there. It was a lovely gesture, in that we knew they had made them special with each of us in mind. I was given these three pieces, and other people on my were given everything from belt buckles to embellished pencils.The bracelet is my favorite - I love how sweet and delicate the light pink and silver are together! I don't usually wear bracelets, but this one has gotten a lot of use already - I love looking at it & remembering the love and culture I experienced among the Navajo.

a day at SAM

My sisters and I went to the Seattle Art Museum last week to see the Picasso Exhibit in what will probably be its only international tour outside of Paris. It was beautiful, of course. One of the coolest things for me was the collection of black and white photos of Pablo Picasso himself, and the explanations of him and his various lovers. I love and appreciate paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc, but I definitely have the strongest response to photographs. On Picasso - I am far from a tortured artist, but I do find their minds quite captivating. We also lucked out on dinner - we wanted cheap, yummy sushi and we stumbled into Japonessa, right across from SAM during their happy hour (all the rolls were $4!) and the food + atmosphere were to die for. I definitely recommend it, and can't wait to go back.

this post is dedicated to the art of coffee

"Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with." ~Terri Guillemets

memory board

hanging in my room, needing to be updated. but its still fun to look at all the little snapshots of my recent and not-so-recent past.