Nectar & Light

 
i hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  we spent sunday in manhattan exploring the department store holiday windows, eating hot dogs, drinking max brenner hot chocolate in bryant park and letting the girls run amuck in fao schwartz - a pretty amazing day.  i think the girls finally have their city legs as i didn't hear one complaint through our nearly three hour stroll.  the windows were of course amazing - barneys were hilarious and bergdorf's are unbelievably breathtaking - i can't get them out of my head.  here is a slideshow from the ny times that highlights all of them...

have a beautiful day and please enjoy my cyber monday special - 20% off all orders over $35 at the holiday shop - just enter THANKS at checkout!

hello there.  we should be in north carolina right now.  but i have decided to embrace where fate has led us - through a round of under the weather babies and hubby, we decided to stay put.  tonight will be take out and some much anticipated cartoon specials, maybe even a slumber party in the living room under newly hung twinkle lights.  tomorrow morning: homemade pancakes and the macy's day parade - an early and leisurely turkey dinner - and little to no reason to change out of our pajamas.

so i am thankful for perspective.  the realization that not everything can go to plan, and sometimes that's okay;

i am thankful for my girls who every single moment, remind me that love and patience is the ultimate gift;

i am thankful for my husband - whose patience for my over compulsive tendencies {among other flaws} seems endless;

i am thankful for my parents - my brother and sisters - my wonderful extended family - our trials, our journey, our love;

i am thankful for my friends whose love and support stretches across miles of country;

i am thankful for the generosity and welcoming arms of new friends;

i am thankful for this beautiful country and those who sacrifice their lives for it;

i am thankful for the sun, the rain, the wind, the moon and the stars;

i am thankful for the rare oppotunity afforded to us to follow our dreams and rasise our young children in the most incredibale city on earth.

have a beautiful holiday - i am thankful for you.

 

 happy tuesday!  stopping by quickly to share a few things...

~ dreaming of late summer dinners in rome {above};

~ this is my favorite thing on the internet right now - so inspirational and beautifully shot by ryan marshall;

~ speaking of ryan - have you bought do fun stuff?  do it now.

~ and speaking of 'do fun stuff' - have you heard rabbit?  listen now.

~ have you seen these posters by sweet fine day?  this is jenna's {whimsy & spice} shop that features home accessories -  i am smitten.

~ jen recently introduced me to matthew hranek's work and it's the first time in so long i have had such an emotional response to photographs; it also solidifies something i have been thinking about for some time - hope to share more on that soon.

~ the holiday issue of sweet paul with a gorgeous spread by my friends carrie & andrew;

~ my favorite new to me blog, honestly, wtf?

~ i can not wait to own this book by heather - peek inside and you will know why - so in love with her washes of color and rachel's amazing photographs - love you two!

~ lastly, i adore this woman.  ann-kathrine inspires me to keep my hassy loaded at all times and i am loving her new site and blog - congrats keks!

have a great week!

p.s. be sure to check into oh joy thursday morning for a holiday shop special... and free shipping ends today!

 
happy friday friends!  i finally feel like we are getting back into the swing of things a bit - though a major grocery shop is still overdue.  i met jen for lunch at the brooklyn fish camp for lunch {pictured above} for lobster knuckles and oyster po' boys, discovered an amazing banh mi in the neighborhood, ODing on rangers, islanders and devils games and had my arm piece finished up at hand of glory - it's pretty bad ass - looking forward to sharing it when it heals.  still on a bit of a danzig high after the concert last week - it was nearly a religious experience - when i try to string words together about it - i fail.  unbelievable.

going to bury my head in writing for a while - we are getting down to the wire a bit for the book - thank you to all of the contributors for the resource section - we are going through them now - some wonderful Polaroid talent out there.

have a gorgeous weekend!

 
the holiday shop is now open.  featuring polaroids from some of my favorite travels this last year, my 2011 calendar, bookmarks and nesting journals. everything arrives beautifully gift wrapped and ready to give -  i am offering free shipping through 16 november.

 

hello monday.  today i would like to take a wee break from the polaroid featured posts to share some work i have done over the last few months.  this summer, while photographing kendall's wedding in beaune, i was also able to shoot for the cook's atelier.  marjorie is kendall's mother and their unique and gorgeous approach is why the wedding styling was so blissful.  the cook's atelier is a cook and wine lovers dream - offering market tours, cooking and dining experiences in majorie's beautiful town of beaune, france.  she was recently featured in pia's blog{house} kitchen series with recipes inspired both by the season and her environment - you can check them out here.

i have been working with scratch bread since moving to brooklyn.  spending my summers working in my father's bakery in san diego, i immediately connected with founder matthew tilden and his passion for the baking arts. his underlying philosophy that bread can heal the world is not only inspirational, but comes from such an authentic place in his own heart that i feel incredibly honored to be a part of the process.  if you live in or near new york, i can not begin to put into words how worth the drive into brooklyn for his goods truly is - the first time i tasted both scratch's brownies and focaccia i nearly cried.  yes.  that good.  check out here where you can find his goods or stop by their new space {which i will be shooting at soon!} for the real deal.

i shot for radish on a lovely day early autumn.  gorgeous space.  gorgeous food.  gorgeous people.  i am in love with this jewel and all of it's delights within.  their delicious daily specials and warm welcoming manner make me wish i lived in williamsburg,  another local business that i am honored to have worked with - thank you ladies!

i hope you enjoyed the little peek into some of my work - and i hope to share one more very special client with you in the next few weeks - it is near and dear to my heart.  

in the meantime, don't forget that today is the last day of the fieryeyed photography anniversary sale!

we just returned from disney world and it was pretty amazing.  the girls still have pixie dust dancing in their locks and we are still not yet unpacked - and i am heading back out in hours to pick up my amy liz from the airport for a drive upstate to see danzig tomorrow night. whew. but as i reflect on the last 12 days - they were - for a lack of a better term, pretty magical.  the more time i spend with our incredible family, the more i am acutely aware of how blessed we are.  i grew up in a very nuclear environment - our extended family was so spread out making it difficult to see each other on a regular basis.  now - with so many of us on the east coast - and a realization about how much {especially our children} want and need each other, we are making the memories that i only dreamed of as a child.  seeing my brother's family, my sister's family and den's sister's family this last week allowed for 12 cousins to chase, laugh, horseplay, sing, draw, and love each other - magical.

in shop news - i missed the shops anniversary once again!  oops!  so from today until 8 november - there is a sale to celebrate the belated anniversary of fieryeyed with all prints marked down to $20 and free shipping - enjoy ;) and after wavering back and forth for sometime, i have decided that the holiday shop will indeed open this year!  watch for calendars, bookmarks, journals and new prints on 10 november.

much love...

xoox~jla

p.s. above... lunch with cinderella.