My name is Katie. I am a daughter of God and I love my savior Jesus Christ. Currently a city girl living in Minneapolis, I dream of moving out to the country someday. I blog mostly about my current life as a twenty-something. I like decorating my teeny apartment, autumn, dinner parties and dresses with tights. I shoot photographs for a local magazine and I love to be creative.
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I found this delectable vintage trunk on a rainy day in Stockholm, WI. It may or may not be the best $15 I've ever spent. Also, notice my other "trunk," found at Butcher + Boar. I saved him from a dismal future of firewood. I plan to place white candles on top...
I really love the details.
I am still reflecting about the business that was April! One thing I've wanted to tell you all is how I know there is no way I would be able to do all I do without the help and often silent support of those around me.
Sometimes I have a shoot, on location somewhere and I know I'll need people in the shot. Lucky for me I have darling, fashionable, cute friends who often fill in and it's a win-win for all. I make my deadline, my boss is happy and friends magically appear on the pages of The Magazine.
Last month three friends really stepped in to help me, they were answered prayers. I mean that. They filled in when I needed someone desperately, during a small time window and did so with kindness and the willingness to drop their own lives and schedules.
I am so grateful.
Thank you Kristy, Thank you Joy and Thank you Becky!
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Good morning! I am excited to share with you my instagram photos from the week. I'm linking up with Life Rearranged. My handle is creolewisdom.
Doesn't my trunk look great? I still need to finish my stump//My mom gave me this beautiful bracelet after I had a little breakdown our first night in Stockholm :}
Vintage, yet functioning gas pump somewhere outside of Hastings//I love reading God's word and I'm not afraid to mark it up
There is something about the spine of vintage books//I made oatmeal cookies for my church small group, Alpha
This week I was diligent (and successful) at journaling every morning. I think journaling really pays off//I love this new dress from Forever21, it's a bit hard to see but it's navy blue with daisies on it
Our final day was a great one! We started out with a breakfast of eggs, fruit and waffles after one perfect night's sleep.
sweet old horses outside of Miesville/Cultural Cloth helps women in other countries and sells the most delicious textiles/beautiful Minnesota farmland/I guess they put advertisements on drinking glasses now o_O/why is spinach so good?/more vintage cans/I found the best passion fruit candle at this flower shop/scary little clown/chair after chair after chair on the way to Stockholm
A few more accolades: The Palate in Stocholm, Antiques and Stuff in Ellsworth, Echo's of the Past in Bay City and Inspired Home & Flower Studio in Red Wing.
It rained and rained and poured then thundered. We were not deterred from enjoying good mother-daugther adventures. While in Stockholm we found ourselves at a little shop where I spied this beautiful antique trunk for $15 and mom a lovely 1940s pink dress.
After the rain finally stopped we walked over to The Brick House for an incredible dinner of strawberry spinach salad and pasta. I loved their leather menus...
We walked back and took a small tour of the hotel. It is just magnificent. I loved all the small, historical details they had placed throughout. Usually we stay at bed & breakfasts so this was a fun change. Oh, and the sheets. They have the most heavenly, one million thread count I'm quite certain sheets.
Here is what I will remember the most about our little trip: the incredible Mexican food first thing in Red Wing for dinner, which was such a surprise for small town Minnesota, the tiny towns all along the train line, the history of the area
Spying enough Fire King jadeite to fill my entire apartment and having the sense to realize I do indeed have enough but it's good to know it's out there in case I want to expand my collection (yeah right!)
Mostly just spending time with mom and having a wonderful time. I hope we can go back again soon!
My mom planned the perfect getaway trip right in time for me. In the nick of time. Do you ever have moments like that? I am so grateful to have a little escape from everyday life :) I love Red Wing, as you know, and this time we spent some time in Stockholm for the wonderful boutiques, pie shop but also the several garage sales in the area. What can I say? I love a good garage sale.
Where we stayed: St. James Hotel in downtown Red Wing (gorgeous)
Where we eat: The Stockholm Pie Company, Red Brick House & Gelly's Pub
Beyond shopping: Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery tour (a little long but worth the pepper jam I got to buy on our way out, and the free glasses!)
