Field Notes Blog

September 17th 2020 Today is the climax of my Detox Ayurvedic Cleanse. I've been eating this...

September 16th 2020 Took the littles to Como zoo so that Rach would have time to get a lot of...

September 15th 2020 Remember when I told you I was going to get back to not posting silly cell...

September 14th 2020 William had to go into oral surgery today. It was a tense morning for us all...

September 13th 2020 Feeling very contemplative again today, just in a real daze/zone. I liked the...

September 12th 2020 Today I went consignment shopping with my mother. She loves to scour the...

September 11th 2020 Today was a sad day, its always a sad day. But my sister sent me this in a...

September 10th 2020 Today I walked down to the memorial and enjoyed some much needed time...

September 9 2020 I'm exchanging the busy moments for slow ones and don't have much to report from...

SEPTEMBER 8 2020 I have been doing a cleanse and media deprivation this week. It is A DOOZY to be...

September 7th 2020 These littles are moving away to Michigan and leaving me behind. What will I...

September 6th 2020 I went on a digestive walk today and stumbled into a Suessical garden. Have you...

Septemver 5th 2020 Had a photo shoot with these ladies last week. Miss working with them and very...

September 4th 2020   Spent the day hanging out with this righteous punk. He wanted me to "do...

September 3rd 2020 Just another day back at work. Making swatches and painting peoples arms with...

September 2nd 2020 No bears last night, just misterable 20 mile an hour Lake effect winds. I...

September 1st 2020 New month, new attempted goals. I'm starting an Ayurvedic cleanse this month so...

August 31st 2020 Went Solo camping up in Madeline Island this week. Made evening meals, went...

August 30th 2020 First breakfast at home all month long. Trying to eat through all my crave food...

august 29th 2020 Saw this cool car on a telephone walk with my sweet Michelle. Had a hard...

August 28th 2020 Spent the day figuring out how to best style and advertise a bidet.  Interesting...

August 27th 2020 Woke up to more sad news regarding looking in the downtown Minneapolis. One of my...

August 26th 2020 A socially distanced photo shoot from my sweet friend at Kayla Ann Creative. She...

August 25th 2020 How to be an aunt during a pandemic in the modern age. See Below....

Augutst 24th 2020 All the self nurturing cozies for this storm infested life.  I've been...

August 23rd 2020 This morning I had my "most embarrassing moment" with only sweet Bethany to...

August 22nd 2020 Rachel Josh and I went to Betty's this evening to celebrate our summer of...

August 21st 2020 Meredith turned 31 and we spent our last days at the Julia laughing and drinking...

August 20th 2020 Last morning waking up in the Mansion with Bucky.  Lots of sweet memories made in...

 August 19th 2020 Started a new job styling for Soona Studios today. I was privileged to get to...

August 18th 2020 To be honest, its now September as I'm writing this. SOOO much has happened to...

August 17th 2020 If pictures had playlists this one would be one hell of a mixtape. ...

August 16th 2020 Silver linings of Covid-19 - Yard parties! I love that the "norm" now is to...

August 15 2020 Bethany came over with bagels and a bushel of tomatoes this morning. She taught me...

August 14th 2020 Tonight I hosted Chrissy, Ems, and Corey at the mansion for a not so traditional...

August 13th 2020 Today was one of those days were all the electronic were against me, and...

August 12th 2020 House sitting for Bucky, working hard on creative goals and trying to practice...

August 11th 2020 To the right is a marvelous, vulnerable, every positive and wise friend.       To...

August 10th 2020 Back with my stud at the mansion. Couldn't be happier. We started this pandemic...

August 9th 2020 Home for a third night this month in between houses.  We had the most EPIC...

August 8th 2020 Yet another friend is moving on to happy new beginnings, so we gathered in the...

August 7th 2020 A plentiful harvest charcuterie, spent candles and puppies chasing each other in...

August 6th 2020 My sweet Emma is moving away so very soon. But until then we will continue to have...

August 2nd 2020   Today was a very special day.   I got my first roll of film back from...

August 4th 2020 Asher was having a hard day. Adrienne tried her best to change that....

August 3rd 2020 Home for a deep clean and brief reset before heading on to my next pup sitting...

