I’ve spent the last three years of my life trying to come out of a shell that was created & hardened by anxiety. Since then, I’ve been obliterating fear-induced walls, stepping past m...
Sex is rubbing cold noses together at a crowded bus stop. Sex is a hand grazing your most precious pleasure spot, caressing until your body convulses in ecstasy. Sex is running barefoot through a des...
I’ve given it an immense amount of thought, & I feel like it’s time. This will be my last official entry on Apricot Tea. There are many things that prompted me to make this decision; ...
When I was little, I used to wear the most horrendous glasses. They were round & thick & made me look like Steve Urkel. I hated them, but if it weren’t for those wretched frames, I woul...
{photo courtesy of David Urbanke} When I went back and looked at the first chapter, I could see so clearly, even sentence by sentence, where it was my authentic, current voice, interspersed with atte...
I want to thank you for your concern, your kind notes & messages of encouragement. It’s been a beautiful thing to witness such love coming to me from perfect strangers. Then again… we...
[Note: This post is not for you; its for me. To say it & get it out in the open will release it from my being. Ive been holding all of this in for too long. Please disregard this post.] Everythin...
So I spent the better part of last night — in between cooking pancakes for dinner & watching The Cosby Show streaming on Netflix — doing a twist out on my hair for the first time. It ...
{Flickr} what my life has been like lately: Misty, rainy, dreary, cold, dark, & partially sunny; the kind of weather that beckons you back to bed, with orange juice & buttery croissants, even...
This is the reason I’ve been absent & distracted from Apricot Tea lately. I’ve started a new project, one that better resonates with my purpose in this world. (& I am so fucking e...
{Flickr} As per the request of a few readers, here’s the picture in the background of yesterday’s photograph a little more close up. I had actually intended to sell this one. I just never...
{Flickr} I woke up to quarter-sized snowflakes falling silently from the sky. It was early & I hadn’t gotten a chance to get the kinks out of my neck, but I was enthralled to be witness to ...
This is what’s for dinner tonight. {Flickr} 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion, coarsely chopped (about 1 cup) 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic 1 can (15 – 16 oz) red beans, drained &a...
{Flickr} Torrential rain. Cold gusts of drizzly air blowing your eyelashes. Bare branches swaying against a grey canvas. Ethereal reflections from small collections of water. The sound of the wind th...
{Flickr} Today, I hosted a dinner party & drank three glasses of wine all by myself. I’m a big girl now. Related posts:dreams. apricot’s closet: white denim. #42 – endorphins. R...
{Flickr} My new, lacy underthings; handwash only. Related posts:#25 – wires. learning to be thrifty & DIY-y, in spite of my wants. #5 – lack of inspiration. Related posts brought to ...
{Flickr} today was… Laughter amongst friends, new & old. Vietnamese food & self-serve frozen yogurt in SE Portland. Detours. Tiny sips of wine (Pinot Noir). Didgeridoos, djembes, & ...
{Flickr} Name: Sofie Aiko Aliases: Loafie, Chofie, Grammy’s Baby, & Ewok. Age: 3½ human years old, or 31½ dog years old. Disposition: Super emotional (gets feelings hurt easily), personable...
{Flickr} I’m still working on being comfortable with the foreign creature that is my reflection, & it’s pictures like these that try to aid that. These last few days have been very ha...
{Flickr} This is probably one of the dumbest, most insignificant things I’ve ever photographed, but it has a lot of meaning for me. Quite specifically, it means that the amount of microwave pop...
{Flickr} [NOTE: This photograph was not taken today. I shot this picture in September of last year, & since then Ive been trying to come up with a reason to use it in my work. Not that today is a...
{Flickr} My super gorgeous, super cozy living room. & my electric fireplace. & my new, round coffee table. & all of my favorite books. Oh, & for those who asked: Yes, we are absolutel...
{35, 36} Life has been moving too quickly to fully enjoy it these days. I can’t believe it’s been almost a week since we’ve been in our new place. Everything has been happening so f...
{Flickr} The view from my office window this afternoon. I really need to learn how to hold my camera straight. Related posts:#4 – profile. apricot’s closet: jazzy summer nights. inked. Re...
{31, 32, 33} Greetings from Oregon! I am happy to report that our 18 hour drive from Pasadena, California to Portland, Oregon was safe, uneventful, & ridiculously exhausting. I don’t even k...
{Flickr} We spent most of the day loading our lives into a 17” truck. This is only the second time that we actually boxed our stuff & rented a truck, though we’ve moved twice (going o...
{Flickr} today was… A bad morning. Packing, packing, packing. Norah Jones & The Album Leaf. A yummy goodbye brunch at a place I can’t pronounce (Le Pain Quotidien) with Alicia & J...
{Flickr} This shirt is from Verde Styles, a kick ass online shop that plants a tree with every tee you purchase. I adore this concept. My t-shirt says: 30 billion plastic bottles every year. Less tha...
{Flickr} (This is for no one & everyone.) There are only three days left in my existence here in Los Angeles. Which means that there are only three days left to say goodbye. I hate goodbyes, but ...
{Flickr} Jonathan & Sofie. I love, love, love my little family; so much that it makes me weak in the knees. Related posts:oh happy day! hiatus canceled. #12 – things that make me happy. a b...
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