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Let’s throw it back to crunchy leaf time: A frolic through Duluth’s Bagley Nature Area, followed by some rock-skippin’ on the shores of Lake Superior. Perfect Duluth Day? Probably. Lizz, Jake, and Ty: Your little family has my whole heart. And I can’t get over that ear-to-ear grin on Cali the Bulldog, Ty’s very best buddy. Seriously. […]

Can I get a resounding “woot-woot” for these mild winter temps? (Woot, woot!) Not to harp on last winter, but seriously: This modest snowfall + warmish weather are such a welcome reprieve. With tropical temps in the mid-thirties last weekend, it was perfect for a session in the woods! Lovely Chelsey, coworker of a former bride, messaged me this fall […]

Vignette [vin-yet] 1. any small, pleasing picture or view. 2. a small, graceful literary sketch. 1.)    In 2010, I trekked to Everest Base Camp. Almost. During a six month backpacking odyssey, my now-husband & I decided to go trekking in Nepal. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think about those mountains – my idea of heaven! We made it to nearly 17,000 feet […]

This girl. Oh, this girl.  I am so grateful for the authenticity & laughter she brings to my life. Amanda Cane: Owner of JaneCane Photography, fierce Finnish woman, lover of craft beer & the Duluth hills that shaped her. It’s pretty clear why we’re steadfast pals, right? When she asked me to capture some lifestyle head […]

Last month, I traveled to Las Vegas with my three best girlfriends for a bachelorette weekend. My sweet friend Emily is getting married this December, and we had to celebrate it bestie-style, of course! One afternoon, we bought a few magazines for poolside reading. It’s been awhile since I flipped through an issue of Cosmopolitan. […]

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” -Albert Camus   Brrr, baby, brrr! Here I sit, swaddled in my cherished oversize red fleece blanket, appreciating the blessings of forced air heating & double-pane glass. Life is good. Sure, the outside temps mirror those on the surface […]