jules and juniper

To celebrate the long weekend in true patriotic style, Sean and I holed up in my (empty) house, made lots of yummy food (much of it fried) and watched movies on the projector from a nest that I made by pushing together two couches in the living room and filling it with pillows and blankets. It was quite possibly the most amazing two days I have ever had in a house, ever, seriously.

 

Yummy things fried in tofu skins. Technically not paleo, but paleo friendly in comparison to their wheat-based counterparts.

Top chef <3

Needed more counter space for condiments so we set up another table…!

Fresh plantain chips, lychees, yumminess…

 

July 5th is my mummy’s birthday, so I headed home for a visit. Happy Birthday Mom!

 

I couldn’t believe this was a single cherry tomato plant… so I made her stand next to it to for a photo. :)

Tomatoes being made.

Elephant ears. We eat the stalks. I took some home for soup. :)

Pads in her pond.

Baby cuke.

Asian pears being made.

Persimmons, won’t be ready till fall.

OOOooooh, so this is how an okra grows…..

Vietnamese coriander Sean gave my mom at our last visit. Slow and steady….

 

AAAaaahhh, I miss the nest already. And the projector can come back for a visit anytime it wants. I miss it so.

January 2, 2010. Two days into the new year and we’re in the paper!

The post did a little interview with me on the paleo diet, which I follow. You can read it here. My mom called at 9 am the day it came out (I was at my grandmother’s in NC) to say that it was a pretty picture and she liked the heart on my face. She called again at 10 pm that night and left a voicemail letting me know that she thought it was a very nice article and that she’s proud of me. I guess it took her all day to realize that she hadn’t actually read the darn thing, she was that excited. :)

Elizabeth and I were heading back to DC that day. Here we are at Galaxy Diner in Richmond having a bit of dinner and getting to see the article (and pictures of the two of us) in print. If was a special moment between friends and a really good start to 2010. Special thanks to Anna for mentioning me to her boss and to Christina Ianzito and Sarah Voisin for writing such a  lovely article and taking equally lovely photos (respectively). And extra special thanks to Elizabeth for driving all over Wilmington looking for a Washington Post because my grandmother had a hard time reading it off the computer! None were to be found but I’ll be sure to mail her a copy this week…

In August, I attended Camp Lo for the 3rd year in a row. It’s an annual group camping trip started by my friends Terry and Jaysen in the tradition of the camping trips their father used to plan for his family and friends. Every year 40 or so loosely affiliated and entirely awesome folks congregate on Long Island in the middle of Lake George for four days of relaxing in nature and binge-drinking(optional). This year I brought Elizabeth as my guest. We bonded just like girlfriends do in the movies, swimming in the lake, carrying firewood, roasting marshmallows, setting up an arts-n-crafts pavilion and just hanging out by our campsite. I adore this picture of her (I made her pose). It’s timeless, like we could do this together for every year to come. Unfortunately I cut off her feet, but ignore that and instead, bask in the warm August sunshine and the good natured-ness of camping trips with friends…

There are so very many things that I have meant to write about, promised to write about, and yet I still can’t seem to make the time at the moment. At least not on any kind of a regular basis. I do apologize, sincerely, to all three of you who read my blog, and to all five of you (just guessing) who would read my blog if I actually posted more. :) 

I’m still super busy with a new class starting, moving on the brain, jewelry jewelry jewelry and paleo things and gym things, you get the idea. I am not however, too busy to share this. 

 

Lindsay (lindso) is talented with cameras and colors and many many more things. She took this photo of me during our trip to Philadelphia. I was uncomfortable. She told me to look down, she liked the background and my purple scarf with my yellow jumpsuit etc. I’m posting this in part because on many of the blogs that I follow, I appreciate it when the author posts a portrait ever so often. Lately I’ve seen some “just got up in the morning and took this with my web cam ones”  - I applaud the sentiments that accompanied these photos. That said, you won’t see a just rolled out of bed photo of me anytime soon. And I don’t even have a web cam. But this is something that reveals a little more about me, and though I often don’t like photos of myself, subject aside, I love what Lindsay has done and I love the colors and that is my favorite scarf in the picture and Lindsay posted it on her blog so it’s out there already. 

 

Lindso is also very talented with style and fashion and many other things. Learn more by reading her blog: Don’t Say I Didn’t

 

Photo by Lindsay Hart  <3

Inspiring photography by Polly Wreford (via Hidden in France, via Keltainnen Talo Rannalla). If I ever want my space to look this wonderful I really need to start by cleaning my room…

 

Cat and I made a trip to Heyser Farms in Colesville, Maryland for a little fall tradition – hot cider and fresh donuts! Alas, the cider was not hot and the donut machine (although present and functioning just fine) was not in service. So, we amused ourselves with photography instead. It’s a hobby we share although we have different ways of doing it. I’m one of those people who just likes taking photos and I shoot everything a million times and don’t know much about setting up a shot. Cat is really into her awesome camera, taking interesting shots and editing on her mac. Here’s a set fresh off her camera and then a set of mine. We both had fun with the photos even though the cider mill was a tad disappointing…

The apple sorting machine…

The resident dog was friendly… and kinda needed a bath.

How cool is this one? I was wondering why she kept taking photos of the tractor wind thingy…

Cool sun washout….

Me and the hay are one!

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And now for my photos!

The apple sorter…

Fall colors…

Really big leaves…

A cat in the green beans!

A Cat holding a tiny apple like it’s the world…

It was our Sunday Funday. :-)