tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153844643056274972024-02-19T07:41:29.775-06:00dotluvallisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comBlogger490125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-26753864400022717882015-04-21T11:39:00.000-05:002015-04-21T11:39:27.385-05:00spring is in the air (I hope)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi folks, long time no blog eh?<br />
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There's been lots going on with me lately, most of which essentially revolves around me <i>waiting for it to be Spring now pleeeaaaase!</i> There is so much we want to accomplish this year, and so much waiting still before it all can be done.<br />
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The photo above is what our backyard basically looked like as of this week. As I type this, a crew of arborists are at Laurel, removing the remainder of our large trees and stumps in the back yard (I hope! Why don't I have a webcam installed, again!?!) to make room for our brand new fence! We removed everything we could handle, including the existing (ancient) chain link fence, which had grown into all of the trees along the perimeter of the yard (reason numero uno why they needed to be removed - not so structurally sound anymore). And actually, that part went pretty smoothly, I have to say. Sawzalls are SO FUN, you guys!<br />
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Hopefully tomorrow (more on that in a bit), our new modern, horizontal cedar fence will be installed (yay!) I can barely contain my excitement! Yes, MORE exclamation points!! Last I talked to the fence guy, there was an issue with getting the height variance we requested, so we may have to wait on an inspector to come out and re-address the issue, but I seriously hope not.<br />
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More on that when I've got pictures, promise. Other things on the list for spring / summer include:<br />
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<li>Rehang string lights near patio (directly on the new fence? install poles?)</li>
<li>Plant two or more new trees (and lilac bushes along back?)</li>
<li>Transplant ferns and rose bushes from mom's garden, compost and mulch gardens beds</li>
<li>Strip paint from front porch concrete steps</li>
<li>Repaint front porch railings (part two; part one completed last summer)</li>
<li>Replace front porch sectional cushions</li>
<li>Hang string lights in front porch</li>
<li>Patch attic pine floors where needed</li>
<li>Sand and seal attic pine floors</li>
<li>Paint attic white (walls, trim, doors, windows, stair treads)!</li>
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allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-74046560957227667972015-03-02T09:00:00.000-06:002015-03-02T09:00:01.867-06:00inspiredSo inspired by <a href="http://nederstpalokka.tumblr.com/">this Norwegian tumblr</a> and particularly, these laid-back photos of their friends that I found there. It almost makes me want to go out and buy a nice digital (<i>gasp!</i>) camera! It would be nice to be able to shoot at a moments notice, instead of having to find and load film and figure out all of your settings... huh?<br />
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We'll see.<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-24226707432665880012015-02-24T11:14:00.000-06:002015-02-24T11:14:29.985-06:00around the house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey all, are you feeling completely done with winter where you are? I definitely am. I started working on a few projects in 2015 that I just cant wait to complete once spring comes around, but until that time, I've just been vegging out, and not accomplishing much of anything. For that matter, I haven't done much of anything for awhile now.<br />
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I worry that I've hit that point in homeownership where all of those things you had dreams of changing, are all just that now, a dream. I feel complacent in our space, now that 90% of the aesthetic changes we wanted to make are done. They are all done "for-now" but not done "the-way-I-inevitably-want-them" you know? I would still love to totally-overhaul the upstairs bathroom someday, and restore the exterior of the house (that is a whole nother story, my friends), but a little refresh to all things in the meantime makes it feel just fine, you know what I mean?<br />
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Every single wall in our house now (except for the attic, but I'll get to that in a minute) has received new coats of paint, virtually all of the fixtures have been replaced, and every room has almost all of the furnishings we need for them purchased and installed: beds, tables, rugs, etc. It all just feels like we're waaaiting to upgrade at this point. Like: <i>We have a rug that functions for now, but eventually we'd like to upgrade to this one...</i><br />
