Track a Package: Camera Mail

We have an ongoing courtship with our US Postal Service, Fed-Ex team and UPS delivery service. In the sense that we spend a lot of time at the post office, on the phone, online tracking packages, or wondering when they (lovely drivers, they are) will arrive at our doorstep. We know phone numbers by heart and recite tracking numbers like vital stats. We wield a tape gun like the professionals we are and loathe those packing peanuts. We are always in the know about when items are shipped, how long they will take to arrive and how quickly it can all happen. But we don't really put too much thought into that time in transit. Until now.

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This is an interesting story on Camera Mail. You attach a disposable camera to a piece of cardboard, affix some postage and implore the postal workers to take photos as the package is moved along in transit.

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Results? Here is a camera mail project that had one very helpful postal worker only too eager to participate in this social experiment. 

Now we want to see what brown would do in an experiment like this. Perhaps it's time to try and find out for ourselves!

{carry on}

Watch This: The Unseen Sea


The Unseen Sea from Simon Christen on Vimeo.

We have always been partial to time lapse videos, such as this one here and here. But we came across this time lapse video of the San Francisco bay area this morning via @anthologymag. Whether you love San Fran or have never been, this video is beautiful enough for all of us to enjoy the beauty of nature in contrast to the modern life of a big city. Get out there and enjoy your weekend! 

Try This: Pumpkin Spice Latte


It's that time of year. We're not talking sweater season, the changing leaves or prepping for Halloween. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is back at Starbucks. And for those of us that love this drink, we all know it's only here for a limited time. But we have good news...a few bloggers and recipe hackers out there have (re)created our favorite fall drink. So when you need your fix, you can try this Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe or this one here. Because we all know it takes at least a cup of coffee to endure one trip to the pumpkin patch.



Autumn





"The year's last, loveliest smile."
- William Cullen Bryant

Feeling the Love


After we wrote up our Mini Emergency Kits last week, we were spotted over on the Destination Inspirations blog today! Obviously, one cannot go wrong with including these mini "first aid" kits for wedding guests. Order yours here on our etsy store!

Mini Emergency Kits

Now on sale in our etsy store are these cute, simple 
and very practical Mini Emergency Kits.

{contents:}
one dose bayer
one dose alka-seltzer
 one dose pepto-bismal
one scope mouthwash
one pack trident gum

All in a fabric bag, with a red cross hand carved stamp
- no two bags are exactly alike. 
Reuse the bag & refill with your mini emergency needs.

{perfect for:}
gym • office • travel • car
events  • weddings • celebrations
new year’s eve • parties • get well
and more











We'll be celebrating with friends in Aspen this weekend.
We're pretty sure we'll need a few of these on hand.

{Enjoy your weekend!}

Happy Friday. Happy Five.

From 2006...

to 2011.

How time flies.
Five years. Too many moves to count.
Two fantastic kids. One happy family.
Happy Anniversary to my Mr. Jones.

{love, erin}