Tag: kentucky
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Black Lives Matter
The whole world has changed since the last time we wrote, and before we go on posting about what’s been going on in our household, I wanted to state as plainly and obviously as I can that Black lives matter. Like so many others over the last month, we have been reading, listening, learning, and…
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Floyd’s View Farm
Happy Memorial Day! We are still in social distancing mode while Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on 2020, but today we actually found a new adventure that was outside, away from people, and something new and different for Penny. Win win win! We took Penny and Goldie out to visit our friend Ken Marks’ new…
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Before and After: Three New Doors!
Ok, so we can’t DIY EVERYTHING that our house needs. Just like these projects back in 2017, there are a few things around the house that we needed to contract out to the professionals. This year we had a company come in and insulate / ventilate our house so that we have proper air flow…
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DIY: Wood Poster Hanger Tutorial
We scored two beautiful Christmas posters today for less than $10 at Scout in NULU and decided to make our own wood poster hangers! We made a little tutorial video, and the materials / steps are detailed below. If this tutorial is useful to you, please pin it / share it and help spread the…
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DIY Reclaimed lumber Kitchen Nook – Part #1 / Bench with storage
One of my objectives when I changed the floors of the second story of the house was to save as many of the old pine floor planks as possible with the idea that I could use the wood for other projects. The wood is old and dry, and although it’s not hardwood, I believe it…
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Bernheim Forest in the Fall
Javier’s mom and sister are in town from Chile for three whole weeks! We’ve been packing in all kinds of fall and Halloween fun these last few days, including Boo at the Zoo, a trip down Hillcrest Avenue (the most decorated street in Louisville), and a drive out to Bernheim Forest to see the beautiful…
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Side Table made of Osage Orange
A few months back, a friend brought me a gift after he visited our local lumber yard. He found a cookie of a yellow/orange colored wood that he thought would be a nice piece to work with. I enjoy making tables with cookies, because you can really highlight the growth rings and you can see…
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Aura Aura portrait
I just posted this story on my instagram account but thought it would be fun to share with everyone. If you’ve never heard of Aura Aura, check out their website to learn more about the process and read over the color guide while you’re there. My friend Liz treated me to my portrait and it…
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Visiting the Bernheim Forest Giants
It’s a long weekend for Javi and it’s been a good while since we’ve been on an adventure outside of our 15-min driving radius, so we decided to take a trip to Bernheim Forest and check out the Forest Giants! We didn’t do much research before going…we heard it was best to visit before 11…
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A Short History of Nearly Everything (since September)
I finally found a tiny block of time in my day for a little blogging, so I asked Javier what I should write about. His response was to “do like that book of yours” and write a “short history of everything” – if you haven’t read a Short History of Nearly Everything, I highly recommend…
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End of Summer Adventures
Last year I was 36 weeks pregnant with Penny when we went to the KY State Fair…5 weeks away from her birth. We took this photo… El año pasado 36 semanas de embarazo con Penny cuando fuimos a la Feria de Kentucky…a 5 semanas de su nacimiento. Sacamos esta foto… And we decided to re-take…
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Lately: Photos and Weddings
**photo session giveaway details at the end!** Wedding season is officially underway and I’m currently booking for 2019! I love shooting these crazy events full of love, happy people, and sweet details. I’m such a sap. This is my first wedding season since I joined Humming House in 2013…I had to give up weddings for…
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Derby 2018 Pt. 2
On Derby morning I did a quick photo session with Corinne and her group of friends from law school before they headed off to Churchill Downs. It would be so much fun to shoot a Derby-themed wedding…all of the fashion and colors and hats and mint juleps. Or maybe I just need to book a…
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Derby 2018 pt.1
Happy Derby! It’s been so crazy around here with Derby season, wedding season picking up in my photography world, spring landscaping and gardening, and on top of everything Penny is teething so we are surviving on minimal sleep. On Thursday night we went to Javier’s company’s annual Derby party at the Kentucky Derby Museum and…
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Leftover Winter
Last Wednesday morning we woke up to a blanket of soft, fresh snow – the most snow I’ve seen in years. I couldn’t pass up the chance to get plenty of photos, especially while my mom and grandma were in town visiting. As soon as P woke up from her nap we bundled her up…
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More Weekends like This
Last weekend was damn near perfect, freezing temperatures and limited outdoor time notwithstanding. After several days cooped up in our house thanks to the cold weather, we ventured out on Friday night for the opening of D.O.P.E. (Dreaming of Patterns Everyday) at Revelry Boutique Gallery. I’ve been doing pop ups there with my shop on…
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Fall Photo Madness
It’s been a beautiful fall for photography, and I lucked out working with some amazing families in Louisville and Nashville! One of my favorite perks of doing family sessions is getting to see how families grow and change year after year. Kids growing up, new additions to the family – it’s such a privilege to…
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Arts and Crafts Weekend
We are officially 39 weeks and two days into this adventure and still waiting on miss Penelope to make her debut! I have a feeling she’s just going to make me wait. Is that a Virgo thing? Javi and I have our fingers crossed for Tues-Thurs of this week because he has Friday off. Come…
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Just the Two of Us
Javi and I are taking full advantage of the time we have left together as a family of 2 (plus three dogs) before Penelope arrives. Everyone has warned us (and warned us…and warned us…and told us….and reiterated to us…) that we won’t get out as a couple for a while after our little bundle o’ joy arrives,…
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Derby week 2017
Before I get into this, I have to admit we Louisville folks get tunnel vision when it comes to Derby and it’s hard to wrap our minds around the fact that the rest of the country doesn’t *really* care about the festivities. Derby absolutely consumes us – it’s “the most wonderful time of the year…in Louisville.” I actually…
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