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Do you ever feel like that, home / apartment owners? How do I keep my vision alive and well in my brain, and stay motivated until such time that I have the time and money to take on these projects? I dont want to stall out now and remain like this forever, dreams-deferred.<br />
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But at the same time, I realize that I am <i>so fortunate </i>to have come this far, to have done as much as I have. I try to remind myself what it all looked like when we first moved in, and the leaps-and-bounds better everything has become (and not just aesthetically, but functionally too!).<br />
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In the meantime, as we continue to putter away these last few weeks of winter, I'll leave you with some photos of the house as it is today, and will remind myself to enjoy them! Hope you are all safe and warm and well, friends. And here's to spring!<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-86819499614086288482015-01-15T09:59:00.000-06:002015-01-16T10:12:03.650-06:00throwback thursday: holiday party 2014I had so much fun hanging with our friends during the Holidays at our place this year. Of course we missed <a href="http://the-ladykatharine.blogspot.com/">our</a> <a href="http://emmatrithart.blogspot.com/">friends</a> <a href="http://scottenergrover.com/workpages/commission.html">on</a> <a href="http://bryanisaacs.com/BRYAN-THOMAS-ISAACS">the</a> <a href="http://joelgillman.com/">coasts</a> so much, but we had a surprise visitor in town from SF, so that was a huge treat for everyone. And the film photos I am known to take at parties turned out especially well, so I thought I would post them here for the record!<br />
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2014 was a pretty great year, but it was also a roller coaster. It was a year of great friends moving away, siblings moving closer (physically and emotionally), life-altering trips to europe, strengthening of new relationships and old, and there were heartbreaking losses to our little community. There were both uncertainty and celebration in droves. And countless (albeit meaningful) little things in between.<br />
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I know that 2015 will be even more of a trip, with three vacations already in the works (and it's only January, folks), two weddings and potentially big life-plans in the balance. Families are changing all around me. But this year, I hope to fit in as many time-outs for myself as possible. I need to learn to take better care of my mind and body, in order to keep up with it all, to fully soak it all in. Isn't life supposed to slow down as you get older? This year will be the last year of my twenties, and with my thirties inching ever-closer, I feel an itching to clean out the cobwebs. I feel a need to learn all of those things you're supposed to be good at when you become an adult. Like washing your face before bed every night, removing your makeup before it has a chance to crust itself into your pores like artifacts to haunt you years into the future. Like learning to better manage your finances, and pay off old debts, taking charge of your dreams once and for all. Like putting yourself out there more, going for what you want in life and especially in career; this is no time to rest on your Laurels.<br />
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But it all seems so daunting sometimes. There are things I should know how to do, and the idea that I need to learn them is at once overwhelming and exhilarating. This post has become weighty, but it was meant more as a pep-talk for myself, but we all need those sometimes, right? Here's wishing you all a happy, healthy, and most of all, an extraordinarily fulfilling new year.<br />
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Alex and I crave burgers awhile back (we often do). It is a Sunday. We crave Football. And cheese fries. The weather is warm, balmy even. I get to wear my favorite J. Crew rain parka. And low and behold we park right in front of a house with a really nice, new, modern horizontal fence. Eeeeerily similar to one I want to build in the spring. Except I really think they should have used cedar, not pine... It's a sign, no?<br />
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Ignore my less than stellar facial expression. I am legitimately pumped, you guys. I swear.
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So much pizza, so much beach, and loooook at that dreamy hunk in the shorts! Up next (and our final stop on the France trip in pictures tour), Nice!
allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-83428598213884293952014-12-21T09:00:00.000-06:002014-12-21T14:52:04.206-06:00fragrance wishlistMy whole life, I have never been into perfumes. I probably went through a "body mist" phase in middle school, when those were big. Remember Bath & Body Works?? I think I even had one with a weird fine shimmer in it!? Sure, I've received a small bottle of perfume here or there as gifts, but I've never worn them on a regular basis. Until now, I've never really thought about fragrances much at all.<br />
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The difference I think, is that there are so very many natural, handmade and thoughtfully designed products out there now, that I haven't been able to help myself but pin a bunch of them to my wishlist! I've lately been into the idea of trying one (or a few) out, and then picking one that I think is subtle (and affordable) enough to become a part of my everyday routine.<br />
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So I thought I would make a roundup of some I would love to try. This works well as a gift guide too, with the Holidays coming up (hey, gift guides can be for yourself too, right??) Have you guys ever tried any of these, or any others that you would recommend?<br />
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<a href="http://needsupply.com/womens/accessories/no-09-vall-e-de-farney-perfume.html">No. 09 Vallée de Farney parfum</a> from Maison Louis Marie<br />
<a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/am/product/346668?cm_mmc=LinkshareUS-_-QFGLnEolOWg-_-ProductFeed-_-Byredo&siteID=QFGLnEolOWg-G6Sb38Qwo2yGgAfM9H_r0A">Gypsy Water eau de parfum</a> by Byredo - so pricey but sounds so gorgeous! I actually saw this on in person in Paris this fall, and it was <i>so hard let me tell you</i> not to buy a few of them!<br />
<a href="http://hackwithdesignhouse.com/shop2/na-nin-x-hdh-prairie-fire-fragrance">Prairie Fire</a> by Na Nin x HDH - handy roll-on!<br />
<a href="http://needsupply.com/womens/brands/for-all-time/ace-smell.html">Ace Smell by For All Time</a>, via Need Svpply Co. - looks unfortunately out of stock, but I haven't given up on it yet.<br />
<a href="http://cbihateperfume.com/shop/perfumes-a-to-z/102">Winter 1972</a> by CB I Hate Perfume (sounds perfect for me!) - hilarious story, I actually pinned this one it looks like years ago, and recently went to check out cool shop <a href="http://www.shopidun.com/">IDUN</a> and fell in love with the fragrance all over again (in person!)<br />
<a href="http://olofragrance.com/#fragrances">OLO fragrances</a> - I would probably have to go with one of their newer scents called Lightning Paw, or an older one, Foret.<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-69410002571701990052014-12-15T09:00:00.000-06:002014-12-17T14:29:42.918-06:00p i z z a t a t tOh hai. Did I mention I got a new tatt? Yep.<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-6444970977539251602014-12-07T20:21:00.001-06:002014-12-07T20:21:46.906-06:00playin' around (...dreaming, you know)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP-6XOqOcwH70VW78QY2QmLaPSlZl8JqomFjy6stp1nOLU38C0TmEUnVwSKJVVMvJpfa9_90whUduDDy69_53qbkbDVZSxO7fd37H0recaAqj7SkRRKGrXIPpZya7Qb2GQnwHdgSq8kOg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-07+at+5.33.46+PM+with+black+storms.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP-6XOqOcwH70VW78QY2QmLaPSlZl8JqomFjy6stp1nOLU38C0TmEUnVwSKJVVMvJpfa9_90whUduDDy69_53qbkbDVZSxO7fd37H0recaAqj7SkRRKGrXIPpZya7Qb2GQnwHdgSq8kOg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-07+at+5.33.46+PM+with+black+storms.png" height="444" width="640" /></a>So here's the thing: I've been playing around with an exterior color scheme generator, lately. I know I know, woa slow it down a touch Allison, this is a dream big kind project, a several thousands of dollars project, a you-cannot-do-this-for-like-forever project. But a girl's gotta dream, right? And right now, I'm dreaming pretty big! Since we bought the house, I've hated the new vinyl siding and aluminum soffits / gutters installed on the house, it's such a shame! Originally, there would have cedar shakes under there, with clapboard! and maybe even some corbels! Oh my.. Someday, mark my words, I will restore the exterior to its former glory. And when I do, it will have a color scheme something like this I think. Please, ignore the crappy masking job I did, I was just so impatient to see what it would like like on my house!<br />
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Shakes and clapboard in Flagstone grey, and all of the other trim in Pepper Shaker, a shade slightly darker, with black storm windows and detailing on the porch! (only shown on the top stock photo, could get that detailed with my photo. But MMmmmmmm, amiright guys?<br />
