etsy shop updates.

I've just posted some new cards to my Etsy shop.

Do you have an Etsy shop? What's your favorite Etsy shop?

flashes of hope.

I ran across this organization on the CaringBridge site of one of my relatives, whose sweet child has cancer. Their mission is to change "the way children with cancer and other life threatening illnesses see themselves through the gift of photography and [raise] money for pediatric cancer research." I can attest, they create BEAUTIFUL images!

image from flashesofhope.org

look what i found.

It's heavenly!

rumor has it.

I'll be back in town (SLC) on business March 1-22. I should have some time to fit in a few photo shoots. Leave a comment or e-mail me at kaela@bokehphotos.com to book a sesson. As of right now I have a few openings on the 6th & the 13th of March.

john bragg.

Happy Valentine's day!

While on my pre-valentine's date (we don't like the crowds) I came across a piece by John Bragg similar to the one below. Isn't it romantic looking? I am in love! The best part...he's based in Indy. I must meet him!

image from johnbragg.com

melt in your mouth.

Admittedly, I've been horrible about documenting my cooking adventures even though I committed to doing so here. I've been cooking, I promise, but I'm lacking in the area of presentation. Perhaps I need to take some more food styling lessons from here. I tell myself I'll do better when I have a home of my own, when there are windows on more than one side of my abode. We face east, so unless I'm making a rockin' breakfast, there's not much light to photograph things later in the day. However, I did manage to make these over the weekend since BIL cam to visit. I got the recipe from here. They're delish and oh-so-easy.

extra extra...read all about it.

I'm finally setting up google reader.

I'm tired of blog hopping to keep up on the latest posts! If you've got a blog, please leave a comment with the URL so I can add it to my google reader. Thanks!


image from here

phonography.

Yes, I spelled it right. P-H-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y. The random assortment of images on your camera phone that you took for whatever reason (the grocery, a concert, the thrift store, a restaurant). They're not always the best quality (blurry, low resolution) but they are an interesting assortment to look back on. I often pull out my camera phone when I'm saying "I wish I had brought my good camera!" What if the summary for the past year of our lives was expressed in a compilation of our phone pictures? Here are some of my favorites (click for a larger collage):

Bonus points if you can name the locations of some of these photos!

Submit your favorite phone picture(s) via e-mail to kaela@bokephotos.com. If you'd rather text them to me, that's fine too. If there's a story behind the image, please include the details. If you'd like to include a year compilation, you can submit a 3x3 square of photos to illustrate your year in review. Images must be submitted by the 28th of February. I will post the best images/compilations, and I may even have a prize up for grabs!

lonely bananas.

Since there's only two of us (husby & I) we can't eat a whole bunch of bananas before they turn brown. Sometimes I break the bunch in half so we only have 3 or 4 bananas to take home. Lately, I've taken to picking out the 'lonely' bananas, or the bananas in the 'orphan' basket. Do you know which ones I'm talking about? The grocer goes through and periodically organizes the produce, and sorts out the lone bananas into a basket in the corner of the display. Since we can't eat a whole bunch anyway, I figure I can bring these misfit bananas home with me so they will feel loved one last time before I eat them. Is that weird?

Do you have any quirky grocery store habits?

image from nazret.com via google image search

the capital grille.

Is delicious. A friend tipped us off to this great place, and we tried it out over the weekend as part of the Devour Downtown. Citrus salmon, creamed spinach, mashed potatoes, lamb chop, creme brulee, and flourless chocolate cate. What's not to love!


image from tripadvisor.com

fever.

I haven't quite caught the Colts 'fever' but it's hard to ignore when this is the first thing you see when you walk into the grocery store.

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!

dear chair.

You are beautiful. I wish I would have bought you from the thrift store for the low, low price of $40. I hope you found a good home. I still think of you often.

books.

One of my goals this year is to read 1 book a month. So far, I'm doing pretty well. I'm currently reading:

What are some of your favorite books?

images from amazon.com

for 1 night only.

What a perfect date. I love NPR! For tickets at a theatre near you check here.

images from www.prairiehome.publicradio.org