Holiday Gift Guide

It's that time of year when being home, making good food, and day dreaming about winter sports is perfectly satisfying.  Time to cozy up in your favorite pair of sweats, make some tea, and re-watch the entire Bridget Jones' Diary set, right?!

I'm going cross country skiing next week and I'm getting all antsy with planning and logistics. Here's a list of things I'd be into this holiday season. Hope my dad is reading this because baby can't afford to buy herself a Leica this year,

Blundstone Boots
Helle Knife
Leica Camera
Nigel Slater Cookbook
Gardner's Seeds
Weyerbacher Merry Monks Beer
Gardner's Knife
Succulent Plants
Cadbury Chocolate
Ritter Chocolate
Cross Country Ski Package
Black Watch Shirt

Christmas Gift Guide 2015

Stockings are hung and lights are a-glow, Christmas shopping has begun and not even a chance of snow!  I promise I wont continue rhyming through this post, but I WILL recommend a couple of my favorite things that may guide your Christmas shopping this year!  Merry Christmas to all!

1. Vans Hi-Tops
2. Barbour Heritage Sweater
3. Lush Dream Cream
4. Finisterre CWS Caelus Parka
5. Rx Gear Jump Ropes
6. Bon Maman Fig Preserves
7. Sony Cybershot
8. Rotring Mechanical Pencil
9. Mortar & Pestle
10. Springbank
11. Stance Christmas Socks
12. The Nordic Cookbook
13. Lancaster Brewing Winter Warmer
14. Vans x Pendleton Slip-Ons

What to take to Yosemite!

I'm going to Yosemite again!  In anticipation of my visit in August, I put together a little #RoundUp of things I'd like to have with me this time around.  Take a look at my pictures from last year, here!  You may ask, "Why Yosemite, again?"  Well, to be honest, two days in the park last year was not nearly long enough.  There is so much more to see and do!

Left to Right:

Jungmaven Tank Top
Swarovski Binoculars
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA here, here and here (Grapefruit Variety)
Mission Workshop Hauser Hydration Pack 14L
Black+Blum Thermo Pot
Olympus TG 860 Waterproof Camera
Maharishi Bucket Hat in Camo
Persol Sunglasses 9714s
Olight Tactical Flashlight
New Balance Minimus Shoes
Jcrew Chinos in Green
Suunto Core Watch

More #RoundUps

End of Summer Picks

Whether the end of Summer means back to school, a new quarter at work, or just a change of seasons, here are a few picks of mine to get you through the last couple of warm weeks.

Jacket - David Beckham's Belstaff
Book - Janet Guthrie (One Badass Lady) A Life at Full Throttle
Shoes - Clarks Trigenic Flex
Sunglasses - Frank Aruban Tortoiseshell
Logo - Barclay's Premier League
Beer - Goes well with^^^ - Terrapin Hi-5 IPA
Donuts - Federal Donuts
Shirt - Popover Twill Shirt
Proper Hand Cream - C.O. Bigelow
Bag - Mission Workshop's The Vandal
Camera - Leica D-LUX 6 Digital Camera (Matte Black)
School Gear - TI 84 Silver and Staedtler Pencils

Prepping for the Camping Trip

Having used almost all of my allotted vacation for the year on my trip to S. Korea, the next little trip planned is for the Adirondacks in August.  I know there's a lot of Summer between now and then, but here's a couple things I'd like to get my hands on before the big day.

1. Book: The Coldest Crucible...

2. Crew neck Sweatshirt:  Reigning Champ

3. Bottle Opener: Fort Standard Crest Opener

4. Camp Flag: Don't Tread on Me

5. Camera: FujiFilm XP60 Waterproof

6. Sandal: Birkenstock Gizeh

7. Beer: Victory Brewery Summer Love

8. Tote: Epperson Mountaineering 

9. Tent: Eureka Expedition Tent

10. Book: Paddle Your Own Canoe...

Montreal Find

Montreal

A few summers ago I headed to Montreal for a visit.  I took a roll of film to the store today to be developed and accidentally took an old roll from the trip.  It was completely by mistake and a lot of the pictures were messed up, but this one looks really cool to me.