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I just loved shooting with this tiny Lomo camera I have! And the Fuji film turned out great, too ;) Next up, Marseille!<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-14101922003918642132014-11-07T09:00:00.000-06:002014-11-07T09:00:01.095-06:00Favorite Fall wearables<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm wearing some of my favorite Fall wearables this year all in this one outfit, so I couldn't resist sharing. The Carhartt beanie I found on the free shelf at work, the Zara coat I impulse bought in Paris (I always seem to impulse buy something at a Zara when I'm traveling, I cant help it we dont have it here!), and the jeans are the <a href="https://www.madewell.com/index.jsp">Madewell</a> Boyjeans that I purchased in a roundabout way from the <a href="http://rennesyardsale.blogspot.com/">Rennes yard sale</a>! They fit perfectly. So of course, I've been wearing these all in heavy rotation, among my normal basics. The cardigan, blouse and Swedish Hasbeens are all thrifted.<br />
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Happy Fall everyone! Enjoy whats left of it while you can!<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-37342252649625559162014-10-28T09:00:00.000-05:002014-10-28T09:00:00.166-05:00kitchen remodelContinuing with the house updates, I am very proud to (<i>finally</i>) show you all my finished kitchen remodel! A good, solid month was taken up by my big fat kitchen project, back in February/March (that was allotta tile hey!). Since then, I've been dragging my feet on tiresome little projects, finishing up caulking, replacing hardware, fixing broken things, and various miscellany. I still havent gotten around to changing out all of the doorknobs with period antique hardware in the house. And I <i>still</i> havent decided if I really want an electrician to come in and install another box for a pendant light over the kitchen table (thoughts?) But it's pretty much there! Phew.<br />
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Above is one set of comparable before and after pictures for comparison on how far its come since our inspection in July 2012. For more before pictures of the kitchen (and the whole house), you can visit my Flickr album, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/allisonthevaliant/sets/72157630723003626/">here</a>!<br />
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Especially during this big project, I was getting all kinds of comments and questions on products and techniques I was using. You can always follow my progress on instagram, for those of you who follow me there, where I always try to respond to questions. I update there at least once a day, if not multiple times. Thank you all so much for the love and encouragement during this project you guys, it meant so much! This really has been one of the biggest projects I've undertaken to date (well, aside from the physical labor of installing the patio last year, of course! *<i>shudder*</i>). I am so proud of it and I still get that feeling of awe that <i>I cant believe this is my own kitchen</i>, every time I step foot in it, even now.<br />
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Sorry for the extra large photo dump, guys! I just had way too much fun fiddling with a nice camera for once, I made it way too hard to edit down. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post for product information and etc!<br />
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You'll notice that I did actually forget to grout this column under the counter top (above), so I have to finish that too! Oh, how things stack up... *sigh*
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wall paint: Ace Clark & Kensington in Whisper // subway tile: Daltile from Home Depot // sanded grout and caulk in Charcoal from Home Depot // kitchen island pendants: <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00231312/">Ranarp pendant lights from IKEA</a> // drawer cup pulls: Martha Stewart collection from Home Depot // vintage table: Craigslist // eamsey vintage swivel chairs: from a friend who was moving! // brass herb drying rack over the sink: made out of brass tubing, s-hooks, and twine from the hardware store // red stripe hand towels: Ikea // b&w chevron hand towels: Target // rug: Nate Berkus for Target // magnetic knife strip, towel bar and utensil racks (spray painted black): IKEA // vintage Kodak darkroom timer: antique store // cutting boards, macrame plant hanger, miscellaneous utensils: thrifted // framed hot dog print by artist <a href="http://www.wesawthat.org/">Michael Aberman</a> // framed scribble drawing: found (artist unknown)<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-92102919522750164672014-10-24T12:27:00.000-05:002014-10-24T12:27:39.443-05:00new stuff from Ship & Shape!You know, I feel like maybe I'm experiencing a pattern where every year around this time, the change of seasons, I tend to get a pretty bad case of the <i>wants</i>. It must have to do with new fall lines coming out and Holiday advertising beginning to take hold, but for real guys. I want. Everything that local e-retailer <a href="http://www.shipandshape.com/">Ship & Shape</a> has to offer. I mean, seriously.<br />
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Like this <a href="http://www.shipandshape.com/product/nubby-bowl">nubby planter</a>!<br />
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This funny <a href="http://www.shipandshape.com/product/golden-dots-jewelry-dish">little dish</a> (actually, all the ceramics!)<br />
