Not Your Ordinary White Picket Fence

The straight lines of their picket fence offer the perfect foil to this family's creative heart. From film to yoga to the family band, a spirit of collaboration prevails - including the family dog and, for an afternoon, me the photographer.

Even a head injury, moments after my arrival, failed to quash the joy of big brother. An ice pack and many hugs later, everyone was game for lots of play and laughter.

Summertime

We've returned from New York's Fingerlakes with a trove of stories and images - graining the calves with Grandma and Grandpa, working the tractor, catching frogs, watching night fill with stars and lightening bugs, leaping into the swimming pond, eating ice cream upon ice cream upon ice cream cone. Summer perfection.

Our travels also connected us with Amy Brill of Amy Brill/Totally Brill sweaters. We're still in the midst of an exciting creative collaboration including a collection of images for her soon to launch website.

With recent temperatures hovering above the century mark, mooning over Amy Brill's Fall collection may seem counter intuitive, but her hand spun designer knits and natural gauze garments are fawn-worthy. We look forward to sharing her goods with you!

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Summer

Summertime's a great season for late afternoon sessions at the beach - salty hair and sand pails in hand. Long, sun-filled afternoons lend themselves to easy, playful sessions. This season Eyebright will be booking a handful of sessions in New York's Fingerlakes region between June 24th and July 8th. We are currently booking West coast sessions before and after. Call or e-mail today to pin down your date.

Launch

In this time of economic turmoil, I take hope and pleasure in celebrating the brave, steady march of fellow entrepreneurs and creatives.

Acupuncturist and gifted herbalist Anne Albrecht, L.Ac. has recently launched Alrecht Natural - balms, creams, oils and ointments crafted in small batches from healing, all natural ingredients. Many in Anne's circle of friends and circle of clients have had the pleasure of using her products for some time.

After neglecting to consistently apply sunscreen throughout my pregnancy, Anne's silky Hyperpigmentation Fighter has helped even out my prenatal facial discoloration.

If you prefer cosmetics that contain ingredients you can pronounce and eat, visit www.albrechtnatural.com.

Conjure

In 2000, as newly minted college graduates and soon-to-be parents with meagerly paying film jobs, my husband and I "commissioned" our friend Tom to fashion a crib for our first babe. The piece - shaped from bleeding heart, zebra and found Vermont timber - is among our prized possessions.

Today Mr. Beales's mysterious kinship with found woods and everyday objects is being showcased in his first West Coast solo show, Conjure, through April 4th at the Kinsey/ Desforges Gallery in Culver City. Not to be missed.

Pictured above is our first babe Wyatt, nearly eight now, drawing inspiration from the show. Baby Lala - the most recent child to dream in the crib - crawls in the background.

To learn more about Thomas Beale visit www.tbeale.com or www.honey-space.com

Little Elf

A moment of reverie after sampling clover and blades of grass in the midday sunshine. I love the quiet moments, when children seem all to themselves. What must our little elf be wondering?