An art post

I have been severely lacking in my posts lately, so I thought I would do a post of beautiful things from other people. Gorgeous art by Alexander Jansson Photographs of suitcases in Willard...

A birthday and a new hobby

It's been quite a while since I last updated. I've been distracted, and it's been quiet around here. Jonas turned four a few days ago! He is such a little fire cracker. I've recently taken up...

Seattle Part 2

Sleater-Kinney Road! For anyone not familiar with the band who named themselves after this road: Sleater-Kinney's musical style sprang from and was rooted in Olympia, Washington's fertile punk and...

Hello, Seattle! (Part One)

Books and The Grilled Cheese Grill

Oh, books. My loves. I recently finished some incredibly amazing ones. Two books of short stories: Revenge by Yoko Ogawa (beautiful, strange, and eerie stories that end up all intertwining with...

Don't fall asleep while you're ashore

The ridiculously long line at Voodoo Donuts: I did not know that there was a Church of Scientology in Portland. Interesting... Pac Man!

The rain returned and so did the wind

Last week we took a ten hour drive to Idaho to visit some of David's family

The streets of Portland

The boys and I had a wonderful Sunday. We took the train downtown to Powell's Books. This lady had the most adorable dog with her. I decided to finally to experiment with some black and white. I...

Like a daydream, or a fever

I recently finished a collection of Angela Carter's short stories and completely fell in love. She is an amazing writer who creates strange, creepy, incredibly atmospheric and unique universes. I...

It was New Years, and we all started to sing

Portland surprised us today with a bit of snowfall, so Jonas and I went for a two hour walk. Two weeks ago we were driving through Mount Hood and there was so much beautiful snow. I would love to...

Lately

A few days ago, Jonas and I gathered some branches to make some decorations Our apartment is too small for a tree, so I started to feel left out from the comfort that is holiday decorating Then...

The day I got married

Today is December the 2nd. We woke up to the sun shining through the windows, but as the day progressed the typical Portland weather of cold rain appeared. Today is also mine and David's six year...

Quiet rain

Things have been quiet in this household lately. David and I seem to be exhausted more often than not and the days are grey. Weekend mornings David and Jonas get up and cook breakfast Normally I...

Just give me November; the warmth of a whisper

We had a great Halloween this year. Jonas was Batman and David was the 11th Doctor (Doctor Who). Magically, the daily rain stopped for the two hours we were outside trick or treating. Thank you,...

Portland Fall Prt 2

Holy crap I did NOT realize how many photos I had left to post. He wanted to tell "scary stories". So his story was that a wolf came in to his room at night, bit him, then left. And then it came...

Portland Fall

So this is part one of the photos from yesterday. Jonas and I went walking around to collect leaves and pine cones. His Tony Stark (or Nixon) pose yet again We came across a very sweet and...

Happy October

Hannah and Brandon (David's cousin and aunt) New fall season of Doctor Who has started and ended. I am greatly looking forward to the new companion taking over starting with the Christmas Special...

No alarms and no surprises, please.

I have been in an inactive and reclusive state lately, so I don't really have any fun photos to show. So I will share some fall photos I took two years ago and hope that they fill a need for any...

Lazy days of summer

Not a lot going on lately. We've been staying indoors throughout the most of August; being out in the heat tends to give me really bad headaches. We made a little house for Jonas out of a big...

Eagle Creek

Last weekend David's company had a picnic on the gorgeous property of the previous president's (of said company). It was quite a few acres with a huge Christmas tree farm and overlooked Eagle Creek.

Last weekend

On the train ride home this lovely couple was sitting across from us. I was instantly stunned by the gorgeous face on this girl. David, the awesome guy that he is, asked them if I could take a...

Henry Haggs Lake

Ugh, it has been way too long since I have posted. I promise to not ever go that long again.This past weekend my boys and I went with my mom and Kelly to Haggs Lake.Jonas was learning how to skip...

Bubbles and a Birthday

On June 4th my little boy turned three. He is such a wonderful little person, I dont think I could have asked for a better kid. He loves music, learns the words really quickly, and picks flowers...

Seaside Part Two

Alright, this is being posted a lot later than I planned. Oops!After playing at the beach we walked around the town a bit.Then we took Jonas to his first arcade. He absolutely loved it and got...

Seaside Part One

This past weekend the family and I went to Seaside. The last time we went David was working so he wasnt able to go.First we went to Cannon BeachAfter that we parked in the actual town of Seaside...

Moments ago, but seconds away

Another wonderful weekend passed through Portland. Time was spent wandering around the city, stoping by Joes Burgers (BEST turkey burger I have ever tasted), Saint Cupcake, and the Betsey Johnson...

Portland Food Carts

One of the things Portland is most known for is the abundance of food carts. Well a couple of weeks ago the vendors voted the 50 best gathered in the Omsi parking lot for people to sample (tickets...

Wordless Wednesday

-- K

"Ripped shirt, black eye. Tuxedo, bow tie.."

Its been a while. You know, life and stuff.The weather has been so amazing lately. Im not used to it being warm without it being humid at the same time, so basically I have been in mother natures...

Road Trip Part 1

Two weeks ago we packed up a Penske truck and two pets and started our drive to Oregon.With Margaret Atwood keeping me company:The first stop of our trip was in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. My entire...