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I adore all things kitsch: oversized fish monuments, festivals dedicated to seasonal crops, antique junk shops. They all speak to my inner tourist, which only seems to emerge in my home state of Minnesota. Fall is the best season to enjoy all the kitschy goodness of the north woods, as well as the colorful chorus […]

It all started with a blown-out tire on a Wisconsin roadside and a Pirates of the Caribbean movie marathon. “Don’t worry, I’m fine. Just start the movie without me,” Sarah insisted. She had planned to meet friends for a Pirates movie marathon after finishing work one night, but suffered a tire mishap on the way […]

Some days when I open my front door and breathe in the morning air, some scent triggers the nostalgic region of my brain, and I swoon a little. It’s something sweet and pungent, like the smoke from juniper branches burnt every morning in Himalayan households. Outside their front doors, branches burn in large urns, an […]

 A graceful bride-to-be and her best friends get all dolled up. It’s these times I most love being the fly on the wall. Happy Monday, and enjoy! XOXO,

Sunflowers fresh from the farmer’s market. Surrounding fields washed in golden sunset light. Belly laughter from inside a church. Two rings, a dress, and the eve of a new journey between two best friends.       XOXO,

I’ve been a naughty blogger lately. As in, post-less. So here’s a peace offering of fruit, yogurt and granola. Everything copacetic now? Thought so. Somehow, since I was last here, the seasons changed. I now have the itch to buy woolly hats and scarves. I nearly ate an apple spice candle for dinner last night, […]