By Emily on May 16, 2012
Something you lose in being mobile, a new city or even just a new neighborhood every couple of years, is the ability to judge the passage of time based on a handful of constants. My short walk to work over the past two years has changed very little. It’s not just that I could do [...]
Posted in Missoula, moving, seasons, things that make me smile | Tagged photography, quotidian, rhythm, seasons, the little things
By Emily on February 2, 2011
But it is from ‘ol Gobbler’s Knob that our friend Punxsutawney Phil decided spring is on the way. Tell that to people in the Midwest. Or Northeast. Or anywhere in the South. Or here, where it was -5 or -10 this morning, depending on who you talked to (through chattering teeth). But Phil seems to [...]
Posted in a few of my favorite things, Montana, photography, seasons | Tagged but not the one with Andie MacDowell, Christmas tree cutting, Groundhog Day, Idaho, seasons, skijoring, snowshoeing, winter
By Emily on November 19, 2010
I often love the photos and quotes or poems in the opening pages of Real Simple, but this month’s I found truly captivating. Although right now, the snow isn’t helping my cold, and it isn’t helping my pride when I slip on icy crosswalks and almost nosedive in public places, and it isn’t helping my [...]
Posted in a few of my favorite things, Montana, photography, poetry, seasons | Tagged first snow, giddiness, joseph o. holmes, magazine love, real simple, seasons, winter
I like writing, photography, reading, music, design, typography, paper products, days in the seventies and sparkly snow, Spanish wine and cans of PBR. I spent a year in Córdoba, Spain, working as a language and culture assistant through the Spanish government, traveling, and writing about it here. After a few years back in my home state of Montana, I moved to Austin, Texas, where I like to go exploring, take pictures of my food, write letters, dream of far-off places, and think about concepts of home.
