Hey, friends! Today, I have so many beautiful photos for you today. Spring has finally arrived, and I’ve spent so much time being outside, taking walks in our creeks, exploring the woods, and enjoying all of the trees and flowers blooming! Enjoy lots of spring flowers, golden hour glow, dogwood tree blossoms, and a sunset!…
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you asked, i’m answering {time for a q&a!}
Hello, my friends! Last week, I sent out a form to all of my wonderful email subscribers asking them if they had any questions for me about life, writing, photography, and blogging. So many of you submitted such lovely questions – I can’t wait to answer them in this post, along with sharing some recent…
walking in a winter wonderland {snow photography}
Hello, my friends! I have one last wintery post for you before spring arrives. We got a whole ten inches of snow this morning and I wanted to share its beauty with you all! I had lots of fun walking around taking pictures of anything that caught my eye, taking a visit to the creek,…
DIY nature art: mandalas, acorn monograms, and more!
Hello, my friends! Winter is often a cold and dreary season, isn’t it? Especially when there’s no snow on the ground which makes it even less motivating to go outside. Well, let’s change that today! Recently, I was trying to think of a fun DIY blog post to do, when my mom suggested I do…
a family vacation at lutsen mountains
Hello, my friends! Goodness, it’s been a while since I’ve missed a post! It was nice to have a break, though. As you can tell from the title, we went to Lutsen Mountains in Minnesota again this year for a ski vacation! Despite below zero temps (the high for the whole trip was 0 F,…
welcome to my room {pastel bedroom tour}
Hello, my friends! Ahh, I am so excited about this post. My room has been in the works for months now, with little random projects being finished early in December. But it’s finally finished and ahh, I am so happy with how it turned out! It’s so. . . well, me, haha, and I love…
hello, 2023 {a year in review}
Hello, my friends! It’s almost 2023. o.O Goodness, that feels weird to say, doesn’t it? In a way, it does, but also. . . 2022 was such a massive year for me and when I think back, so much happened. I ran my first year of cross country, wrote two novels, became a Community Assistant…
christmas goods {2022}
Hello, my friends! Today, I’m going to show you all of the lovely gifts I got for Christmas this year. As I’ve said in past posts, the term ‘haul’ annoys me so we’re going to go with ‘goods’ for now. First, the obligatory disclaimer about how this is the obligatory disclaimer that no, for those…
christmas-ing 2022 {tree hunting & decorating adventures}
Hello, my friends! I am super excited about today’s post and I had a blast making it for you guys! Every year, the day after Thanksgiving, my family goes and rings bells for the Salvation Army, gets a tree from a tree farm where we cut it down, and then bring it home, put it…
25 things i’m thankful for today
Hello, my friends! Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all are having a wonderful day! I don’t know if I am because I’m scheduling this post ahead of time, haha. Anyway, in celebration of the holiday, here’s a list of 25 things I’m grateful for today, along with photos. Something I realize over and over again…