I feel like when you garage/antique shop you have to keep a list in your head of what you specifically need and try not to get out of control. No one wants their house to be an antique store, know what I mean? At least this is what I think of. I have a few things I've been looking for and a few I thought I could only hope for (but found- more on that later).
Old powder cans amaze me/This shop sold the coolest handcrafted rugs/I love this red door in RED wing :)/pretty pansies/necklaces from Gautemala/rooster pillow!/more famous shoes/the streets of downtown Red Wing/This signage is beautiful to me
The most incredible (hands down) kitchen shop I've ever stepped foot in/it rained almost all of Saturday so no wonder stuff is so green here/I wanted this old camera so badly, but not for $75/This apron from forementioned kitchen shop/Apple crisp a la mode/beautiful doors/where we did lunch/one of my favorite Minneapolis boutiques has a small shop in Stockholm, too/gourmet oil
Of course the best part of this trip has been the wonderful time I've been able to spend with mom (who hates her smile in this photo.) I am so glad we get along and love to do the same things!
Good morning! I am excited to share with you my instagram photos from the week. I'm linking up with Life Rearranged. My handle is creolewisdom. I just went private on there, but you can request me and as long as you're not a) a creepy old man b) a creepy young man/thug, I will accept you.
My awesome friend Shannon made me this phone case, you can find yours here//Mom's part whole wheat cinnamon rolls
Finally finding suitable fabric for living room pillows, it has been a struggle!//Farm fresh eggs from Local D'lish market
I had to do a beer shoot for work so here's what the aftermath looked like. I poured all of it down the drain, beer is not my thing//I always wear my seatbelt, do you?
Old prom photos, this was from the time I went as a freshman in 2002 (where did the time go?)//I wrote this up on my mini chalk board for the National Day of Prayer, I think my chalk writing is getting better!
One of my favorite shoots from last month's issue, those wings were so good//this piece of wood is going to be a table for my living room, more on that later!
I am beyond late, I'm tardy in fact, to the Tom's phenomenon. I've wanted a pair of Tom's for yearrrsss. I have no idea what I was waiting for. They are everything I like in a shoe.
And, check out their amazing packaging:
I kept my boxes for two days before recycling. I just love the photos on them!
What took me so long?
Good morning! I am excited to share with you my instagram photos from the week. I'm linking up with Life Rearranged. My handle is creolewisdom.
This week, and last week and next week... I'll tell you what. I am really excited to finally tally up all the photo shoots I've done in such a short amount of time. Wild and crazy for certain. I'm glad I survived until Friday even though I am working tomorrow as well.
Naturally road construction made getting to my shoots on time a challenge to say the least. It is so frustrating to see entire areas and lanes blocked off and not a soul actually working on those sections hmmm/Monday was sunny and I wore these ruffled flats
Tuesday I had a shoot at an ice cream parlour. Then they gave me this cone with my favorite flavor. I eat the whole thing in a few minutes like a child and had to wipe my face a few times/This stray chair would be so cute for a little girl, too bad I have no need for it!
Weeks ago I planned my turn of dinner party. How I pulled this off it still a mystery to me. I was mid prepping here/More on these party straws later. I love them!
I am a proud graduate of the University of Minnesota. I loved my three years there. A few weeks back my boss needed me to take some photos of a museum on campus and of course it did my heart good to walk around a bit.
Driven to Discover... what an excellent tag line. Oh, and fellow alumni, if you ever want to walk around campus and just have a moment for yourself, go during spring break. It was nearly empty!
I took many, many classes in Ford Hall. That is what happens when you are a communications major :) I also spent a good chunk of time in between classes at Coffman, usually meandering in the bookstore or ordering signature hot chocolates from Starbuck's (yes, I am bitter that they are discontinued.)
There are many things I miss about the U and many things I don't miss, but sometimes it's the places that I spent time in and loved that no longer exist that I really miss.
Specific places I miss:
Clearly room 7 in AOPi
Coffman's bookstore
NE Lund's
My U Common's apartment on sunny mornings
The coffee shop in the Dinkydome
Cumming's book store
Emma's chateau apt with the purple wall
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