andrew bird — by lauren jean allece on

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I was first exposed to TED Talks while working at Living Room  and completely fell in love with this unique form of education. I can'...

i wish i had a pet — by lauren jean allece on

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How cute is this red fox in the snow? Their hunting method is not only effective, but adorable. Oh, how I wish I could have pet fox! Sigh....

doppelgänger — by lauren jean allece on

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Per tradition, I spent Christmas Eve up at Dad's house. In lieu of a big, fancy holiday meal, we opted for the meal I mentioned in my...

"little full, lotta sap" — by lauren jean allece on

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MERRY CHRISTMAS! It's Christmas morning and I'm sitting up here at Dad's house in Napa watching A Christmas Story ... Again....

let it dough (since we've no place to go) — by lauren jean allece on

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Sitting here at the Portland Airport, I find myself halfway through a cup of coffee and still more than a half hour early for my flight. In ...

a cup of jo — by lauren jean allece on

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OK, you've now heard me profess my love for Joanna Goddard and her amazing blog A Cup Of Jo   somewhere around four hundred times. My c...

merry christmas baby — by lauren jean allece on

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Andrea sent us these pictures of Kamdyn (already 4 months old, so grown up!) and his first Christmas tree! 

the riverhouse — by lauren jean allece on

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For the last few days here, Indy has been dog-sitting for Lisa and Helios here at their house while they're in Mexico for a week. They l...

i can't stop thinking about it — by lauren jean allece on

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Oh, Nikon D3100 SLR , you are so  beautiful. 

ooo, foxy — by lauren jean allece on

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As a huge fan of Roald Dahl, this print made me smile. The film version of Fantastic Mr. Fox came out not too long ago and rekindled my lo...

peace on earth... little drummer boy — by lauren jean allece on

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The original. Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy with Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly from Will Ferrell The remake.

f a b four — by lauren jean allece on

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Well this is just rad. I love The Beatles and I want this even though I have no wall space to hang it. 

pretty as a picture — by lauren jean allece on

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Joanna Goddard always posts the prettiest photos on her blog. I'm particularly obsessed with this one. Minus the cigarette, I want to ...

portrait — by lauren jean allece on

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  Every morning I spend some time online. Usually it's a scan through Facebook to see what's new in the lives of the people I haven...

wine wizard — by lauren jean allece on

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In my free time at work (and there's been a lot of it lately) I got around to trolling the internet for acclaim for Erath  and found ...

royal — by lauren jean allece on

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I thought it was really sweet and refreshing to see that Prince William & Kate Middleton's engagement photo seems so normal . If y...

john lennon, 30 years later — by lauren jean allece on

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One of my favorite John Lennon songs. It's been thirty years but he's still inspiring a generation... A new generation.

artful — by lauren jean allece on

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"November" by Clare Elsaesser This is just a beautiful print I found on Etsy . I actually stumbled upon it while going through Jo...

w i s h list — by lauren jean allece on

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These are the things on my "To Buy Someday" list. They may be slightly frivolous but from word-of-mouth and various reviews I'...

neckwarmer — by lauren jean allece on

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It's barely in the 40's outside right now which has me lusting after things like this amazing piece.  (photo reposted from pip-sque...

tom shadyac's school of joy — by lauren jean allece on

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I've spent the better part of the last four years or so raving about Tom Shadyac . You've all no doubt heard about his generosity a...

i will. — by lauren jean allece on

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still one of my all-time favorite beatles songs. and exactly how i feel.

warm a n d cozy — by lauren jean allece on

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It's very cold tonight. I want to live in this picture right now.  ( reposted from Kate Gabriel )

l i k e — by lauren jean allece on

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After seeing this on A Cup Of Jo  I agree in that I want this wonderful, wavy hair .

i love love — by lauren jean allece on

of all the charlie browns in the world, you're the charlie browniest — by lauren jean allece on

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Watching this while decorating my apartment is one of the happiest feelings in the world.

if it looks good, eat it — by lauren jean allece on

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At this point I would love to post pictures of our Thanksgiving at Fortland (pet-name for Mike, Dean and Robin's house - a combination o...

classics — by lauren jean allece on

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we are what we believe — by lauren jean allece on

scrabble — by lauren jean allece on

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I wrote this a few weeks ago when I couldn't sleep... When it comes to writing, to finally tuning myself to the key I’ve set my life ...

happy boy — by lauren jean allece on

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Kamdyn Michael could not be any cuter. This is a fact. 

time lapse — by lauren jean allece on

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The time it has been since my last post is, quite frankly, inexcusable. But, since we're being frank here, the only reason I had so much...

dolce vita — by lauren jean allece on

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Jared just called from I-5... He's on his way home... I'm right here on the edge of my seat. 

fire, fire everywhere — by lauren jean allece on

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Also, in recent and important news... Jared called me again today. His crew was getting ready to leave the Oak Flat fire and heading toward ...

eat pray love — by lauren jean allece on

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In some ways, I find myself beginning to think of Elizabeth Gilbert as my guru. I'm reading her book Eat Pray Love right now and finding...

kamdyn michael! — by lauren jean allece on

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I just had to post these pictures of Jared's nephew...