Nectar & Light

tomorrow i will be boarding a plane with one of my best friends of 20 years.  after a 9 hour layover in munich {in which we hope to partake in a biergarten or two} we will be heading to pisa and driving to lucca.  work and play will ensue for two weeks.  i have been grappling with the decision of taking the laptop and scanner and trying to stay connected - sharing the experience on the way.  but in truth, what i need more than anything, is to unplug.  the computer is staying.  but i promise lots of love when i get back, the polaroids are coming... three of them.  have a lovely june friends and i will see you on the other side...

xoox~jla

p.s. i was featured in the small bites section of the summer issue of small magazine... enjoy and remember, cookies make everything better.

{image from my first visit with the elusive leaning tower - took den and i hours to find the silly thing - signs are a bit lacking in pisa}

it is with much excitement that i bring you the news that adie loves polly is back.  adie and i {mostly i} will make every effort to post her polaroids every monday.  she has missed sharing her photographs with you so much... please give her a warm welcome back and i read every single comment to her - she just glows - thank you!  if you would like to see her work from last year, click here.

more exciting news... i will start taking sign-ups for the summer photo trade now.  if you are new to The Trade you can check out our rules here and catch up with us here.  so much has changed in the way we did things over the year last year, it is imperative that you read and comply with the posted rules.  we will NOT have a cap on the number of people who sign up this time around.  please sign up here and be sure to do the following {if you miss any of these steps, you will not be included in the trade}:

~ you must email your full name, mailing address and link to your flickr account.  yes, you must have a flickr account to participate this time around.  it makes it fair to all of those involved who take such care photographing their packages for the flickr group pool.  do NOT send your screen name, please send an actual link to your flickr page.

~ you must state in your email that you have read and agree to the rules of the trade as noted here. {again, please disregard the mention of caps on the number of sign-ups accepted}.

note that if you neglect to include any of the above requested information, you will not be assigned a partner in the trade.

*sigh* now that the formalities are out of the way - the theme is obviously... summer!  please submit your request by 22 june - you will be emailed your partner's information on 29 june.  packages should be posted no later than 24 july.  if you miss this trade, we will be hosting a holiday trade this winter as well.  have a wonderful time with this friends...

xoox~jla

my baby brother and his little family of gorgeous women are in town for a few days... it makes me feel whole when he is here and i remember that everyday is such a gift.  have a lovely weekend friends...

xoox~jla

just back from a great weekend in boulder.  if you ever have the chance to attend a show at red rocks, do it - it was one of the most amazing concert going experience of my life and in large part due to our surroundings - breathtaking.  some things making me happy right now:

~ watching this and this and remembering how amazing they were in concert;

~ bringing home the best cupcakes ever from tee and cakes;

~ new shoes;

~ being blonde again;

~ re-connecting with my annual summer obsession with old school southern rock;

~ packing for the next trip...

xoox~jla

den and i are off for a little weekend getaway to boulder to see good friends and these guys.

oh, and these guys too.

have a lovely weekend!

xoox~jla

{polaroid taken at the boulder tea house}

a few days of total bliss with my cousin lindsey {who is getting ready to launch an insanely gorgeous blog featuring her printmaking and polaroids which i will share soon}:

~ wine and feta, cheese and charcuterie at la buvette;

~ old market wandering;

~ gelato at ecreamery;

~ belgian beer and mussels with bacon & bleu cheese, lamb steak, pomme frites and banana and nutella crepe at dario's;

~ midnight screening of 300 at the dundee theater;

~ breakfast at louis m's burger lust;

~ lazy afternoon naps;

~ three courses of perfection finishing with artisans cheeses, brandy soaked blueberries, blanched almonds & homemade apricot preserves at the boiler room;

~ yet another midnight of showing of 300 {because we have obsessive personalities};

~ nat shermans;

~ up to the river for a fried chicken dinner, cheap beer and corn fritters drowning in honey at the surfside club; home for homemade strawberry shortcake with hand whipped sweet cream;

~ lunch of artichoke with drawn butter and seafood lavosh at m's pub; shopping at nouvelle eve and trocadero;

~ cappuccino's and chocolate croissants at delice;

~ finding the soundtrack to the electric horseman on vinyl;

~ finding these for $18 in our sizes;

~ zio's pizza, mojito smooties and almost famous for dinner;

~ blackened salmon atop of bed of creamy penne and the most insane tiramisu EVER at spezia and a last stop at scout.

i love you lins - and already miss you something crazy!

xoox~jla

i just wanted to stop by and share this video with you.  if you are in as much love as i am with the new anthropologie catalog, you can thank barbara cole.  this is a beautiful peek at her vision for photographing the underwater images... dreamy and light-infused, they are by far one of the most beautiful groupings of shots i have ever seen - click here.

xoox~jla

i hope you had a lovely weekend.  we did.  busy, but lovely - full of bagels, ballet, birthday parties, sunshine, sweet kisses, swimsuits and smoothies.  a few things:

~ jen's shop is full of such beauty; i bought this one;

~ kind of obsessed with ladytron - the video for 'tomorrow' is almost like swimming in a sea of polaroids;

~ unearthen - SO insanely gorgeous.  i need one; 

~ it's polaroid week '09 - join us!

xoox~jla