i've been published!

i am thrilled to announce, that one of my photos and an interview has been published!
yep, like in a real magazine!
see it sitting right there.
yesterday, one of my bloggy friends from california (thanks Karen!) informed me that she had spotted the piece in a magazine.....and she wondered why i had not announced it....well, cause i did not know it was out yet and kinda forgot about it too.....
so, Mr. dan and i ran right out and tracked down our copy (o.k. copy(s)) .... at the second store we tried.... we excitedly stood in the magazine aisle at Kroger and quickly thumbed through until we found my photo...and there it was!!  how fun for us.....for me!
he said he was "proud" of me...i think i will keep him.

here is the photo they used.
and here is the original post about my "aqua christmas decor"....here.
unfortunately, one of the photos was omitted.....not sure why....because it was THE photo that sent the magazine to my blog post in the first place....something they had seen on pinterest (i think, not sure).

so....here is that photo....the one that was omitted.....actually, it looks like there is a space for it in the lower left of the article.....so maybe it was the wrong size or something.....anyhooo....
it is o.k.
i am super excited about this.....
 as i have secretly wished to be published in a magazine some day.
and now i have.
yay for me!
toot toot.

thanks "vintage holiday" magazine!!

erin

p.s.  not sure why the article was titled "christmas by the bay"...cause i do not live by a bay.....
the magazine's artistic license, i guess.
p.p.s  i would like to live near a bay though....that would be cool.

summer light

summer is waning.
and so is the light.

days are quieter.
and becoming shy.
 a bit more cozier.
inward.
soft.
and pensive.

summer is waning.
delight in all you can.

make the most of your weekend
my dear friends.

erin

p.s.  all photos taken on my back deck one sunny summer day.

 after washing two bed canopies and hanging them from the arbor to dry in the sun....
i took advantage of the beautiful light, the perfect photo-op for some simple flowers, plucked into a humble vase, sitting on an old ladder.

i am all about capturing the luminous glow...

of light.

in my photos.

my art.

 my home.

my love and my life.

p.p.s.  i will be sharing some of my art with you very soon.

no really. i will.

out in the country

here in Tennessee,
our mild and rainy summer continues...

and i am lovin it.

all photos taken near my son Ian's country house.

Happy Sunday!

Erin

happy august!

 it is hard to believe that our mild july is over.
it certainly was a good month for my endless summer hydrangeas...

hydrangeas in an old mop bucket...why not.

can you tell that
blue is my all time favorite color?
and these gorgeous hydrangeas
just make my
  heart a flutter.

i sure hope your summer is going well,
and you surround yourself with the things you love
 in your favorite color.


erin

p.s.  after a bit of sticker shock, i have finally bought a new mac computer.
i have been so impressed with everything from the sleek design of all of the equipment (even the packaging) , to my time in the store and the whole mac experience.

problem is though...
all of my 38,000+ photos (gulp, who takes that many photos?) from my old computer, have been uploaded to my new computer in ONE FILE!
so, i can not find anything and i am slightly freaked out by that.  but, i have a "reservation" at the mac store for some "personal training"...and i am sure we will figure it all out....
ah, learning something new keeps one alive.