Happy birthday, Laura!
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Wight. Weally. A birthday salutation to my best friend. In honor, I’m making lavender-infused crème brulée. No candles, though. I can’t fit that many into one ramekin!!
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familia
A collection of 133 issues
Sugar Darling.
Bria. Photo by Callie Neylan, March 23, 2012.
Sugar Darling, you are my sunshine. No,
moonshine. Intoxicant, swooning.
Down where the wild things grow and the
slit comes to life with a flower of flesh and bones and innocence.
Lost when he found you, lost when he stole you. Detested
When you're in love with a beautiful house.
On Saturday, after almost five years on the East Coast, I left Baltimore. On the plane ride to Seattle, I penned a love letter on my iPad to my house on Lafayette Avenue, my home for almost four years. It’s a beautiful 19th-century rowhouse – tall, stately, well-crafted and elegant
Snowing in Seattle.
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It’s snowing right now. I love it. Rain, rain, STAY AWAY…..
We went snowshoeing at Hyak with James and the dogs on Friday. The snow was great! It reminded me of home. I didn’t want to come down off the mountain.
Losing Oslo.
Seattle, Washington. Wednesday, August 2, 2017. 10:52 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
Dearest Callie,
I am sitting on the couch across from Olso, who is in his big chair. Mies is next to me and Friedrich is on the rug doing all he can to tear open his squeaky
Three things.
I live in this great, wonderful, diverse city and I don’t get out nearly often enough. But lately, I’ve been trying. Here are three great experiences I’ve had in Seattle this past week:
01. Bodies…The Exhibition. If you haven’t seen it yet, run – do not
Santa and the City.
Dear Friends and Family:
As we receive yet another Christmas letter from loved ones afar, it’s time for us to consider our own penning of this ubiquitous form of Yuletide correspondence. Honestly, we don’t think we’ll be able to match any of the impressive anecdotes of travels,
I love you Seattle, but....
I may end up not missing you very much for this reason alone (DC’s sun-soaked weather forecast on the left, Seattle’s depressing outlook – for the next 9-10 months, mind you !! – on the right).
Even though I’m only here for a few more months, I don’t think
In Loving Memory of Mies.
Mies at home on Queen Anne in Seattle. March 11, 2007. Photo Credit: Callie Neylan
Mies, aka Orion + Eden’s Mies van der Rohe, 13, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2018, with his head on the lap of his human sibling, Michaela. He was put to sleep due to
Christmas Spinning.
Dear Friends and Family,
As the gentle (and predictable), pre-Christmas drizzle falls on Seattle, it is time once again for us to look back on the past year and ask the question, “What in the world just happened???” (Please note that as it is the fashion of the current administration