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Figs, wine, collected treasures, and intimate encounters
An interview with the owners of Sosta House, the cutest B&B in Oregon's Willamette Valley
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How to make time for making things
Updates from July, including things I've made and a golden-hour photoshoot by the sea
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My new favorite bag is handmade in Oregon
A sewing studio visit and interview with the founders of Alpine Sea Co., a utility bag brand out of Hood River
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When the garden provides, but the writing well runs dry
Look at my cucumber! And more June updates
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Postcards from Japan, Part 1
Snacks, tatami mats, and onsen, six thousand miles from home
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The reality of saying yes to everything
Updates from May, including recent stories, links,a mood board, and freelance
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Style notes from a music festival in the mountains
Functional and fashionable outfits for dancing, sweating, and being outside
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What goes on at the Functional Fabric Fair
This event for fabric nerds is held in Portland twice a year. Wander the aisles with me.
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It's way more fun being weird
Lessons from my mom and a bunch of strangers
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Things I like: My spring outfit rotation
8 outfits from my personal lookbook for spring, the hardest season to dress for IMO
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Cooking for company
Plus, a little treat for all subscribers: 20% Great Jones cookware
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There's more to life than work
March was a low performing month, but that doesn't mean I'm unmotivated
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Your energy is, in fact, renewable
Weekend plans, recently published stories, and a mood board for spring
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Things I like: Garden dreams
Notes on planting a backyard oasis that's fit for a midsummer party
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Honing Her Craft
Honing Her Craft
Studio visits, monthly curations, and freelancing reflections, written by a journalist who always wanted to be an artist.
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