guys, happy holidays. I know mine have been pretty amazing as of late. For starters, I went to Portland last week and it was grand, as always. I stayed at Anja and Dalas' comfy house with their parrotlet, Snoopy, and poochie cat, 56, plus their amazing chicken girls, Bunny and Scrambles. I love going to Portland, because it's so chill and relaxed. I love hanging out with my Portland pals! I just can't wait to spend some more time there.
Continuing the grandness, I ordered some studio umbrella lights and tripods in preparation of my selling vintage clothing. Check these guys out!

It's going to be such a treat to have decent lighting with a natural look, as I have been struggling with ridiculous lights for some time, and it just doesn't look good.
Yes, I have a Value Village coupon calendar, I buy one or two each year. December's coupon was, "save $50 if you spend $100 or more" I used my calendar one on Thursday at one location, and then yesterday I was just checking out all the wares at a Value Village outside the city, when this woman asked me if I wanted her December coupon. Thanks Mrs! So, in short, these are some of the items I managed to find:
all of these skirts are amazing, I cannot wait to shoot them in decent non-janky lighting!


oh my gosh! little raccoon tails=such magical accessories

bunny fur hair pom poms for when my sad hair grows a little more

teak storage cannisters, a present for my teak collector pal

Thermi' for our snowshoeing adventures

greatest little ceramic bear to add to my collection.
So far my Christmas plans are turning out to be pretty relaxed. We're doing a Christmas brunch at our place with traditional German and Russian fare. I guess I should decide what to make. I'm thinking vereniki:sweet and/or savoury stuffed dumplings.