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May 19, 2011

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When the afternoon light hits just right. ✨ P.S

When the afternoon light hits just right. ✨

P.S. Don’t sleep on @shiragill’s new book. The takeaways are 🙌🏻.

#minimalista #shiragill #chasinglight #minimalisthome #minimaliststyle

Last years lunar eclipse through thick clouds. Ins

Last years lunar eclipse through thick clouds. Instead of trying to work against the clouds I decided to work with them. 🌕🌔🌓🌒🌑

This applies for most of life. 🖤

Canon 5DMKIV and Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens + 2x extender. @canonusa @lightroom

#hejmoon #lunareclipse #astrophotography #moonlovers #chooselove #moonlight #🌑

2021 finale; a series. 👋🏻 #couching #newyea

2021 finale; a series. 👋🏻

#couching #newyearscelebration #partyofone #drinkyourwater #bye2021

Over the last couple of years I've learned a lot a

Over the last couple of years I've learned a lot about grief. Everyone deals with it differently. I've been quiet in this space because I turn inward. Recently my great-grandma passed on and it hit me harder than I anticipated. So much of her lives on within me.

My earliest memories with my great-grandma are in the garden. When she lived in Washington blackberries grew like weeds in the yard. I vividly remember the overcast sky and being careful of the thorns while we picked the ripest berries. Afterward we’d bring them inside and splash some Coffee mate on them with a little bit of sugar. She believed a splash of Coffee mate could fix almost anything.

Over the years and growing up I watched as she tended to her garden. She had a special fondness for all of her plants, especially her Roses, Irises, and Angel Trumpets. As you tend to anything in life, they grew and blossomed year after year. Grandma Luke and I were always cordial but it wasn’t until I took an interest in plants and gardening that I felt our relationship bloom. As time passed I learned just how green thumb was. My Grandma told me about how she’d sneak seed pods from nursery plants into her pocket to bring home to plant. She's given me several clippings that I'm proud to have grown plants of my own from.

As the years went by my great-grandma has shared many stories of her humble beginnings and how they used to grow a garden so there was food on the table. One of her childhood chores was to water each plant by hand. She also told me of her grandma and great grandma's garden. There were many other stories too that contribute to her resilience to be on this earth for 95 years.

In her eldest years my great-grandma became unable to work in her own garden. This year, inspired by the generations of gardeners before me I grew one of my own. During my visits I’d bring her flowers from it and since she couldn’t see them very well, she’d smell and touch them as I described them to her. She never got to see it in person, but my great grandma was always with my garden in spirit. I hope it will remain for many years to come.

As the saying goes, “An old gardener never dies, they just spade away.” 🖤🌿

18 years of life with you, happy birthday to my fi

18 years of life with you, happy birthday to my first born. We had a very quiet celebration this weekend and without saying too much, I’m so excited and proud to be your mama.🖤

#birthdayboy #adulting #memoriesmade #adventureswithyou #motherhoodunplugged

Catch me inside… 🕯 #hyggelife #hyggeligt #co

Catch me inside… 🕯

#hyggelife #hyggeligt #cozyvibes

Took down this years Halloween decor today. Feels

Took down this years Halloween decor today. Feels so empty without the bats so here they are one last time plus a few other spooky shenanigans from this year.🦇🦇🦇

#halloweenbats #halloweendecor #spookyseason #fallholidays

Out here tryin’ to defend the galaxy. 🕶💫✨

I don’t love how wasteful Halloween can be and pulled all of this from my closet. The badge is something I whipped up in photoshop and printed up. I have tons of other last minute costumes on my blog if you’d like. ⛓🔝✔️

Shop the look via @shop.LTK http://liketk.it/3qPFA

P.S. Frank is retired now and clearly has other plans. 😆

#meninblack #halloweencostume #ltkhalloween #capsulewardrobe #minimalstyle

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