.photography spotlight.

my dear friend Corinne Krogh  does amazing on-site work! she does portraits, newborns, weddings, engagements, anniversaries, families, etc. she's looking for an excuse to come up to the portland area around valentine's day. check out her work at http://www.corinnekrogh.com/blog/ and contact her if you'd like to schedule a session - makes a great valentine's gift!!!

{photo by corinne krogh}

.all my favorite people.

the mister and i had a wonderful evening in boston last night.  we headed up a bit early for some coffee at deisel (in somerville), then hit up the buffallo exchange (yay new skirt for $6.50!  in my current favorite color: mustard), dinner at a delicious thai food place we happened across, then . . .

a lovely concert from over the rhine.  they've been making music for what . . . 20 years now?  soul music.  full of honesty, love, brokenness and southern hospitality.  the crowd was . . . a bit . . . adult contemporary (esp compared the the bright eyes show we saw two weeks ago), but it went along great with the mellow, jazzy vibe of the night.

favorite song on the record (currently spinning on vinyl in the record player):



this goes out to you . . . you know who you are.

ALL MY FAVORITE PEOPLE
(Linford Detweiler)

All my favorite people are broken
Believe me
My heart should know

Some prayers are better left unspoken

I just wanna hold you

And let the rest go

All my friends are part saint and part sinner
We lean on each other
Try to rise above

We’re not afraid to admit we’re all still beginners
We’re all late bloomers
When it comes to love

All my favorite people are broken
Believe me
My heart should know

Orphaned believers, skeptical dreamers
Step forward
You can stay right here
You don’t have to go

Is each wound you’ve received
Just a burdensome gift?
It gets so hard to lift
Yourself up off the ground

But the poet says, We must praise the
mutilated world
We’re all workin’ the graveyard shift
You might as well sing along

All my favorite people are broken
Believe me
My heart should know

(As for) your tender heart—
This world’s gonna rip it wide open
It ain’t gonna be pretty
But you’re not alone

‘Cause all my favorite people are broken
Believe me
My heart should know

Orphaned believers, skeptical dreamers
You’re welcome
Yeah, you’re safe right here
You don’t have to go

‘Cause all my favorite people are broken
Believe me
I should know

Some prayers are better left unspoken
I just wanna hold you
And let the rest go

.portland.

a dear friend made this awesome video of our trip home to portland over the holidays.

check it.



if you watch it to the end, you get to see a close-up of my armpit.

.pdx friends.

if you aren't busy march 5th and you live within driving distance of Portland, Oregon, i strongly suggest with all of my delicately beating heart that you go see my good friend jacob white in his first show with mount saint elias.

you wont be disappointed.

.loves.

.jacob white {photo credit: ME}.

i have this friend. he's one of those friends who felt like family almost immediately. he's one of those people who doesn't waste time on the unimportant stuff, but gets right down to the dirty broken truth of things. we don't get to see him much since we live on separate coasts . . . but when we do, it is precious time. we get right to the important conversations. we open a bottle of whiskey and pick up a guitar or two. we ask the questions no one wants to ask and we answer them honestly. this man is a good man. a true lyricist. a heart of gold. he has a natural ability to see people, to make music, and to express truths in unique ways.

he's started a new music project called mount saint elias. give it a listen. and if you are in the Portland, Oregon area keep checking his site for tour dates. if you go, please let me know . . . i wish with all my heart that i could be there too.

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currently listening to my new M Ward album on vinyl. delish.