I love my grandma! …and these shots by Chad and Tina of the Long Farewell, a photography biz based in Atlanta. They came out to grandma’s garden when I was in town last month and captured gobbles of shots. Here are some of my favorites:

Grandma Daisy turns 90 today! How lucky I am to have such an amazing person in my life… I can’t begin to list all the things I’ve learned from her. She is truly the best! Her love of nature trumps all, and I have the best memories of digging and poking around in the dirt [...]

It was a good day: cross-country skiing along Tahoe’s shore, then snowshoeing on the same route later in the day cause it was so beautiful. And what did I find as I retraced my tracks but a smiley face that jumped off the underside of my shoes. A good omen I think. With my family [...]

I think my new house is trying to kill me. It all began on Sunday morning when out of nowhere, as I went to grab a towel from a bucket on my bathroom floor, the slanted ceiling jumped out at my head. Five days later and I’m still feeling the post-concussive syndrome. Don’t worry, I [...]

For a Tahoe girl, I am pretty soft core. Though I can fairly adeptly carve my way around the local ski resorts, I’ve only backcountry skied twice. My boyfriend’s sport of choice, rock climbing, is my nemesis (we’ve climbed but once together in the some two years we’ve been a pair). And though I’ve certainly [...]