Moonshine Junkyard

we have a new huge amazing thrift store in town. darin found some overalls and an old-fashioned men's nightshirt. bam, new favorite outfit. he wanted to take some outfit pics. first time that's ever happened. he even sometimes likes to go with the one-shoulder-strap look. for ultimate casual chic. p.s. if you like his style, you'd LOVE his filmmaking abilities. check it out and/or support here .

hey hey hey heya! check it out... Darin's kickstarter video is up and running for a very exciting film project that we are embarking on! I'd be honored if you guys would take a peek. Also, he has a blog specifically for the project at epicdust.blogspot.com Here are some extra cast photos from the super fun photo shoot we had on Friday night. My husband is a dreamer extraordinaire indeed and I am so proud to be part of his dreams.

as much as i treasure alone time, i recently realized that i rarely go on "adventures" alone. that is, wild outdoorsy nature adventures in which i must be a little bit brave and strong. so the other day i had a plan to go to an easy river-spot right under mosquito bridge requiring very little hiking or rigor. but the road was closed (probably because that old bridge is about to fall down) to all cars, bikes, and pedestrians until october 31! so i was stuck climbing down to a different river spot that requires a steep hike into the canyon. even though it is my favorite spot it is quite remote and so, my friends, i have never attempted it alone because every little noise frightens me and the idea of weirdos out in the woods scares me even more. but i did it! not only that, but i packed my backpack full of clothes for my shop, slung darin's camera over my shoulder, and brought along the tripod as a walking stick! thus loaded, i began my descent down the pois...

i never wear shorts. i mean, seriously nearly never. i hike, walk, bike, and go to the river in skirts or sundresses. that being said, suddenly i have developed a certain weakness for the pleated/high-waisted shorts of my junior high days. however, this is my first time trying it since then. i was inspired by milla's post about channeling characters and realized that given the summer heat and my penchant for new-agey 80s clothes lately, the 80's desert park ranger is the look i've been choosing quite often. you know, the lady ranger who wears practical hot-weather clothes, sensible sandals, and chunky southwestern jewelry to show her true colors. i wore beads in my hair that i bought from an old navajo family near sedona arizona. and geared up for our upcoming southwest road trip! while keeping an eye on the local wildlife: (still trying to get them to develop a friendship, my beanie is very stand-offish) and today...

I did a little photo shoot on Main Street with Emily and Ryann the other day and I realized how lucky we are to have the oldest operating hardware store west of the mississippi in our town! Placerville Hardware goes back to the rolicking days of the California Gold Rush and has been in operation since 1856 when it was a tinsmith shop and hardware store. It has a very cool history that you can read about here and has now been owned by the Fausel family since the 1950s ( I went to school with the Fausel kids cause we're quaint like that ). In fact, the store still carries all kinds of frontier life necessities, like gold panning equipment! Busy storefront, country goods, seeds, wagons, swimming pools.... Oilcloth is timeless and always photogenic. I wish I knew the age of the gorgeous wood floors! I like the way it smells inside, like dust and penny candy and oil and tin; and the friendliest folks work there. You'll find windchimes, copper kettles, ...