my favorite dress*

vintage dress, august break #2, canon 50d

I bought this dress when living in Berkeley at a really lovely consignment shop. I wish I remembered the name of the shop. It might not still be there but if it isn't, I am sure another funky yummy one is. Shopping in Berkeley was one of my favorite pastimes in my late twenties, early thirties. I was single. I was exploring. I was reconnecting with myself after being in a long, not so healthy relationship. I wasn't saving a penny. Not saying I am proud that I spent all of my money from that time in my life...but it was so fun! ; ) And my niece inherited all of my duds when I bought more and couldn't fit them in my teeny tiny studio closet. Needless to say, she was stoked.

I am much more frugal now. I also am more into soft organic type clothing rather than ruffles and lace and itchy fabrics. But I still so admire clothing and style and how one expresses themselves with what they wear. I'd like to say it is now more a passion rather than an obsession.

This one dress I kept among a few others that were just too pretty to give away. It has two parts:  A silk slip and a sheer gauze overlay.  Now it hangs on a vintage window up in the loft for pure eye candy every day and perhaps for me to put on during a photoshoot (which i did last year with Deb).

I know there will be a time when I may slip these types of clothes on more often but for now, I am so loving my loose, flowy, soft layers of cotton or hemp.

Here are a few of my fave shops that fill up my closet now:  Texture Clothing, Treehouse28, Sweet Grass Fibers, Prana, Gaia Conceptions, Circle Creations, Sweet Skins

{texture clothing is giving a 20% discount to my blog readers.  just add code: boho20 to your purchase}.

august break*

Cedar, 20 months ~ August Break #1

I decided to participate in my dear friend Susannah's August Break for three reasons: I love supporting her. I love community. I get to use my Big Camera every day!!

So I will be posting one photo a day on my blog, all through August. Some may have words. Some may just have the image itself. Images alone speak volumes, yes? This is perfect timing for me to use this as an excuse to bond with my BC (big camera). It will also free up some time for me to finish up a few projects.  It will also invite you into the intimate moments of my every day.

All of your kind words about my images of Cedar in the last post really melted me deep.  It is stirring up a passion within me to capture my life in a way that I haven't in a long while.  So thank you.  I am grateful for your encouragement and support.

My mother in law is coming tomorrow for a week!  Perhaps I'll capture her without her knowing.  Her eyes are stunning like my boys.

See you tomorrow. xo

ps. just added a few new sponsors on my sidebar!  Texture Clothing is offering a 20% discount for my readers.  make sure to use the code:  boho20 when purchasing.  i have a pair of her Posh Pants and they are AWESOME to the max.

i will still be answering your questions. i promise i haven't forgotten.  its a years worth of writing material for me.  ; )

aprons are sexy.

My husband took these tonight with his phone (man our new phones have crappy image quality). We were all snuggled up, eating raw, vegan lemon cheesecake (by Earth Cafe) and watching Dual Survival on Discovery. LOVE that show. Just discovered it. A hippie and a military dude both experts in survival (one very earthy, the other not so much) showing us how to survive in extreme settings.  I feel like such a dude watching it.

And then I see these photos.  I totally forgot to take off my apron after I made dinner.

Not really a dude...but totally a 50's domestic wifey. ; )

in his closet.

{this one came in blurry but is the only one i have of him in this oufit, which i adore}

this was when we first got the Thai fisherman pant. he is so much taller now!

Many of you have asked me where I get Cedar's clothes and have shared that they look super comfy and earthy. So, I wanted to share some linkies.

Cedar is just like Boho Boy in that he has really sensitive skin. It gets easily irritated by fabric that isn't soft and cuddly. I have to be cautious of that with him. I also try to get as much organic as I can as a way of living greener, although sometimes because of our budget, I have to settle for comfy and inexpensive. I am fortunate that I can do that at a baby resale shop down the street. Our part of re-using but I do pick up random bits from Target here and there.

My family has been so awesome and aware of his sensitivities and they tend to spoil him with the soft, organic and stylish goodies.

When Cedar was an infant, his favorite seemed to be LovedBaby. He was the model for their postcards and future catalog, so we were fortunate to be able to play with a bunch of different styles. EVERYTHING is crazy soft and beautiful but they stop at 12 months and he was out of 12 month clothing at 10 months. ; )

Right now...here are some of our favorite duds:

His amber teething necklace with super healing powers comes from Inspired by Finn.

Fisherman pants from Thailand at After Shower Shop (we have almost every color).

Yoga pants & Long sleeve shirts from from Makrista Baby (again...have almost every color).

Yoga pants and a long sleeve tee from Positively Organic (he was wearing this outfit in the photo posted with him holding a pine cone, below...).

Cedar has two long sleeve shirts from BabyBe (one is in the photo above where he is drawing).

We have a linen medieval hoodie and terracotta pants from Adatine that are so very gorgeous.

Kicky pants has the softest bamboo clothing EVER.

BabySoy has the cutest kimonos and knotted hats that he wore all the time as an infant. He now wears their tees and sleevless shirts (their sleeveless one is pictured in the image of him on my lap, as well as the last photo above).

The only shoes he will allow us to put on his big chubby feet are Bobux Shoes (got ours at Whole Foods Market).

We loved Everyday Beautiful's gnome hat.

The organic line from Baby Gap (they have temporarily discontinued but are apparently bringing it back soon) is wonderful. We also love their toddler tees that are prewashed and extremely soft. Cedar has no irritations with them. He wears their white long sleeve onesies under all of his tees.

TwoOwls has wonderful pants. I found this line at our Whole Foods.

Speesees also carries fabulous colors and styles. Cedar got a pair of pants and a few onesies as a gift when he was an infant and we wore it out.

I've never bought anything from Natural Baby...but I've wanted to and dream about it often. Everything looks so baby bum soft.

I try my best to follow his lead as far as style with his personality.

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So, now that I am done with that, I am looking forward to sharing with you about a new journey I am on. It has to do with a fresh new way of eating and thinking and being and how my energy is slowly making a come back. I'm also feeling more clear headed and can form a sentence out of my mouth without pausing and trying to gather my thoughts. Good stuff!

If any of you would like to share your soft, cuddly organic baby/toddler clothes loves, do so in the comments!

on style and renewal of some sort.

{omgosh...how many times do i say "what's funny about that is..."...nice.}