spent the first warm day of the year showing ry around the loop! i pride myself on my lengthy walking tours, but after wandering for hours we were both ready to duck into a pub for a cold one.

winter blues have hit hard- trying to make a snuggley recovery- will be back soon

chicago's funny: with blustery threats of winter on its way, i deemed summer finished back in september. now the leaves have fallen and the warmth is gone from everything, but every so often the sun comes wandering back for a few days, as if to hug the city one more time before the ominous winter settles in.
and so i'm still wearing skirts without tights, thin shirts without sweaters, and walking to work on friday afternoons. chicago, i don't understand you, but i love you






photos: sasha alekseyeva

i was in new york city not so long ago and ry crafted me a tee-pee for shelter...


see how

the happiest of halloweens to all! love, the little tramp

where have i been? sasha and andrey know- they followed me all around my neighborhood not too long ago.







photos: sasha alekseyeva

love my apartment on these autumn afternoons- the sun spills all over the place and the time is just right for spinning some vinyl... dug up two gems at the resale store last weekend and spent my sunday reading the sleeves.

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