August 2nd 2020 This weekend, I've fallen in love with ambient music, fresh glasses of soda...

August 1st 2020  Over six months into marriage, through a pandemic and some really challenging,...

July 31st 2020 Another day another awkward pose. Can you tell how much we both hate having our...

July 30th 2020 House sitting for a new dog and cat pal. I love seeing how different people...

July 29th 2020 I had the gift of photographing a new client while visiting Milwaukee. My sweet...

 July 28th 2020 I don't remember what I did with my time before these rascals made me a Tanto. ...

July 27th 2020 Gi Gi would not be thrilled to know this photograph was posted on the World Wide...

July 26th 2020   Eyes already alert, mouth puckered and fists clenched, she looks like she...

July 25th 2020 Back in Wisconsin for a family weekend meeting Evangeline. My mother's garden patio...

July 24th 2020 This is a little sneak peak of my second favorite thing that happened on July 24th....

July 23rd 2020 This morning I went on a very long walk thinking about all the wonderful things I'm...

July 22nd 2020 While I've been studying Spanish my brilliant sister has been studying hard for the...

July 21st 2020 Upside down and rain stained, that's slightly how today felt. Brit was having a...

July 20th 2020 Just another round of cellphone shots. A rooftop elegant and some of the books I'm...

July 19th 2020 Woke up today to find my bike stolen. It felt very intrusive and sad.  Then I got...

July 18th 2020 FINALLY Back to some of my real photo work. These lovebirds decided to stick to...

July 17th 2020 Poorly lit, cellphone photo at the grocery with my best friend.  Her company is...

July 16th 2020 More photos from the new breakfast nook. First photo is my all green veggie burger...

July 15th 2020 I'm trying to teach myself Spanish, and the boys are trying to conquer the language...

July 14th 2020 We had another roommate shift this week which means TIME TO REDECORATE. Here is a...

July 13th 2020 This summer has been a blast filled with these little rascals and their...

July 12th 2020 Tonight I went on a beautiful canoe ride over the chain of lakes with a new...

July 11th 2020 I've been pretty bad about carrying my camera around this last week, so instead...

July 10th 2020 What a priveledge it is to have creative, talented and kind friends. Friends doing...

July 9th 2020 What a perfect day. These first little beauties are lush gardens I came across on my...

July 8th 2020 Today was one of those days where everything worked out exactly as it was supposed...

July 7th 2020 July 7th feels like a good date for your first bee sting, doesn't it? We told...

July 6th 2020 Happy Birthday to one of the best bullfrog big brothers I've ever had the privilege...

July 5th 2020 This one is a few days late but earlier this weekend I had the privilege of...

July 4th 2020 It was not a very red, white, and blue holiday in our home this year. Liz came to...

july 3rd 2020 A quick peak inside to see friends and clients looking at my work framed and hung on...

July 2nd 2020 Sweet Emsy and I sitting poolsides eating salads and gossiping loudly for the...

July 1st 2020 New month, new goals, new problems.. amiright? This month I'm committing my time and...

june 30th 2020 I'm really lucky to have the talented friends I have. This photographer I know also...

june 29th 2020 Back home after a truly lovely, hopefully life changing escape.  Thought I would...

June 28th 2020 If you ever need a good road trip partner, call up my sister Elisabeth. She has a...

June 27th 2020 Sorry I had to revert to cell phone photos here. Batteries we're running low and we...

june 26th 2020  It is extremely challenging to pick just one photo to define each day of this...

June 25th 2020 Wow these days are passing so fast, and I have never felt more in my element than...

June 24th 2020 Today Liz and I geared up for a 9 mile hike through the Garnet Trails.  It was...

June 23rd 2020 This was a very special day.  Our first exploring the park, we started at the North...

June 22nd 2020 On the road for two days straight and we finally arrived at our paradise clamping...

June 21st 2020 We're on the road, me and my skateboarding, Beatles-loving, vegetarian little...

June 20th 2020 Happy Solstice friends.  Today I spent the day packing and planning and releasing...

June 19th 2020 Beautiful view from my window through the rain. First sunshine I've seen in days. ...

June 18th 2020 Big news. I got to stir crazy so I booked a tent outside the north rim of...

June 17th 2020 Ooof this has been a month of highs and lows. This week has been another particular...

