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By day, Laura-Lynn Renner works in the city of Baltimore as a stockbroker, by night, weekend, early morning and in every other crack of time she is a beach lover, multi-talented artist, excellent friend, nurturing daughter, devoted dog mama and beloved wife. One of the reasons I reached out to Laura-Lynn to see if she would chat with me on the dock is that I happen to know she has been having a most hellacious year. You know the kind, where each time things get … View Post

Imagine if you will, a police drama where the inspector comes to the house of the missing woman and asks her family for a photograph that will help them with the investigation — so, you know, they can see what she LOOKS LIKE — and all the family has are images of a beautifully dressed, headless woman! However, I will forgive FELICIA SEMPLE this lopping off of her head habit since her IG feed is so freaking beautiful I want to throw the dogs in … View Post

Be ye not fooled into believing that Bristol Ivy, the woman behind the clean, sophisticated knitwear designs you see featured in beautiful collections by Brooklyn Tweed and Quince, among many others — is some straight-laced, conservative Yankee living on the coast of Maine. Um, no. Although she may have that side to her, as you will hear in the conversation above, Bristol is a wild child on the highest order — someone who can listen to her heart and follow where it leads. The fact … View Post

Behind her shop is a garden full of plants ideal for dyeing. Inside her shop is an abundance of beauty, light and organic goodness in the form of yarns, dyes, inks and textiles. This is A Verb for Keeping Warm, the extraordinary creation of a most extraordinary woman, KRISTINE VEJAR. She keeps it simple, accessible and holds space for a vibrant creative community to learn, grow and blossom. In a word, beautiful. Take a listen to how it all came into being. bisous, Elizabeth ALL … View Post

In this deeply personal, highly impersonal world we call the Internet, relationships blossom in the most unexpected ways. Deep in the middle of winter, I received the loveliest email out of the blue: Dear Elisabeth, We have just been in the USA, teaching at Vogue Knitting Live and in Washington DC and we’ve mentioned to everyone we will be at SQUAM and we have only heard amazing things about your retreat, so now, considering your excellent reputation, we are looking forward to this even more … View Post