green — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

How I love this .

this is tord, from norway — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

This kid is amazing . He's 10 years old. Um... Yeah.

scones — by lauren jean allece on

3 comments

Just made fresh scones in anticipation of mom's arrival in Portland! I used this recipe from Smitten Kitchen  and subbed a mix of drie...

pestering the boy — by lauren jean allece on

2 comments

After knowing my dear, sweet Blake for over five years years, I’ve realized there is no one on earth who is easier (or more fun) to aggrav...

cheeseburger risotto you say? — by lauren jean allece on

1 comment

Yes, you heard right kids... Cheeseburger  risotto. Just the latest materialization of the goings-on within my brain. While at work...

all rise — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Look who's standing! What a great new trick. This kid has potential. 

gridiron — by lauren jean allece on

1 comment

This is a fantastic post from Hither & Thither ,  a blog which, if you haven't already, you need to investigate - simply delightfu...

elizabeth taylor — by lauren jean allece on

2 comments

"I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being — to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need...

everything's coming up... daffodils — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Have I mentioned how ecstatic I am about the arrival of the daffodils? And, on that note, the arrival of spring? Ahhhhhhh! I'm ba...

have a bit o'craic! — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Irish breakfast, first day in Dublin (and yes, that's blood sausage I'm eating) Guinness for lunch More Guinness, at the...

"if you're going through hell, keep going" — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Well, if you need to read about a miracle, start here . This sweet little four month old baby girl was found alive in the midst of chaos an...

on again, off again — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

And then there's this. I have no idea how to rotate the video but just tip your head to the side and enjoy your daily dose of cute.

visiting — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Jared's mom came to visit this past weekend. It was so nice to spend some time with her, hanging out with her and her friends, eating,...

bounce house — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Oh, and while we're on the subject of fur... We came across this spring-loaded pup on our way back form breakfast in John's Landin...

grayson — by lauren jean allece on

1 comment

This is Grayson, our grumpus. He's a grouchy old man with a munched up little ear who, for the most part, just wails at you as you wal...

how fitting — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Handsome boy wearing the sweater I got him when he was born (only took him 7 months to grow into it)! I mean seriously, have you ever  see...

180° South — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Jared, Shamoo and I watched this tonight and it was amazing . There are still so many places on this earth that are wild and free and this...

manifesto of encouragement — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

I found this on Marvelous Kiddo and just had to repost it, it made me so happy... Right now: There are Tibetan Buddhist monks in a ...

time wasting experiment — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

I'm kind of digging these pieces from Portland based Etsy artist Alyson Provax . I'm thinking about nabbing few of them t...

photographic evidence — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Finally got off my metaphorical bum and updated my photo blog, Love, Ire & Photo (a nod to Frank Turner , yes) with a walk down m...

dribble the baby — by lauren jean allece on

0 comment

Disclaimer: please do not think I am in some way advocating abuse. This is merely entertaining wording for bizarre, but sometimes necessary ...

tastes orangey, part II — by lauren jean allece on

2 comments

So remember when I won that giveaway from A Cup Of Jo ? I finally got myself together and picked out a few prints to add to my littl...