Sponsor Giveaway: Thea Coughlin Photography (in Albany, NY)

For summer, I am launching a series of sponsor giveaways! and I am delighted to kick off the series with the talented Thea Coughlin's photography.

As I pored through Thea's blog looking for images to dazzle you with, the only hard thing was choosing just one! I am in love with her tender, romantic style and found myself wishing Thea had been closer by when Ben was a newborn. It's such a classic shot, but that one of the dad's arm holding the baby in a football hold brings me to tears every time. Well done, Thea. You are rocking these mamas worlds and giving such a sacred gift to these familes.

One lucky winner will receive a Spring Fling Mini session and 11x14 mounted print! Thea is of course on the east coast, so if you are not able to visit her there, she has generously offered to make the gift transferrable. (Imagine being able to gift a friend or family member a session with her!)

Giveaway Guidelines:
-You have until 9pm PST on Friday, June 19th to enter this giveaway.
-Just make a comment ON THIS POST to enter.
-One entry per person, please. (Just push "post" ONCE and wait a few seconds. The comment should appear)

spring pleasures*

Me, taken by the talented Vivienne McMaster, Canon Digital Rebel XSi

*This photo above was taken by the lovely Vivienne McMaster in the Edible Schoolyard here in Berkeley. This is an incredible program where middle school kids get to grow, cook and eat their own food.

Other spring pleasures include...

Going to see Michael Pollan and Novella Carpenter (author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer) in conversation this Thursday.

My new, most comfortable shoes ever (like walking on clouds)

Kiehls Grapefruit Essence Oil by Kiehl's.

Learning to cook from the talented Heidi Swanson... Her book, Super Natural Cooking is my new fave and her website is endlessly delicious. It also helps that she is an incredible photographer!

Deciding between seeing David Sedaris or Jack Kornfield tomorrow night. Feel free to weigh in!

LOVING these books by Marisa de los Santos. (Love Walked In and Belong to Me: A Novel

The hope of growing my own tomatoes.

What are your spring pleasures?