Looks

  • Chambray Stripe

    Does it count as variation when I throw in a vertical, chambray blue stripe top amidst all of my horizontal, navy blue stripe ones? Probably not, but this is one of those tops that would catch my eye every time I would pass by the store (I have an Anthropologie dangerously close to my house). I love the cut and […] Read more…

  • Spotted Shift

    Being a lawyer I often need to dress in a fairly conservative fashion, but I always like to have an interesting pattern or a pop of color even in the most basic and classic of styles, like this shift. The conservative cut, neckline and length of this dress make it completely okay if I throw […] Read more…

Leisure

  • Thankful

    Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and long holiday weekend. I have so much to be thankful for this year, and I’m long overdue in an update to you!  We’ve had a busy fall at the Olson house, with lots of exciting changes. Taylor started first grade and Ella joined him at the same […] Read more…

  • Summer Lovin’

    Social media blew up over the weekend with images of and comments about the “end of summer.” And I get it – so many things signal the end of the season – the State Fair (a BIG deal in Minnesota) winds down, the nights seem to get cooler immediately at sundown, and for those of […] Read more…

Decor & DIY

  • Jute Table Lamp

    I am much more of a night owl than Trevor, so we like to have a lamp on each bedside table – that way if he turns in early, I can keep a little glow on my side of the bed. For the cabin I wanted to keep with a nautical theme, and was looking to have them be unique […] Read more…

  • Creating a Welcoming Entrance

    The other night Trevor and I were talking about how interesting it was that we hosted friends at the cabin last summer before we had things on our walls or lawn furniture…or grass. Although our friends are pretty great, and completely cool with dirt under foot and giant rafts used as patio seating, this summer we wanted to […] Read more…

Food & Entertaining

  • Fried Apple Sundae with Pie Crust Crisps

    Remember this post from last fall? We have a tiny Honeycrisp tree in our yard at the cabin, which produces the most beautiful, delicious fruit…and we have no idea why or how. We don’t touch it all season, it’s subjected to some pretty fierce wind, and it’s all by it’s lonesome (which was confusing to […] Read more…

  • Elote (Mexican Corn)

    This time of year I fluctuate between wanting to never see another ear of corn again to wanting to eat as much as possible before the roadside stands switch over their stock to pumpkins (which will happen before you know it!).To take a break from the usual butter and salt routine, I’ve made this version of corn […] Read more…