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Please somebody out there reading this, draw my name for secret santa this year! I want this one of a kind <a href="http://www.shipandshape.com/product/one-of-a-kind-ring-the-tourmaline-mountain-range">Mountain Ring</a>.<br />
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Definitely go check 'em out! Fast!<br />
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I'd like to address something here: Alex and I are carry-on only travelers. Yes! We hate luggage! We hate luggage when heading to a weekend at the cabin, we hate luggage for a week in Los Angeles. And we hate luggage, yes, even when traveling to far places, like Europe. And not only because luggage is <strike>often</strike> always cumbersome and heavy, costs extra to check, and you have to stand in long lines to check it at the front desk; but also perhaps due to an irrational fear of our luggage getting lost (!). So in preparing to pack for almost 3 weeks in Europe, we knew it was going to be a special challenge. It was bit of a conundrum because we had to take into consideration that Paris is generally colder, but we were also on the beach in Cote d'Azure, where temperatures are still warm and sunny. So I knew that I'd have to plan ahead in order to fit all of my things in one small backpack that wouldnt be too overstuffed to carry with me everywhere (on planes, in trains and on foot).<br />
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I did my research and found some really great packing tips and capsule wardrobe recommendations from various sources (<a href="http://www.pret-a-voyager.com/2010/02/paris-practique-packing/">for example</a>) and so I thought it might be valuable to share my experiences here as well. I think I came up with a packing list that was just about as close to perfect as it was gonna get, and figured that anything we forgot, we could just pickup while we were there. Instant souvenir! Here's what I brought:<br />
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1 pair dark denim jeans<br />
1 pair black jeans<br />
1 black jumpsuit (most women recommended a maxi dress, which would do double-duty as both a beach cover-up AND dressed-up dinner dress, but I figured a jumpsuit was about the same)<br />
1 shorter dress (mine was a silky/slinky number that did great as both a nice going-out dress and over my suit at the beach)<br />
1 pair high-waisted black shorts<br />
2 tees - one grey, one striped<br />
1 black (dotted) sleeveless cami<br />
1 black sweater (heavier-weight)<br />
1 long grey cardigan (lighter-weight)<br />
1 dark denim shirt<br />
1 black leather jacket<br />
1 scarf<br />
2 black bikinis (one was a convertible strapless top that worked great as a strapless<br />
1 pair leather sandals (again, that could be worn both on the beach and are nice enough to wear out to dinner)<br />
1 pair comfy and stylish black flats (with extra Dr. Scholl's!)<br />
1 necklace<br />
1 tube red lipstick<br />
+ underwear and something to sleep in<br />
all rolled and packed into this very nice looking Burton rucksack, which I picked up at the last minute at Urban Outfitters, and I am so glad that I did!<br />
+1 small brown leather cross-body purse for everyday<br />
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Crazy, right? I did the math and I had about 13 different outfits right there. Of course, I ended up wearing one of 2 outfits mostly, and the rest less frequently. Also, you'll notice most of what I packed is black. And although I love black and is the most prominent 'color' I wear anyways, it was highly suggested that the French wear predominantly dark colors (and a lot of black). It worked out suuuuuper well, no complaints!<br />
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We also didnt bring any hairdryers, straighteners, no shampoo/soaps, no detergent, as the apartments we chose to stay in had clothes washer/dryers and provided the necessary linens, bath towels and accoutrements. Hooray! Of course, I did still pack my toothbrush/paste, a travel sized deodorant, phone charger and extra battery, european plug converter, and a book to read on the plane. Oh yeah, and a super small lomo camera with 35mm film ;) More details and outfit photos to come!<br />
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PS: I did also buy a tote bag at Zara before we left Nice, to carry the souvenirs and baguette and cheeses we bought for lunch. We could have stuffed all that into our backpacks, as we did end up having room, but it was nice to have them more accessible, instead of packed away into our backpacks in the over-head storage bins. You could easily pack a cotton tote (they are everywhere in Paris!) instead of buying one there.<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-58546271256298477522014-10-09T09:44:00.002-05:002014-10-09T09:45:32.271-05:00im back bitches!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alex and I are back from our big trip to France ( I know, <i>already!</i> ) And I even got my 35mm film back from the 1-hr photo already! Look at me, I'm so on top of things!
