my sister was supposed to fly up on saturday and spend the week with me here in london, but the flights filled up and she got stuck in hawai’i, sadly. i haven’t seen her in over 6 months, which is...

on a warm, sunny day. post red wine and carrot cake.

i can’t believe how long it’s been since i’ve posted on this space. lately, life has felt like a big blur, and everything is moving in fast forward. so much change, so much adapting and learning,...

Life lately.

it’s officially spring, yet, the weather is calling for 2-4 inches of snow this weekend. just when you think the warmth is on its way, BAM! more snow, although, i’m not really surprised. the rainy,...

it snowed a few weeks ago. ron and i woke up really early one morning, and stood on the balcony looking up into the darkness of 5am to watch the snow fall. i couldn’t go back to sleep, i was too...

from kew gardens a few weeks ago. if anyone has sent an email to my dearleila{at}yahoo{dot}com account, i might not have received it. sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused! trying to...

It’s been a while since I’ve made a music mix, so I put together a quick one. You can listen to it here. Have a great weekend!

on a walk to parliament hill a few weekends ago. we spent the day sitting on benches, talking, and enjoying the view of the city while a man played his saxophone a bit off in the distance.

-exploring the neighborhoods -christmas trees for sale at columbia road farmers market on a sunday -walks through spitalfields and along the thames river -the sunset at hydepark for...

right before the new year, last year, we took a trip to san francisco, then rang in 2012 with our new pup, beta. she’s taught me a lot about patience, and myself. i really can’t believe today marks...

-ice on the window, over ireland. -beta’s been adapting to the cold rainy winter here in london. she used to cry and cry because she hated the cold wooden floors, but now i put her little furry bed...

walked along the river one day and then over the millenium bridge to st. paul’s cathedral, where we climbed to the very top right before sunset. my legs hated me the next day, but it was worth it.

i’m back! well, not really. I’m tethering my phone to my desktop and it’s a bad connection, but i’m so excited to share photos again! the first half of the photos were shot in north london, when we...

Just wanted to drop in and say hello! We made it to London a little over a week ago, but I’m still without wifi. I was so desperate, I tethered my laptop to my phone, but the connection is...

a sunday in malibu.

Halloween 2012 Our Halloween was spent finishing up projects and planning the move. We leave in just under 10 days, which is making my head spin. We watched the sunset from the ocean today and ate...

Spent some time watching the sunset with Ron this evening.

Venice Beach cactus. Please Forgive My Heart

I shot a roll of B&W film in Paris while we were there. Most photos are from the Louvre, our hotel, and Versailles. Things are getting really busy around here w/ the move. My mind feels scattered...

Weekends

Film | 35mm Shot a roll of grocery store film over the weekend to test an old camera I’ve been trying to fix. I still have so many photos from Paris I want to share w/ you, but there’s just so...

October

Film | 35mm I wanted to pop in really quick to let you know some exciting news. Ron took a job in London and we’re moving next month! I’m excited and equally scared, but looking forward to a new...

5661 Miles

Film | 35mm I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve updated this blog! I always think about posting, but lately so many things have been going on, I just haven’t had time. After our trip to...

A Place In My Mind

Soon.

I haven’t been going out much lately, just staying home and trying to eat better, reading a lot and working. Lots of changes coming though,will tell you about that later (soon).

July 31

Random scenes from the trip.

July 28

Photos from the trip, taken with my iPhone.

Hawai’i

I’m back from Hawai’i. It was so good to finally see my family and friends again! I didn’t meet with friends as much as I hoped, but I’m glad I got the chance to see a few…it was much needed. I...

Catching Up

The rest of my Grand Canyon trip photos // Contax T3 mixed in with Contax 645 // Kodak Portra 160 & 400. Long time no see! I finally got around to posting the rest of my trip photos. I processed...

Arizona

Meteor crater, Flagstaff, Sedona, solar eclipse, room service, anti biotics and dayquil, Grand Canyon, volcanic fields. Good times.