…amazing photos of my great uncle during WWII. …his sweetheart paying him a visit. (look at that hat 🙂 …her recipe book with all her handwritten notes, covered in 60 years of wear (including her recipe for strawberry rhubarb pie)
our new friend ryan came to shoot at wandawega last weekend– a few of our favorite instagram posts: ryan is the mind behing travelwell and youhavebrokentheinternet but my favorite site is his instagram feed! thanks for laying your camera on wanda, ryan. looking forward to having you back up soon. ryan in GQ (those shoes. that jacket.)
cocktails. cupcakes. crafting. The Found Free & Flea book event at Anthropologie hanks for the shots, mattie gore! thank you to the lovely ladies of Anthropologie hauling lugging in heels and still looking fabulous. and thanks to all the friends + folks who came out to celebrate! stay tuned for the mini film of the event…..
6-7 Wandawega / Found Free & Flea workshop (rsvp)7-8 CocktailsAnthropologie at 111 E Chicago Avenue. drinks. bites. books. join us!
yay! here are the deets… THURSDAY APRIL 5TH 6-7 WORKSHOP 7-8 BOOK PARTY, REFRESHMENTS FROM ANTHRO!
 the book has arrived! (in Anthropologie stores 🙂 check it out here: (i love the way they shoot and display their products online :)…. thanks, ANTHROPOLOGIE!
our friend Donna just shot me an iphone pic- the issue on stands now (nearly 600 pages- good lord!) has a little feature on the book. (its teensy- but there 🙂 yay!
watch for the MARCH issue for an inclusion on FOUND FREE & FLEA. yay!🙂
a work on progress that will always be in progress. a philosophy, archival site, a home for all projects (new and old) FOUND FANCY.Beautiful is everywhere.It doesn’t live exclusivelyin department stores or private showrooms.It’s not just for interior designers.Found Fancy is a new approach to beautifying your space.It takes courage and imagination. It doesn’t take a lot of money.Creativity is your currency.Spend every cent of yours.Do not fear flea markets. They are your secret weapon.Yardsales, thrift shops and alleys are your friend.Fearlessly foreage for treasures the rest of the world has overlooked.Beautiful is everywhere.Found Fancy is here to help you…
written for the travel website: FATHOMAWAY.com In her next installment of The Innkeeper’s Tales, Tereasa Surratt, head counselor at Camp Wandawega, exhibits incredible grace when confronted by visitors who force themselves to be wanted.WISCONSIN, USA – The baby raccoon greeted our guest and new friend Matthew with an excited hug. (Although Matthew recalls the encounter as more of a “mauling.”) Matthew had two options: freeze (he’d read this in the Boy Scout preparedness manual in the chapter on bear confrontation) or try to tear its little razor mitts off his backside.Matthew chose the latter. To his credit, it’s hard to…