Paris and the Riviera were magical, and our vacation was both fun-filled and completely rejuvinating. I can't wait to go through everything and share more about our trip and photos soon. Until then, enjoy this photograph of a bridge I took while on a cheesy boat tour ( <i>YEP TOTALLY</i> ).<br />
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<3allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-55032984692780447992014-10-01T09:00:00.000-05:002014-10-01T09:00:00.600-05:00carla alexandra rodriguez / photo projecto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My beautiful friend Carla Alexandra Rodriguez has been killing it lately. Check out some of her new photographs!<br />
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She's also been making some great work with another friend of mine, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/52366874@N00/">Zoey Melf</a>, under the moniker <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photoprojecto">Photo Projecto</a>. Seriously, guys, these <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintype">tintypes</a> are not only a complicated and historically important art form, but they also have a particularly weird, dreamy quality that could only come out of their fingertips. You can see more of her work, <a href="http://www.carla-rodriguez.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://carla-rodriguez.tumblr.com/">here</a>.<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-30508686735138210762014-09-24T09:00:00.000-05:002014-09-24T09:00:00.096-05:00black of summerHere's an outfit photo from a few weeks back, when I met a friend at the <a href="http://www.hexagonbar.com/">Hex</a>, at basically the end of the summer heat (wah!) I find myself wearing almost always black nowadays. What will happen when winter is upon us?<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-70956391955249014212014-09-17T09:00:00.000-05:002014-09-17T09:00:07.515-05:00new framed workThrough work, I was able to hang some never-before-printed photographs in an exhibition at Barnes & Thornburg lawfirm in downtown Minneapolis, along with a bunch of other MCADers. It is so nice to see some of these images from Istanbul printed large and nicely framed! And they look so nice on the grey walls too :)<br />
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I have four in the exhibition, but only took a "nice" photo of these two below. Just a reminder, you can always take a closer look at more of my photography over at my portfolio site, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1237283809"></span>here<span id="goog_1237283810"></span></a>!<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-68086973551181042752014-09-08T15:58:00.000-05:002014-09-08T15:58:46.604-05:00allez a la piscine!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alright folks, super exciting announcement time.<br />
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Alex and I are planning another jaunt to Europe this fall, I am so indescribably excited! This time we will be in Paris for 8 days, and then meandering around the French Riviera / Cote d'Azure for an additional week. If you know me in real life, you know that I can barely stop talking about it, and for that I am truly sorry, friends! I feel so incredibly blessed to be able to be able to travel at this point in my life. I know it is not super common for people my age to travel outside of school-sponsored study abroad programs... My parents are always joking (<i>not joking</i>) that we are by far more well-traveled by age 30 than they will ever be. We will of course be on a strict budget, Paris has a pretty bad rap as being super expensive. But honestly, I would rather travel on a budget than not travel at all.<br />
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I just cant wait to do everything in Paris I've always dreamed about (hellooo Paris flea, I'm comin' for you!) and then spend some time just stuffing ourselves with pizza and seafood, drinking wine, and lazing about the beach all day. I think we're going to skip the touristy things this time around, including admission to the Louvre (I know, shoot me if you must. Again, budget constraints) and the Eiffel Tower (though I wouldn't mind finding a scenic hilltop to gaze at it from afar!) I just want to roam the streets, window shop, eat and people watch; picnic along the Seine and maybe stroll through the Pierre Lachaisse cemetère to say hello to my dearest, Edith Piaf.<br />
