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Four Years!

August 26th, 2010 Posted by c

Happy 4th Anniversary to my sweet Jeff! Can you believe it? Only 4 years? Look how young and glamorous (and skinny!!) we used to be!

It’s been an amazing, adventure filled four years…we traveled and partied and played from coast to coast and across the big blue pond, we made one family out of two, we learned the value of compromise and the importance of communicating, we bought a beautiful home…

we rescued three sweet dogs:

and now…the biggest adventure of all.

There is no one I would rather share this with. Here’s to 40 more years of bliss.

I love you.

ckm

Tags: Happy Anniversary
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Garden of Eatin’

August 25th, 2010 Posted by c

I’m still sorting through pictures and recovering from 8 days worth of road trippin’ but I couldn’t wait to share these garden pictures from the Lost Whale Inn (which is BTW what I would consider quite possibly the most gorgeous B and B I have ever seen.) When we arrived after a very long, unpleasant 7.5 hours in the car the inn keeper greeted us at the door with wine and tea and homemade vegetable soup! All the vegetables in the soup (and the accompanying salad) came from their own garden. Yes, this is my dream…a huge gorgeous garden by the sea. One other too wonderful detail…the greenhouse had a sound system playing music so the whole garden was like a concert in the park.

{couldn't you sit here everyday?}

{J enjoying the morning sun}

{seaside green house}

{our garden companion}

{one of the blue jays helping us wake up}

Tags: garden by the sea, Lost Whale Inn, trinidad california
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All You Can Jet

August 24th, 2010 Posted by s

{venice photo shoot by quoc}

At Paisley Petunia, we love helping out our friends and community. And now, in turn, we ask your help…

A little background:

Through the magic of Facebook, I was so glad to reconnect with Quoc, an old friend from UCLA. Quoc is a talented photographer. He took these pictures of us. He took these photos of Hem Gems and of fellow blogger, Melissa’s family.

Last time, I told you about his cross country road trip and how he offered his photography skills in exchange for food/lodging/local tour guide. And now he’s at it again.

This time on the wings of Jet Blue’s All You Can Jet Program, he’s visiting New York (twice), Chicago, Boston, and Seattle next month. Contact him here to offer your couch in exchange for a photoshoot. You will not be disappointed.

If you can’t host, he’d love to know your favorite local places and what to do & eat & see in your city. A do-gooder at heart, Quoc is interested in volunteering in your local community during his visit. Please email him at manh.quoc {at} gmail.com with any opportunities and ideas.

Bon Voyage, Quoc! Can’t wait to see the photos from this next adventure…Promise you’ll keep us updated?

Tags: all you can jet, boston, chicago, New York, photography, quoc ngo, seattle, will shoot for food
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Triumphant return

August 23rd, 2010 Posted by c

It was nice waking up this morning in my own house and with my own dogs and to my own coffee pot but still it was even nicer to wake up on the beach for the last 7 days. I took 571 pictures which I think comes out to almost a 100 a day (didn’t take any on the first day) so needless to say I am going to be editing pictures for a good long time. Here are a couple of my first glance favs…if you haven’t been to the Oregon coast I highly recommend you start planning your trip there. It is breathtaking -every mile of the 353 mile coast.

Big thanks to S + A who kept our four legged family happy and entertained while we were gone. Those dogs love you guys.