Archives for August 2013

  This photo of my parents sums up a wonderful weekend we had recently in Dorset, Vermont.  Tucked into a grove of pine trees, my cousin and his lovely bride were married in an outdoor chapel they built with their friends. The night culminated in hours of dancing under a gorgeous tent covered with sparkling lights. The weekend was filled with bonfires and s'mores, … [Read more...] about A Postcard From Dorset, Vermont

It had been nearly 10 years since I dipped my toes into this pristine lake in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. As a young girl I had spent 1 week each summer with friends and family in a beautiful open A-frame cabin on the lake- days were spent fishing on the lake, jumping off the floating docks, and meandering along the forest forging new paths. Today I'm sending you a … [Read more...] about A Postcard from the Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania

Free as a bird! I snapped this picture on a lovely foggy day on a quiet beach near Aquinnah, on Martha's Vineyard. A long winding beach trail led us to the secluded rocky beach where we walked and talked and played. Later that day we ate lobster in a little fishing village--sitting outside watching the fishing boats come in to the harbor. We spent a glorious week in an adorable … [Read more...] about Postcard from Camp: Free as a bird in Aquinnah

This illustration was one of my favorites from my summer road trip to Southern Utah. I try to sketch on my trips rather than rely on photos to remember places but sometimes it's difficult to do so. We were on a tour through Bryce Canyon and we stopped at the Natural Bridge for only about 10 minutes. I rushed to document the details of the arch and the trees behind it and was … [Read more...] about An Illustrated Postcard from Bryce Canyon, Utah

I spent a long weekend with my husband and some good friends in Lech in the beautiful Austrian alps, two and a half hours from where we live in Munich. I was a TOTAL stress case before we left, and was grumping and complaining all the way out the door that I didn't have time for a stupid weekend trip. Of course is was exactly what I needed. When I go too far into … [Read more...] about Greetings from Lech, Austria