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Have you been to France at all, do you have any must-see / must-do / insider tips for a couple exploring Paris on a budget? You must fill me in!<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-69051412333978246542014-08-06T09:51:00.000-05:002014-08-06T09:52:04.104-05:00su su su summertime, summertime outfits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hardly ever wear skirts anymore. Aside from the occasional maxi skirt / dress, I've almost completely forgotten how to wear them. But then I spotted this skirt in a drawer and decided to figure it out. This is a pretty <i>crazytown</i> outfit for me, you cant hardly see the light blue and white vertical pinstripes on this blouse in the pictures, but I assure you it is striped. So I'm feeling pretty psyched about my successful skirt-wearing <i>and</i> pattern-mixing!<br />
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In retrospect, I think this outfit is comprised entirely of <a href="http://emmatrithart.blogspot.com/">Emma</a> things! I snagged the blouse and skirt from her before heading out to LA (lucky me!), and the booties (you can tell me if I'm wrong lady, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess) are a pair that she happens to have too :) Funny how things work out sometimes.
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the deets: blouse and skirt (H&M): from <a href="http://emmatrithart.blogspot.com/">Emma</a> // booties: Target, thrifted<br />
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Okay, so I've made so much progress on the house since my last post, and I've just been so busy enjoying each one of them, the small things and the big changes! But sharing them here on the ole blog is wayyy past due dont you think? So let's get started playing catch up.<br />
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First up, the mini-makeover I gave the first floor bathroom (see before pictures in <a href="http://dotluv.blogspot.com/2013/10/first-floor-bathroom.html">this post</a>). It was put in when the previous owners flipped the house, in an existing hallway to the kitchen. And luckily the fixtures (decent pedestal sink, toilet with traditional styling) aren't too horrendous (though not what I would have chosen), but it really was sort of basic in there, and I wanted to bring it up to the level of character that the rest of our house has. So all I really had to do was paint, change out the light fixture, add period door hardware, repaint some existing things, add accessories and VOILA! I really want to add just one more small detail that will add a little bit of character to the otherwise pretty new-construction-looking space: a simple painted white pine beadboard ceiling and crown moldings to match the simple details of our house. I'll add a photo of that as soon as I can!<br />
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lighter grey and darker grey wall paint: Ace Kensington & Clark color-matched to Benjamin Moore // vanity light fixture: <a href="http://www.barnlightelectric.com/pendant-lighting/rustic-pendant-lights/atomic-topless-double-wire-guard-pendant.html">Industrial Loft Double Wire Guard</a> pendant from <a href="http://www.barnlightelectric.com/">Barn Light Electric</a> // hand towels: Turkish bath towels, souvenirs from our trip to Istanbul last summer // handmade ceramic vase: vintage, thrifted // wool and jute rug: thrifted // antique black porcelain knob set and lock: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northwest-Architectural-Salvage/491580865617">Northwest Architectural Salvage</a> // towel bar (existing) painted with: Krylon matte black finish<br />
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Thanks for bearing with me, guys. This whole homeownership thing has taken over my life, and I am enjoying every minute of it:) Coming up next on my house-project tour, the studio upstairs! This one's also an oldie, but a goodie :)<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-58938620004915324212014-07-21T15:25:00.002-05:002014-07-25T15:44:19.021-05:00throwback! (monday)Woa, you guys check out this throwback! I was digging around an old hard drive recently when I came across a bunch of 16mm film dailies, including a few of this baby. What a dreamboat! Maybe I should make another film soon, yeah?<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523194533953519070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515384464305627497.post-74927405264215492572014-07-14T09:00:00.000-05:002014-07-29T17:28:35.835-05:00exciting exterior and gardening changes!Now, let's be completely honest here and let me just say that I am not. A gardener. I did not get those genes. I do not have the green thumb skillz, no I realllyyy have more of a black thumb, and have been known to kill a cactus or two in my time (yep).<br />
