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Holiday Weekend

Sarah Fortune
July 5, 2010
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The end of a long weekend is here.
I had the house, and the day, to myself.
As nice as it was,
bordom did sneak up on me.

After a couple hours in the pool,
I felt like getting a little crafty.
So I made my backyard
a little bit of pretty.

I gathered
construction paper, string
and my puppy too.

As dusk settled in
so did my hunger.
Made my mom’s mac & cheese
with fried okra
and dinner cupcakes
(corn bread, mashed potatoes, & bacon sprinkles).
This was a last minute idea
that is already a new favorite.

The lovely day came to a close
with a rainbow!

The rest of my holiday weekend in photos:

Fireworks on Dickson.

Vintage shopping.

More swimming.

Fair food.

Sparkers.

Girl time.

Real cupcakes too.

And turning this floor length
vintage dress into a mini.

Hope everyone had the best
4th of July weekend ever.
♥

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North to Weston

Sarah Fortune
June 1, 2010
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This weekend was full of more than just
girls in bikinis
in my backyard.

Sunday, I threw my swimsuit
to the side and headed north with Todd.
We met up with a pair of friends
in Kansas City.
Then kept driving
out to the country.

We met up with even
more friends.
Enjoyed the afternoon
in the funny, but quaint
little town of
Weston, Missouri.

Eggs Benedict brunch.
Tasting of apple & blueberry wines.
Irish bar inside of a cave.
Can we do it all again?

That evening we watched our friends
get married by a barn
just outside of town.
So pretty.
So sweet.

Pit stop in KC

Arriving in Weston

Brunchies

Wine tasting at the Pirtle Winery
(located in a charming old church)

O’Malley’s Pub

Little boy playing the fiddle!

The wedding.

The wedding party went on a hay ride
as soon as the ceremony was over.

They danced.

We danced too.

Everything about the day
was just beautiful.
Congrats to Bill & Sarah!

Photos, Words

Summer Love

Sarah Fortune
May 29, 2010
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Maybe it’s the Memphis in me.
Maybe it’s the nights
in Mississippi & Arkansas too.
But I love summer.
Humidity, sweltering heat,
messy popsicles and all.

The abrupt southern switch of seasons,
always bringing back memories.

Lucero shows,
sweaty & drunk.
Green grass & beach towels,
hot flip flops to the side.
Day drinks,
always appropriate.
Sweet tea,
& BLTs.
Red shoulders,
turn to tan.
New freckles,
shining under sundress straps.
Random road trips,
with thrift store adventures.
Sneaking into swimming pools,
& liquor into Sonic cups.
Short skirts,
longer days.
Watering gardens,
summer beer in hand.
Late night walks,
amongst the slugs.
Front porches,
with fireworks & friends.

A few past photos
have captured my love.

Starting today I’ll be capturing
this year’s summer adventures.
Girls are headed over this afternoon.

Highs in the upper 80s,
sunshine,
kiddie pool,
slip-n-slide,
orange slice jello shots
should do the trick.
New memories
to add to the list.
With tons of photos
to go along.

Stay tuned.

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Dr. Dog and Nina

Mondays are usually dreadful, right?
Not this week. Not in Fayetteville!

Dr. Dog and Deer Tick played at George’s.
And I took pictures.
Duh.

Drinks at Kingfish before the show.

As soon as we got to the show, we saw Scott,
one of the lead singers from Dr. Dog.

I introduced myself and mentioned that we had a common friend.
Her name is Nina.
She is an amazing photographer.
Not only has she taken photos recently for Dr. Dog…

©Nina Westervelt