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Annabel Lee

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:12:14 -0400

It was many and many a year ago,

In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know

By the name of Annabel Lee;

And this maiden she lived with no other thought

Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,

In this kingdom by the sea,

But we loved with a love that was more than love—

I and my Annabel Lee—

With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven

Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,

In this kingdom by the sea,

A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling

My beautiful Annabel Lee;

So that her highborn kinsmen came

And bore her away from me,

To shut her up in a sepulchre

In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,

Went envying her and me—

Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,

In this kingdom by the sea)

That the wind came out of the cloud by night,

Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love

Of those who were older than we—

Of many far wiser than we—

And neither the angels in Heaven above

Nor the demons down under the sea

Can ever dissever my soul from the soul

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side

Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,

In her sepulchre there by the sea—

In her tomb by the sounding sea.

-Edgar Allan Poe

qingdom: Paternoster Beach Cottage

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:08:22 -0400

qingdom:

Paternoster Beach Cottage

the small moments

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:22:26 -0400

it is in the small, still moments when we find out who are loved ones really are. this past weekend, my dad drove up to visit. we spent a chilly and rain soaked saturday together (thanks nashville rock n roll marathon).

sunday we took a day trip to chattanooga to visit the tennessee aquarium. the rain was pouring as we drove through some of the most beautiful mountains i have ever seen. the visibility was pretty bad, but i couldn’t have cared less. we sang along to simon & garfunkel and harmonized to chicago. i closed my eyes and tried my best to capture those small still moments. road trips hold a special place in my heart, mostly because this is when my dad and i bond.

time passes by so quickly.

Ashley’s Summer Wish list | Bone Feather

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:13:45 -0400

Ashley’s Summer Wish list | Bone Feather

Happy Birthday Ms Loretta Lynn!

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:17:02 -0400

Happy Birthday Ms Loretta Lynn!

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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:15:19 -0400

"You asked me if I wanted to get drunk and stay the night, and I said yes, and we ending up just..."

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:34:06 -0400

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You asked me if I wanted to get drunk and stay the night, and I said yes, and we ending up just lying there in bed, my head resting on your chest, thinking about all the parties we didn’t go to or the roads we didn’t turn down or the words we never said because we thought they sounded too foolish or romantic or silly. And eventually we came to the conclusion that there’s always gonna be the nights when we break down in the car by ourselves listening to The Smiths in a dark, empty parking lot, or the days when even opening our eyes requires more effort than dragging someone out of a burning building.

But then your hand drifted down and it rested over my heart, and we sat there like that for a while, smoking, the city outside just breathing and breathing, over and over again, all the lights out there symbolizing college girls pinching their skin in the mirror or two elderly people falling in love for what feels like the millionth time. The awkward first dates at coffee shops and the librarians who go home and watch porn for two hours every night. You told me all these extraordinary things were happening every day and that sometimes it didn’t matter what road we didn’t take or the things we never said because somewhere out there, there was another couple lying in a shabby little bed with only a few covers, touching each others’ skin and trying to feel alright again when everything was crashing down on them.

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- Sleepwalking by Writingsforwinter (via thatkindofwoman)

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Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:32:25 -0400

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Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:13:23 -0400

After stumbling upon the Eagles documentary, I have become...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:39:55 -0500

After stumbling upon the Eagles documentary, I have become slightly obsessed with them. It brought back a lot of memories from growing up. My mom would drive us around and play their albums over and over.

I am looking very forward to this. Happy Valentines Day!

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:26:01 -0500

I am looking very forward to this. Happy Valentines Day!

Finding Meaningful Work

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:31:13 -0500

Finding Meaningful Work:

There are times when we struggle with finding meaning from our jobs. I found this amazing blog the other morning that really helped me process what I have been feeling.

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Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:44:42 -0500

A Bone Feather Holiday

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:06:00 -0500

A Bone Feather Holiday:

Check out our website to see these gorgeous leather handbags. Lots of love and craftsmanship goes into each and every one of them! Happy Holidays!

Tomorrow will be the fourth year that I will celebrate...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:47:56 -0500

Tomorrow will be the fourth year that I will celebrate Thanksgiving with a family other than mine. I thought that the first time would be sad or scary, because I was in New York, but it was actually one of my favorites because I spent it with my best friend Anna Adams and her husband Sam.

We were all really new to the city, so we decided to go to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. My sister and I would watch it on TV every year, so getting to see it in person was great. There must have been thousands of people. Crowds for days! Even though it was exciting to see Kermit the frog and Big Bird, once was enough for me.

Once we made it through the crowds back to the train, we grabbed a slice of pizza. We had been up since about 7:00 that morning and were starving. A few hours later, it was time for the actual dinner. Anna and Sam cooked some fantastic food, including a to die for, made from scratch apple pie. Best pie ever Anna!

The highlight of the day was taking a walk down to the river at sunset. The weather was just a little chilly, shades of orange and pink danced on the water and the streets were empty (which was a nice change from earlier in the day). It made me realize how blessed I was to have Sam and Anna in my life.

Sometimes we think that Holidays aren’t the same because we aren’t at home. But if we surround ourselves with happiness, it doesn’t matter if we are home in Alabama or in a small apartment in New York.

in an attempt to experience all this wonderful city has to...

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:26:38 -0400

in an attempt to experience all this wonderful city has to offer, brooke, valerie and i went to the nashville flea market this past saturday. it takes place on the third weekend of every month, and boy oh boy were there many things to choose from.

are you in the market for a giant wooden key? it was at the flea market. how about a jumbo pack of socks? it was there too.

even though there were lots of things that one should never buy/need, there were a lot of cool things too.

the highlight of our trip had to be the older man who wrote brooke and i a song on his keyboard. i don’t quite remember the lyrics, but he said that we ran around in a guy’s mind and haunted their dreams. sounds about right! he then told us that he used to be the bandleader for dinah shore. you never know who you will meet here in nashville.

above are some pictures of a couple of victorian capes we found as well as a carousel pony, minus the carousel.

i love alberta feretti’s spring 2013 line. equal parts...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:52:01 -0400

i love alberta feretti’s spring 2013 line. equal parts mermaid and minimalist, i love everything about it!

photos: IMAXtree

new place, new opportunities

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:28:00 -0400

new place, new opportunities

pyramids

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:02:06 -0400

pyramids:

up until this week, i didn’t really know who frank ocean was. then last night he was on snl and performed the second part of ‘pyramids’. all of my questions about him were answered. he is a genius.

billy reid spring 2013 show. i can not wait to get my hands on...

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 09:03:09 -0400

billy reid spring 2013 show. i can not wait to get my hands on all of these looks!

photos: IMAXtree