beauty | newburyport ma

 i first met jennifer karin over a pot of tea a la marrakesh at my former tea house licorice & sloe co. sitting in a sunny window writing - thinking - reading - inspiring. she is an amazing writer, an award winning columnist and marketing consultant and of course mom to three boys. and if that wasn't enough, she is stunning and beautiful both inside and out and if she wasn't so darn nice i'd just hate her! {i kid}. with a brilliant sense of humor - jennifer will have you roaring - read this and you'll see what i mean. so. funny. so clever. a lovely lady i'm proud to call friend.


she asked me to photograph her for her husband as a christmas gift. i will share a few snippets -
the rest remain for his eyes only - as it should be. wink.wink. xo















jennifer's blog here
jennifer's books here

life in action | newburyport ma

being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be -
                                  [princess diana]

the beauty of motherhood | a blog share. {newburyport ma}

i had to share this. it took my breath away. it brought such incredible beautiful feelings of all that is amazing about producing life.about being a woman. about being a mom.about accepting ourselves and most of all loving what we see in the mirror. that's where it all begins.  raw and honest -

in the words of carly simon: 

take me as i am, for the woman that i am

image: edarcy - http://starvingartistink.com/the-shape-of-a-mother/ also featured on glamour


i included our email exchange. oh glorious internet how i love thee. erin is a beautiful artist in so many ways - her paintings, photography, writing. so much talent. so much heart. 

erin -
we don't know each other but i am acquainted with tara leigh. and she shared your beautiful post "the shape of a mother" - i just had to send you a quick note because you touched my soul. you are amazing and beautiful. and it dawned on my idiot self that i too am amazing and beautiful. sure i'm 40+ pounds overweight, still 5 years after giving birth - and i struggle and i struggle and i'm not kind to myself and i need to be. i produced an incredible creature. that in itself is beauty. i just wanted to thank you for sparking my spirit. enjoy that beautiful baby - enjoy the journey of motherhood - i know you do - it's unbelievable isn't it?! no book, no movie, no person could possibly explain what happens to the explosion deep in her heart.

i am part of a blog the maternal lens and i had to share your beauty. hoping you don't mind! it's just too great.
and by the way you are so talented - so spirited and i love your writing.  i will enjoy reading your blog.
xo
meg (bluelime photography)




oh thank you so much for your note,
this has been incredible. i mean.. just totally. completely. amazing. women. oooh i love them.
can't we get everyone naked and take pictures of each other? laughing and loving and giving each other compliments. showing each other what we're missing ourselves?

i think that you nail it right on the head-
and of course.. we want to lose that extra weight. of course we want to be fit and healthy.
but really... no number. no size is going to make us happy if we aren't happy with OURSELVES first... and it's so.. so hard. to accept that. to accept what we're seeing.

but it's not about accepting.. just loving. love and tenderness and being kind and gentle with ourselves.
and we'll all get there. ;)

xoxo
i'd be honoured for you to share

cold | newburyport ma

winter has frozen us let love take hold of us

cold cold cold

now we are shivering, blue ice is glittering

cold cold cold

{a. lennox}

stay warm my friends - xo

white | newburyport,ma

van day truex said that a kitchen should only be white. i agree. {preferably with a fabulous countertop - black slate would do} i want this sweet little white one. i love small spaces. everything in its place. guess i should go clean my closet now. xo


{kitchen of daniel + valeria of hindsvik vintage}


and even better. give me a white kitchen with a fireplace and a table with bertoia chairs. i have a wonderful set of (4) bertoia's - what to do with them....!! step one. move to a bigger joint.

[it's personal] | newburyport ma

And it used to be for a while
That the river flowed right to my door
Making me just a little too free
But now the river doesn't seem to stop here anymore [c.simon]

merrimac river.newburyport.1.1.11

[a lime slice]. just another year 2010. | newburyport - ma.

she's too cute not to share. know what i mean?!!!! xo happy.new.year.2011.

[a year of annie. 2010]