One house in our neighborhood has started sharing sidewalk chalk surveys to poll the neighbors on their feelings regarding the pandemic. Passers-by can vote with a stone, a sweetgum ball, or a stick—whatever they can find nearby. This survey - their first - was one of my favorites. "I thought the apocalypse would have more: … Continue reading The apocalypse
St. Louis
Pandemic Picture Project, Installment 2
Is it just me or are the days and weeks blending together like a creamy French velouté? Not just me? Okay, bon, then let's just acknowledge that I may have missed a week of my pandemic photo challenge sometime during April, so instead of titling this post "Pandemic Picture Project, Weeks 2 and 3 or … Continue reading Pandemic Picture Project, Installment 2
A milestone
Over the weekend, Colin and I hit an important milestone in social-distancing: we rearranged our living room in a way that *only* makes sense for video chatting. The problem, you see, is that the only light in our living room comes from two sconces on the back wall, which makes it impossible to take video … Continue reading A milestone
Pandemic Picture Project, Week 1
Over the past year, I've barely touched my camera. Life got busy, and I was never as inspired by the suburban St. Louis landscape as I was by central Paris (dunno why, they're pretty much the same). Photography was just one of those things that slid off my To Do list. Cue Pandemic, enter stage … Continue reading Pandemic Picture Project, Week 1
Solidarité
Hey there. Life is chaotic and stressful right now, non? It's been ages since I've had time to write, but I wanted to reach out now because, well, here we are. Colin and I are currently safe and healthy, albeit terrified... for ourselves, our loved ones, our neighbors, and all the health care workers, janitors, … Continue reading Solidarité
Practice Makes Parfait 