Love List: Flea Markets & Snapshots
Love Warrior,
Last week I launched my Love List series. Well, amen, hipshake, cause sooo many people wrote their own and tweeted and FB’d it. There’s even a Love List group on myCSL (go join it hot pants). Love Lists heal. They are fun and funky and free. Love Lists remind you that life is deliciously sweet, like a big drippy emotional ice cream cone (sans the glycemic spike). Tune in every Wednesday for my new list and please share the love. Meaning: Write your list! Hey, speaking of sharing, why not tap on that cute little share button at the end of this blog post? Spread the Love through the cyber soup!
1. I love taking pictures of Lola wearing hats. This week I didn’t have a hat so she’s wearing my bra. I think she looks like an old fashioned pilot, don’t you? Like Amelia Earhart. A hint about pet photography: hold a treat at the edge of the lens. I think she secretly loves our shoots because I’m like a walking cookie jar.
2. Earth Cafe raw cheesecake. OMG. These awesome folks sent us a few samples some months back and Corinne and I fastened our seatbelts, donned bibs and went to town. When I was a dairy guzzler I loved me some rich and creamy cheesecake. Now as a mostly raw vegan I can visit my ole friend again. Hi cheesecake, it’s me Kris, welcome home!
3. Flea Markets. Last weekend we went to the Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market near my folk’s house in CT. This flea is not to be missed. I got a silver cocktail dress from the sixties and this awesomely ugly Mt. Rushmore lamp (which used to be a whiskey bottle). What could be better? Answer: nothing. Wondering how I took these pictures? Check out #4.
4. Hipstamatic’s hot iphone camera app. Corinne turned me onto it. She uses it on her blog all the time. It makes your snaps look like sexy, distressed art. Ps. In addition to being our blog editor and my everything, Corinne is an awesome writer. You might really like her blog too. 
5. Speaking of awesome blogs, um, yeah, we love Susannah Conway. She’s a rockin’ creative goddess with some juicy e-courses that will shake up your photo-journaling world. Unravel with Susannah and you just might tap into some immense joy.
6. The new Klean Kanteen wide insulated sippy-wonder. Purrrfect for my tea breaks. They keep your bev so hot you might need protective hand gear. Love ‘em. Thanks Kleen Kanteen!
7. Gasland. This documentary is not to be missed. It opened my eyes about the use of fracking in the natural gas industry. You don’t want this to happen to a town near you folks. Me and the hubs are getting active about protecting the Catskills (NY’s water supply – ours too!). You might want to as well. Love this film. Hate fracking.
8. Daily Juice. I miss Austin and sure as heck hope to go back during my book tour. When in the great city that likes to keep it “weird” we always head to Daily Juice. Put it on your radar and swing by if you’re in the area. Your cells will thank ya’ll. Yee haw!
9. Spiritual jewels by Satya. I just love this store. I feel like their earrings bring me one step closer to enlightenment.
10. Listening to old records. I have an amazing collection thanks to a dear family member that passed away. I can no longer speak to him but the music plays on…
What’s on your Love List?
Peace and hearts,
Kris
PS- My girl Rory Freedman inspired me and a whole lotta readers to kick the TV habit this week in her blog! Join the “No TV for 30 Days” challenge with me on Twitter by using the #NoTVfor30Days hashtag. Tubes off, brains and spirits on.
- Posted by Kris Carr on July 28, 2010 at 4:00 am
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Tagged as: Activism, animals, art, creativity, film, Kris Carr, Love, Love List, music, photography, raw dessert
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Love the photo of Lola in the bra! Ha!
1. The daily coconut I am able to have
2. Listening to music from Glee!
3. Sunwarrior vanilla protein powder
4. J.Crew costume jewelry
5. My tiffin!
6. New pens
7. My hubby’s hugs
8. Planning a better future for my family
9. Raw tacos (it’s what’s for dinner tonight)!
10. Your (Kris’s) Friday Vlogs!
If you are sharing your Love List on twitter, use the #LoveList hashtag so that Love Listers can find each other:)
1. Simple foods–like tomato and basil from my garden.
2. This etsy print that should be arriving any day: http://www.etsy.com/listing/52361698/who-you-are-is-enough-archival-print
Oh–and this too: http://www.etsy.com/listing/52289297/body-art-pendant-no-2
3. This blog: http://bluebirdbaby.typepad.com/
4. And this one: http://saltandchocolate.blogspot.com/
5. My daughter turns 4 today–my miracle girl…
3.
1. Raw spicy chocolate smoothies – raw cacao, maca, banana, almond milk, almond butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, cheyenne pepper
2. Yoga – I just started practicing again and love it! It grounds me and helps we reconnect with myself and my emotions.
3. Any vegan dessert at Marie Catrib’s (www.mariecatribs.com). It’s a local restaurant in Grand Rapids, MI and they make the most amazing vegan desserts which are hard to come by in West Michigan.
4. Kayaking – Michigan has some of the most beautiful rivers and fresh water lakes in the world. I love spending time on the water and in nature. Kayaking helps me reconnect with nature and appreciate all that is offers.
5. Summer trips to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Pictured Rocks area is incredible.
6. CSA Share – local organic produce and supporting local farmers – what’s not to love.
7. Farmers’ Markets – Fresh flowers, fresh baked breads and local produce.
8. My rescued greyhound, Neeko. She is so silly and is a calming presence.
9. My new handmade tea cup by a local pottery artist, Jeff Blandford. (www.volmod.com)
10. Preparing for my vegan tour of India through VegVoyages (www.vegvoyages.com)
I just posted mine on MYCSL, but here it is again:
1. Daily OM emails!
2. Walks at night with Ginger and my hubby (it’s been a little cooler, finally!).
3. Organic White Peaches
4. Seeing a psychic and having her tell me that the baby and I have had an agreement since before I was born. She also laughed and said “OH YES” when I asked if my husband & I had been together before.
5. Healing crystals/stones (I bought 3 new ones for: Love, Inflammation, a Auto-Immune.
6. Movie dates (at home and in the theater) with my hubby (we saw Inception and Shutter Island over the weekend..LEO is the man!).
7. Righteously Raw Caramel Cacao Bars (movie snack!).
8. Constant kicks and movements from my baby.
9. Pregnancy Hair (I wish this was my hair forever, so thick and shiny!).
10. Summertime thunderstorms, and the smell after!
Hey Andrea–I used to live in GR and love love love Marie Catrib’s!
Gasland is an absolute MUST see! Very scary!!! Scott and I are getting involved as well.