not quite ready to let the summer leave, i suppose- found the only patch of sun on my makeshift terrace this morning and tried to make the most of these fleeting warm moments...




photos: sasha alekseyeva

how i spent my summer vacation: chicago edition

















with days and days of feeling uprooted and disjointed, i spent my chicago august seeking peace in the sunlight and under the moonshine. beautiful summer, i will miss you and think of you fondly when i'm bundled and bound in blankets in my bed, watching the winter wind howl outside my window... (i'm not ready!!!)

after everyone had left and things quieted down, i spent the first night in the painted lady playing my accordion and listening to it bounce off the big empty space of my vacant living room.


the painted lady is my new home, and the space has such an intriguing energy. my roommates are just as beautiful and rare as the place we inhabit, and i am so looking forward to the brilliant adventures we share in the year to come!
photos: sasha alekseyeva