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Emma Cowie

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A Project

Working on this photo commision for a friend.  My photographer mom helped me take these yesterday.  Thanks mom!

Beautiful Britain

I'm so excited to share this new collection from Tori Murphy.  I love the use of simple black and cream patterns.  All pieces are made 100% in Britain.

Ireland 2012

We just got back from a fun a relaxing stay in Ireland!  My cousin Kelly had the most beautiful Irish Catholic wedding, so we made the journey to join the party! Though it was a great trip, we unfortunatley lost a day and a half because of flight delays. With that aside, we had an amazing, inspiring and joyful time, spending time with family, taking in the magical landscapes and hanging with the open-hearted locals.

 Most of our time was spent in the south western coast (Co. Kerry, Co. Cork, and Co. Clare)

The first big landscape we enjoyed was that of the Cliffs of Moher.  This was a beautiful day, just a moment away from raining.  Scenic but deadly; people are often taken away with a gust of wind near the edge! 

We also got to stay with the coolest nuns I've come to meet at the Nano Nagle Center near Mallow.  They have organic gardens, hens, sheep, donkey and some cattle.  They also have signed "cosmic walks" around the property which took us through riverscapes, hills, fields and even towns.  Serving as a nun during the 1700's, Nano Nagle was determined to provide education to Irish Catholic children, since the English Empire outlawed the schooling of Catholics.  Here are her chickens.

A wedding ensemble is never complete without a hat according to the Irish! I say no ensemble is complete without peanut butter and jelly.

At the old Jameson distillery. That's a lot of drink.

The beautiful national park in Co. Kerry

My sister and I are self-proclaimed "baby animal stalkers", so Ireland was the perfect destination for travel.  We didn't see many wild animals, but Ireland definitely has its share of domesticated animals. And most of them are pretty cute.

Sorry you didn't get to come with us, but I hope our slide show made up for it

The Selby in Hitoshi Uchida-san's place

       

Some shots of my favorite The Selby as of late. I love the indoor swing.  Look at The Selby for more.

Tucker by Gaby Basora

Check out this amazing video for Tucker Summer 2012, directed by Kinga Burza. Girls misbehaving!

I especially love the square small backpack in the first scene.  I had to look for my own, and found a great one from Duluth Pack, right in my back yard!

Knit Turban Tutorial

Here's a new tutorial for y'all!  You can make these in any reversible stitch, at any gauge! Just knit a 3.75 inch (9.5 cm) by 40 inch (101.5 cm) "scarf" and sew together as illustrated above. 

Garden Update

With the early start this year, our container garden is blowing up.  We have mini cucumbers, radishes, grape tomatoes, peas, beans, swiss chard, some herbs, and salad greens.  Salad greens are so easy to grow, and I highly recommend growing them!  It's incredible how much better they taste than store-bought, and you can harvest as you go (I always tend to buy the big package of them and never use them all, putting much to waste).

We also have a mulberry branch growing into our yard from our neighbor's backyard...free game right?

Nerd Alert

In the fashion realm of matters, I've been falling into a new summer uniform.  I find myself wearing these things while purchasing more of them...a little embarressing.

Jeanne Francois could help me out by changing all my shirts to those with collars.  I want everything in her shop.

Feltron

Don't you ever wonder what your exact impact on the world around you is?  We often say that we do some things more than others, but do we really?  Nicholas Felton of New York, since 2005 has been on, what some people say, an obsessive quest to record all of his interactions, his purchases, his time spent, places visited, etc.  Every year, he has created a well designed "Feltron Annual Report", complete with info graphics and data lists from everything from beverages consumed to total miles walked.  An interesting quest for truth and reality.

I've heard about Feltron through several sources, most recently the podcast 99% Invisible, which I highly recommend.