Last year at this time, I posted some inspiration boards if I would have been so luck to be out at Coeur d’Alene. Of course, again this year I’d love to be out at CdA, so I put four boards together detailing what I’d like to be wearing and sharing at the Pavillion, on theContinue reading Labor Day at CdA {If} Round 2
From left to right: Julie, Adrian, Annie, Mary, and Nicholas All my pics from the summer out at Spirit Lake are drawing to an end. These ones, with all my brothers and sisters plus folks, are pretty special. It’s not that often that all the Freuen kids get together; the last time we were allContinue reading Freuen Family Pic
Well, the ole Surbuban from 1989 still ran this summer–but barely! This truck, which we do love dearly, is on it’s last wheels–literally! It did start up mommentarily this summer, but then there was a flat, and it wouldn’t restart. We had the infestation of 1000s of ants as well. That was interesting. Also, everyContinue reading Still Kickin’ (But Barely!)
When we were living in Venezuela back in 2000-2004, we were introduced to raclette. Mariana Morrill (she’s also a jewellery designer, so you may often see her referred to when I wear her baubles) and her husband Mark were our next door neighbors, and they had us over for raclette. Since that dinner over tenContinue reading Family Dinner: Raclette
I have many more posts from our month of July out at the cabin, but I did want to include a little bit of the gloriousness that we are experiencing in Hong Kong. While it is really tough to always return when the folks back in the States have one more month of summer holiday,Continue reading Sunday Summer Sundresses
Waking up out at Spirit Lake is just bliss! Every morning that the sun shines we see these sparkly diamonds glistening on the lake. Because Kevin and I sleep out on the porch, we are awoken by this view with accompanied birds every morning. Sometimes I like to take my coffee down to the dockContinue reading Coffee with Diamonds and on the Lake
Our cabin out at Spirit Lake is actually a part of a housing development that started in the 1920s. The Tesemini Outing Club started out as a club for the Spokane elite; the families would make outings out this beautiful setting on Spirit Lake. I can only imagine the fashions that were involved for eachContinue reading The Outing Club
The Redwoods are an amazing site to see! Their massiveness is beyond impressive. They are a mind blowing form of nature similar to the karst formations in Yangshuo, China. The tricky part about travelling through this forest is finding a base–it’s a very vast area with little towns with very limited overnight options. We hadContinue reading Where to Stay in the Redwoods: Miranda Gardens
Ironically this morning I was talking to my sister-in-law about how it’s been forever (like 2009) since I have purchased a pair of blue jeans. I was thinking I’d go to the Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale to get an updated pair. But then I remembered this old pair sitting in a drawer out at the cabin:Continue reading DIY: Turn Old Jeans New
So, I’m feeling a bit stranded from this blog. We’re now out at our cabin–but without Internet. The cabin is wonderful; don’t get me wrong. It’s just an odd feeling not being able to write on my blog when I’ve posted at least three times a week all this year. I’ve got 3G on myContinue reading Summer Update
I feel really hopeful about this summer. I could be jinxing myself….but I feel like it could be a really nice summer out at the lake. Usually when we go home to our lake cabin in Northern Idaho, I’m in a pair of cozy Uggs through all of June and parts of July, but thisContinue reading Summer Shorts
Last time you saw this perfectly plaid shirt was here when Julie stole the Shirt Off My Back. Well, I shouldn’t say stole; we have an unwritten code where if one or the other likes something so much, we can just tell the other and hand it over. That’s what happened this summer when IContinue reading Got My Shirt Back!