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But our poor house really had no landscaping to speak of when we moved in (except one giant bed of bright red mulch under the front window?), and it was looking a little sad. We do have two ornamental trees (not matching, though?) and two nice big hardy barberry bushes in the front. ALL of that was covered in creeping vines and various giant weeds, including the front porch, when we bought the place. So we really havent done much planting of new plants, just weeding out old vines, trimming trees, removing dead branches and repairing the porch and gutters that have been damaged by all the over-growth thus far. But this summer, when our neighbors mentioned that they plan to rip out a nice sized-chunk of their (gorgeous!) garden to make way for sod and small playset for their grandchildren, we jumped! at the chance to take some free plants off their hands.<br />
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Voila! We ended up with a few different types of hosta, purple stevia, yellow flowering creeping jenny, another type of purple-pink flowering ground cover that I dont know the name of, and small sedum bushes (autumn pink flowering, I think?). The piece-de-restitance are three (!!!) lovely peony bushes that they were so generous to offer us, and that we took and put under the front window. They are looking really sad right now, as you are not supposed to move them in the summer, but we did wait until after they flowered and are hoping they'll get their roots nice and established before they go dormant in the fall. You can see one of the peony bushes in the neighbors yard that had just flowered though (top left of the picture), so beautiful! (That area still needs new edging and mulch, so I havent photographed it yet). In back, around the patio, we added real cedar edging, which will keep the mulch from falling out of the beds every time it rains. And, will allow for some other low flowering bushes to creep over the edge. I cant wait!</div>
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To the right of the patio we added some european ground ginger and some more of that pink flowering cover we discovered in our neighbor's yard, though I dont know what it's called. The hostas we planted last year, and were given to me by an aunt. The ferns were transplanted from my mother-in-law's garden, and are perfect for that space. It's super shady back there, and they add a lof of softness to the base of the house and around the brick patio. I think the patio garden beds are coming along nicely, though I have plans to add something low and flowering in with the ferns, and a large bush of some kind at the corner, to give us a little color and privacy from the neighbors (hydrangea? dogwood? recommendations? It would get pretty much full shade and would need to be pretty hardy as the wind picks up in that spot during storms, and kind of tears up my hostas that are there now.)</div>
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We'll also finish tearing out the chain-link fence (which, turns out, is not so easy to do when it's all grown into all of yer trees and such! As evidenced but the photo below, which is all we've managed to get out so far!) and replace it with a nice horizontal wood fence (next year, I'm hoping!!) and then possibly some additional landscaping along the fence.<br />
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Dudes. I'm sorry, 2014 has been seriously getting away from me. I cant believe it's July! Let's pretend that didnt happen. And so how better to pretend to do that but with AN OUTFIT POST! I wore this casual outfit recently, when Alex and I took a spontaneous trip up to the <a href="http://www.comozooconservatory.org/attractions/">Como Conservatory</a>. I hadnt been there in so long, maybe since middle school! And it was the perfect muggy, Minnesota summer day for it.<br />
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dress: from <a href="http://emmatrithart.blogspot.com/">Emma</a>? // sandals: Birkenstocks, my summer sandal of 2014, thrifted // bag: American Apparel<br />
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It was seriously so gorgeous, wayyy moreso than I remembered. I could just be that I have developed much more of an appreciation for plants now. I mean, check it out, they have an entire room for different species of ferns! Alex looks overwhelmed by it all.<br />
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And get ready you guys, because this is just the beginning. It's officially the start of a new era for dotluv. As you may have noticed, the blog got a major redesign (and still has some minor bugs to work out, apologies.) But boy, do I have a whole slew of posts in the works for you. A whoooole lot of house updates, and some exciting news. Stay tuned! And as always, thanks for sticking around ;)<br />
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