8/31/10

At Home in Alaska


Thought I'd share some pictures of my family's house in Alaska. They built the house 28 years ago and, as you can see, it's made of logs. The inside is warm and comforting and filled with artwork and textiles from their travels abroad: afghanistan, mexico and asia.

It was perfect for my second trip up to Alaska, due mainly to the fact that E and I are breaking up after 5 years together. I went up to be taken care of, to be outside and to be comforted. It was a lively house with all 3 of of my cousins, aunt and uncle, 2 dogs and 3 cats. I'm glad I took the time to indulge in trip #2.










16 comments:

Elizabeth said...

ugh, breakups are so hard (I went through leaving a 5 year relationship two years ago.)

glad you're traveling and spending time with family. Let me know if you make it up to the Bay!

kat said...

so warm and bright!

Rose said...

Love the house part, hate the break-up part. Sorry.

kelly@TearingUpHouses said...

so sorry to hear about the break up. big hugs.

kelly

laure said...

tips for getting through it are welcome ;)

Cheryl G. said...

Absolutely beautiful!

Unknown said...

tips? take your time to heal and breath. travel, cook, go out with friends, indulge in hobbies. spend quality time with you.

tracy said...

Beautiful
and so comforting
I see why we like the same things!
Lovely to meet you Monday. The blog is great!

xxt

julia wheeler said...

what a comfy, cozy, beautiful home! love it!

julia wheeler said...

so so sorry about the break up too... i hope this was a healing trip.

laure said...

thanks everyone--and tracy it was great meeting you and getting to shoot your beautiful home, can't wait to share the pictures!

Sonchia said...

I too am sorry for your breakup. I am trying to recover from the end of a 10 year relationship - so, I understand your heartache. Trips (likes yours to AK) have been essential to my sanity. Spend time with friends. And keep doing things that make you happy - like blogging.

LRC said...

The house seems perfect for doing/seeking exactly what you wanted. Also, I'm very sorry to learn of your breakup. I do hope you'll find peace... and, eventually, a love that far surpasses your dreams!

me @{Life or something like it} said...

I'm sorry to hear about your breakup. There's something about travel that helps the heart heal, I find. When my heart broke I booked myself a solo 10 day trip to Paris, and when I came back, I was ready to face the world again. I hope you find the same :)

PS: your parent's house is beautiful.

Liquid Roof said...

very beautiful, nice clean and attractive home, i like it. i am going to purchase it.

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