my inspiration :: blog it forward edition

yay!  it's my turn to blog it forward and share a little inspiration with you!

if you are new here, i just want to give you a very warm welcome.  talking about what inspires me is a major reason why i began to blog.  there are so many things and certainly so many people i am inspired by! here's a little glimpse at a few things that do just that.

good food:nature:the sea:great clouds in the sky:my family:my grandmothers who inspired the name haley and rose:

i am so grateful to take part in this amazing little project because it encourages a positive conversation within the  blogging community.  i know i've already discovered so many amazing blogs that i may not have had the chance to before.  many thanks to victoria for organizing this tremendous feel-good endeavor!

now i have the lovely opportunity to pass the torch to handmade evolution.  a darling little place on the web if i do say so.  they'll be sharing a spot of inspiration tomorrow!

also be sure to check out a few other spaces who are blogging it forward today!

alexander salvage ♥ brin and nohl ♥ dash pinch smidgen ♥ lana de lanna ♥ monkey in la ♥ peanut butter and poetry ♥ scoutie girl ♥ taking the long way ♥ thompson family life

{images by me except for vintage family photos}

Comments

[Rebecca Stees]

oh, beauty!
(my grandmothers names are beulah and ione)

[Melissa]

Lovely pictorial essay! I'll share my grandmothers' names too; maybe we can start a trend: Lucille and Marjorie.

[alissa]

you two are making me smile ear to ear!

i love this trend idea, melissa! hopefully more people will share!

[dash pinch smidgen]

I love family names! My grandmothers are Joyce and Clelia.

[Helena]

great post

[SonyaMac]

Love Grandmothers and wed n pic....

[amy]

these photos are all so wonderful! so happy to get introduced to your blog via bif :)

those vintage photos are really great - makes me think of the ones i have and treasure of my family. also make me think of being a child, when life was simpler it seemed and before the internet!! i love the internet but i do miss those times before it occasionally too....

[Arcadia]

what a lovely post! my grandmothers are Arcadia (hence name) and CeCe.

[Rebecca]

I'm glad others like the family pics too! It's always a little funny (in a good way) to see them in the more public context of a blog. (Hey, I KNOW those people! Is our brother doing "Blue Steel" at age 3?)

[alissa]

i love hearing all of the names! you all don't even know how great you've made my day!

amy - i miss those times too! vintage photos are one of my all time favorite things

rebecca - you crack me up! blue steel. who knew he was years ahead of zoolander?

[Susannah]

that photo of your gran with the Hassy is coolest thing i have ever seen! :)

[alissa]

i think so too, susannah! i always think of her when i shoot with the hasselblad i have on loan from my uncle!

[handmadecharlotte]

i love your family! yeah!