I like good food and I like art and I like old skool station wagons (the ones that are a massive tank and you’d never want to have to drive let alone park it in San Francisco) and I like kids and I like cool homes. I’ve gotten to play/photograph in some really cool homes. If I was the little girl who lived in this home I’d be really really happy…and these photos don’t even begin to cover how cool this house really is:
Author: Ali Carras
At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change.
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The Week in Review
Yeah, so while I’ve been taking photos every day (woot woot!) I have not been posting. Fail. Here is a loooong week in review. I give myself a 24.5% chance I can keep this up, ha! Oh, and since the photo below is unfortunately not scratch ‘n sniff…the french toast was made by Ctron and it is coconut crusted and filled with either dulce de leche or nutella… and has a browned butter banana topping. Um, yumholes.
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jupiter and mars
Yes’m I’m in love with this little girl and her creative, warm and very welcoming family. I am so in love that I could have easily made this a 25872938753897 image post but I tried to restrain myself. Actually, as I write this I feel the draw to share more because their little girl and their home were just so inspiring. Reason #902385092385 why I love living in the bay area: such awesome and modern San Fran families!
focus on the little things…the week in review.
I have been feeling creatively inspired lately and on the trip back from Washington I said to C-tron “C-tron! Remind me when we get home that I want to paint this and sew that and draw this and take photos of that and write this and read that and cook this and try to eat that!” Well, we are 6 days in and so far pllllmmmmmmfffffffffff. None of the above have been accomplished. I suppose it is like a new years resolution to get fit (also something I need to do) and so you join a gym but never go…being a creative spirit I vow to feed that part of my brain and then don’t follow through (at least I don’t have to pay the gym membership fees!). Anyhow…the one thing I am attempting along with so many people this month of January is a photo a day. Not so much for the art but to just capture a moment in each day when I’m grateful or that brings joy. While some days have LOTS of these little moments and others are a bit mundane I think it helps me focus on the little things that make me really happy. So, here are a few from the past week…maybe this will become a new weekly thing, wouldn’t that be grand? (Side note: unfortunately this project will probably all be iphone photos since it takes me a bit less time to process them but that is ok….just don’t think less of me as a photographer for doing so).
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a very merry holiday from the PNW
We’ve had a very merry holiday here in the pacific northwest. A looksee/photo log of the happenings via my trusty iphone:
One of my VERY favorite things to do in the world is to go on long long walks. Walking is my form of meditation. C-tron’s mom’s house is on a great road with a good long loop and lots of trails to get lost on. This photo is from that long loop (which I could loop around 293759283752 times if I had nothing to do):
As most people do this time of year we ate A LOT. From Spanish hot chocolate to spring rolls to persimmon pudding to homemade maple fudge to larb gai to shepherds pie to millionaires bars to pepperkaker to two pumpkin pies to pot roast…we ate a bit. For Xmas gifts C-tron’s mom and I made persimmon freezer jam. I am learning to venture more into the world of persimmons but I would say this freezer jam is fantabulous (I can post a recipe if you are curious about the jam):
At the stroke of midnight on Christmas day we lit the Christmas tree. And what I love about C-tron’s mom’s traditions is she puts actual candles on her tree! So lighting is not just plugging it into the outlet…I’m talking potential burning down the house process. After the tree was lit we all sipped Bailey’s and watched the tree. Such an awesome ceremony….100% a tradition I’d like to try to keep up. (this photo is taken during the day but you can see the candles).
Christmas day we made homemade crumpets! Who knew they were not too hard to make?!?! Actually, I just ate them so maybe that is why they were so easy to make.
It was a bit rainy (go figure PNW!) so we worked on a cheese puzzle:
And I loved skyping with my family. Especially when it turned into long sessions where I ended up in crying laughter:
Happy holidays to one and all and cheers to a stellar 2012!
holiday card 2011
Our holiday card for 2011.
Radkimo [rad-kuh-moh]
noun, plural -mos.
A distinctive Eskimo subcullture indigenous to Greenland, Alaska and northeastern Siberia. Characterized by their appreciation for neon colors, beach volleyball and stylish but impractical BMX dog sleds.
Thanks, DwellStudio!
The folks at DwellStudio were kind enough to feature the previously posted family session involving their gate azure pillows and papier-mâché animal heads. I love working with moms like Jeanne Moeschler…her modern interior design eye makes kid photo shoots that much more photogenic (even though her kids were already overly cute!). I’m a major modern design fan myself so her home + cute kids = MAJOR WIN! If you need guidance with interior design for your home let me know…I’d love to put you in touch with Jeanne. And of course, THANKS DwellStudio!
thank you to our neighbors
We’ve yet to do our own big Christmas where we chop down a tree and decorate like a modern Martha and make the homemade eggnog and sing Christmas carols to each other all while wearing tacky sweaters and such but we are starting to slowly get there. This year we put up a simple string of lights along our photo wall….AND….thanks to our great neighbors and their discarded holiday items donated as giveaways in the hall we have a small fake tree with ornaments! It is like a new day in our home, full of a teensy bit of Christmas spirit.
Oh, and see if you can spot me in the photo of our tree (spoiler, I have the answer in the second image).
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Wait for it, wait for it…..
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Happy holidays and please eat lots of cookies.
this is what you get when you have really cute kids and a great home
This is what you get when you have really cute kids and a home full of modern design eye candy…
SWEETNESS!
Interiors by Jeanne Moeschler Design
a pancake party, gardening and yoga!
I got really lucky. I was fortunate to photograph an amazing family with wonderful kids in an impeccable modern Eichler home with lots of ammmmmmazing light. We had a pancake breakfast together, ate some KitKats, picked carrots, did a bit of gardening and practiced our yoga moves! (well, they did all that stuff…I just photographed it and ate pancakes).
