Presenting: Long Beach Modern!
I've been working on a new project this summer, which I am calling
Long Beach Modern, reflecting my interest in getting to know the city I live in, through the images I see around me. So, of course, I had to start a blog about it.
Come visit me at my vacation home:
Helping Stephanie and Christian:
Shop Etsy!
Stephanie, a mom of four little ones, and her husband, Christian, were seriously injured in a plane crash, and will have months of recovery. You can read their story
here. To help with their medical bills and household, a benefit fund has been started in their name.

Several Etsy designers have contributed a portion of their sales to the Nielson Family recovery fund. Shop well and often to help support this lovely family. Click
here for a list of Etsy designers.
Summer by the Lake Swimsuit Giveaway from Grosgrain Fabulous!
Your bathing beauty will look amazing in this handmade vintage-inspired swimsuit (and check out the impossibly adorable swim cap!) Visit Kathleen's blog,
Grosgrain Fabulous, to win this lovely item.
Do keep up with her blog - her photos are as gorgeous as her designs!
How to Be an Explorer of the World!
Check out the new book by Keri Smith - with this fabulous
teaser that is a treasure map in itself:

Such charming illustrations and inspiring text...