June 16th 2020 Arrived for reading lessons to find these two rascals drenched and screaming. ...

June 15th 2020 Ugg, its hot, its blurry, and the allergies are STRONG y'all.  Some of these days...

June 14th 2020 "Look at her, she's BLOOMING!" - My favorite quote from Pride and Predjudice. ...

June 13th 2020 Blurry smiles are my favorite. Many blessings to my sister and her Evangeline,...

June 12th 2020 This was last night's photo but the memories permeate most of today's commute back...

June 11th 2020 I was meant to sail the sea.   

June 10th 2020 Whisked ourselves away to northern Minnesota for some MUCH LONGED FOR lake life....

June 9th 2020 Another heavy night. But I finished a book today!  So that's...

June 8th 2020 I've started playing around with line art drawings.  This is a logo I designed for...

June 7th 2020 Ugg, some days are better than others. And this day was blurry and sad.  Longing for...

June 6th 2020 Had a nice little day date with my sweet Emma.  I'm so grateful to have friends...

June 5th 2020 Today we went to retrieve the littles from Wisconsin. We took them there to shelter...

June 4th 2020  Half way through 2020 three months deep in Quarantine and one week into a changed...

June 3rd 2020 Hosted a sweet friend for tea to discuss a book she's writing. We listened to the...

June 2nd 2020 Spirits are low, but the light above the vigil sight is glorious.  I'm so tired. ...

June 1st 2020 Out of words...  

May 31st 2020 Last week I watched a murder take place at my bus stop. It was horrendous. I watched...

May 30th 2020 Woke up to the smell of burning rubber and a smoke filled sky.  The riots moved...

May 29th 2020 It seems a little silly to be posting food photos during these days, but this one...

May 28th 2020 A new roommate joined our house. Guard dog and faithful friend miss Lola. Welcome to...

May 27th 2020 Today I biked up to the northern suberbs to give my nephews their reading lesson. We...

May 26th 2020 I was sitting outside reading a book when I started to notice the amount of extra...

May 25th 2020 Nearly a month ago now, I was so backed up then that I thought it would be a sweat...

May 23rd 2020 The tribes all here and we've had such a fine time! I don't really have words to...

May 22nd 2020 Uffda.. today was weird. Just couldn't grasp much energy and had such a HORRID...

May 21st 2020 This day was a funny one. It started with my editing and binge watching "THE BIG...

May 20th 2020 As mentioned last week, I'm learning to cook these days! For tonights Run Club feast...

May 19th 2020   I had the immense privilege of photographing this little wonder being born last...

May 18th 2020   Went on a lovely walk with Brittney today. We romped 7 miles through a sunny...

May 18th 2020 The Green Gardens House has started to feel a little less than productive during...

May 16th 2020   Family day, everyone load in the chariot lets take our walk to the "North...

May 15th 2020 Nothing much to say about today except that I always hope to remember the simple...

May 14th 2020 The trees are in full bloom and I've started learning to cook. Sooo things are...

May 13th 2020 I have taken on the task of teaching these crazy tykes how to read..  Wish me luck....

May 12th 2020 I got to see one of my sweetest friends today after 7 long weeks.  I hugged her...

May 11th 2020 Fascinated by the light streaming through the window. My mother has nicknamed...

May 10th 2020 Another Sunday knitting in bed. I need to stay in town rather than be with my momma...

May 9th 2020 I had the nephew's over for a day with  their Tanto. We ate all the cereal we could...

May 8th 2020 During these final weeks of shelter-at-home we've been building better patterns of...

May 7th 2020   Afternoon light drifting through are parkour to the yoga den.  I love getting...

May 6th 2020 My sweet friend Matt came over and we stood far apart outside and built a socially...

May 5th 2020 Happy Cinque De Mayo from my dirty kitchen to yours! I went around to my favorite...

May 4th 2020 "May the fourth be with you." Another sunny windy day, another sunny windy bike...

May 3rd 2020 Today was lovely, I slept in, went on a bike ride, read a book in my hammock, had a...

April 21st 2020 Spent a sunny afternoon water color painting in my Children's books and listening...

April 18th 2020 Today was FANTASTIC. I went on a socially distanced walk with my best friend. Sat...