“Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits…” (Jon Krakauer) This time last month, my family was sailing through the Inside Passage of Alaska on the Celebrity Solstice. I’ve finally been able to catch my breath after a crazy few weeks and put my thoughts and photos together for recaps…
Snapshots from Celebrity Solstice
As the 100+ temperatures in Dallas reach record highs this week, it seems like the perfect time to relive our Alaskan adventures and finish editing travel photos. This month has been a whirlwind. Between listing/selling our house and moving downtown, my parents also took our family on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to celebrate…
How to Style a Bar Cart for Summer
Summer is here, which means entertaining is a must. Whether you’re hosting a party or a small, intimate get together, bar carts are a stylish addition to your home decor. It’s a versatile piece that makes a great conversation-starter, but it can also help keep your drink-making essentials organized and stored all…
Home Sweet Home
“Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.) Sharing a belated house tour (as it goes on the market) this morning. Just one of the many things I had planned to do sometime over the course of the past few…
A Photographer’s Guide to Venice, Italy
“We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone.” (Katie Thurmes) This post is a comprehensive guide to photographing one of the world’s most Instagrammable cities, featuring Fujifilm’s X Series cameras: the X100T and XT1. I shot more than 1,600 photos during our 3-day trip and culled that down…
A Day in Dorsoduro
Holden was such a good sport (read: Instagram husband) during our Venice trip; following me to all the places I had on my blog bucketlist. For our last afternoon, we checked off a few of his must-see spots! This led us to the peaceful sestiere, Dorsoduro. Being an artist, Holden really wanted…