saw cuts

photograph by rinne allen

our friend nancy's house

our friend nancy has an eye for detail, and a lifetime collection of cool artifacts.  here are a few vignettes from her home.

photos and words by rebecca wood

lace curtain

photograph by rinne allen

drying flowers

we love the flowers hanging up in our friend mandy's flower shack. they hang from the ceiling and from the walls; they are all so beautiful! mandy uses them in arrangements for local restaurants or for weddings, in addition to her fresh flowers or instead of them. drying flowers is a great way to extend the life of cut flowers- they can last years, really. but, even if they only last a few weeks, i love the way their colors change as they dry.

words & photographs by rinne allen

dandelion fence

photograph by rinne allen

a summer herb snack

this is my go to garden snack for the summer months.  i can whip it up in a couple of minutes and it always is enjoyed by all. 

all you need is some fresh garden tomatoes, diced herbs (I used basil, parsley, mint, and thyme), sea salt and pepper, a good balsalmic vinegar, goat cheese, and some artisianal crackers or fresh bread.

directions

-dice the herbs

-sprinkle over the tomatoes

-salt and pepper to taste

-lightly sprinkle some balsalmic

for the goat cheese...mix in some herbs to dress it up

photo by kristen bach

barn and dried jessamine

photograph by rinne allen

order up a year of beauty

visit here  to pre-order our book!  books will start shipping August 15 so reserve your copy today. 

cornflower

photograph by rinne allen

Saint Roch's cemetery

before heading to new orleans a friend told me to visit the saint roch's cemetery.  there are several amazing cemeteries around the city, but this one was special.  we visited the grounds on a hot hot and muggy day to check them out. 

the tidy cemetery was filled with hundreds of old carved tombs and inside its lovely chapel was a little room where folks have left offerings from answered prayers.  the tiny roomed housed hundreds of items including prosthetics, teeth, ceramic limbs, and more and they were arranged on the white walls of the chapel.  

a little odd and mysterious...yet lovely.

photos and words by kristen bach

coreopsis and greenhouse

photograph by rinne allen

pom pom dahlias

photo by Kristen Bach

barn slats

photograph by rinne allen

kinfolk community gathering #2: honey harvest

in the spring, i hosted a flower potluck party on behalf of kinfolk magazine...for the summer community gathering, we will be going to 3 porch farm to celebrate the honey harvest. our farming friends, mandy & steve, will lead a tour of their beautiful farm and talk about beekeeping and honey harvesting. the group will also taste different local honey, make their own herbal-infused honey, and enjoy food & drink made with honey: mead, cookies, and the famous honeypops that 3 porch farm makes themselves.

if you would like to come along to the gathering, you may purchase tickets here.

words & honey photograph by rinne allen

blurred pinks

photograph by rinne allen

rise and preserve NOLA

in an area of new orleans with so much devestation from katrina, the bywater's message rise and preserve is sung through the streets.

photos by kristen bach

blueberries

photograph by rinne allen

a new baby alpaca

we have been waiting for a couple of alpacas to give birth for a month now.  we came home last night to find this sweet one..... just a few hours old.

photos and words by kristen bach

bleached wood

photograph by rinne allen

dr bob's sign shop

dr. bob is a folk artist in the bywater of nola.  we we wantered through his studio the other day.  here's a peek, there is a lot to look at!

photos and words by kristen bach