I told y'all I loved the trees! And I love channeling my inner Stevie Nicks. This is an exclusive sneak peek of a photo shoot I did among the trees with the talented Madison Hurley. Keep your eyes peeled for more (and less š) coming next week.
2021-08-06 17:51:48 +0000 UTC View Post
āWhen you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didnāt get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you donāt get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree.
The minute you g...
2021-08-06 15:57:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh my gosh. These photos are throwing me for a loop! I hopped in the way-back machine and found these gems of me and the brothers. That photo of Mike and I was taken in my old backyard that shared a border with Antique Archaeology. Love these boys!
2021-08-05 18:17:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday started out simple enough. It was a beautiful day, not too hot not too cold.
The day started out with A crew meeting to discuss some of the current events in our lives and how we best support everybody. My choice was to take social media off of my phone and focus specifically on Patreon Again. This will help me to focus on the task at hand during the day and to post and check my social media once a day and thatās it.
I already feel a huge weight lifted off of my should...
2021-08-05 16:01:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Stripping history time! Class is in session folks. Why is it that we connect more to the vintage we buy when it has a story that goes with it??? History of course!! Story telling, just like sex work, is one of the oldest traditions in human history. For the majority of time the history that we had to cling to, everything that we knew about our ancestors and the beginning of things was passed down orally. Sharing knowledge is a selfless act of love and rebellion. Educating yourself and others ...
2021-08-03 12:05:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Having the ocean at my door has been one of the best things for my health and my spirit. Every day I get to wake up and spend on this incredible island is a treasured gift. Being able to rub the sleep from my eyes, kiss my fur babies, and head to the water is church for me. I can let go of everything and baptize myself, washing away whatever sins I have convinced myself of committing. The ocean, the reef, the island is sacred. The Holy Trinity. As much personal meaning as I ascribe to them, t...
2021-08-03 12:03:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Itās 5:44 am in Iowa. Iām thinking back on the last couple of days, getting ready to leave PR. We had family in town so I was trying to drink in all the family time I could before the early morning 4am, 2.5 hr drive to San Juan to board my plane.
Finally Azrael is getting used to the ocean! Yayyy! Iām starting to understand that if there is a reef of rocks or coral on the shore she is happy as a clam and doesnāt mind the waves lapping the shore. I think itās the unsteady fee...
2021-08-01 11:45:07 +0000 UTC View Post
When you try to tell someone you think something is unlikely you say, ādonāt hold your breath.ā Why? Aside from the obvious, I mean. Especially now, our breath is important. Our breath is the constant reminder that we are alive. Without it, we cease to be. Establishing the mind-body connection as much as we can is so vital. One of the best ways to do that is through our breath. Whether thatās through breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, or even plugging your nose before jumping in, ...
2021-08-01 10:42:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a few ways you and I can start today to reduce our footprint and help our oceans. 1. Make seafood choices that are sustainable. Meaning, either eating no seafood or making in season local seafood options. Stop buying from companies that use longline fishing techniques that overfish our oceans. 2. Cut down drastically on out plastic usage. Make purchase choices that are plastic free when possible or are not single use plastics if plastic is needed. But try to avoid using plastics nea...
2021-07-31 12:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This photo is a quick shot Jeremy got of me while relaxing in my bath after packing for my travels tomorrow. I will be leaving at 4am to drive 2.5 hours to San Juan with my PA Debbie, to catch a flight to Moline with a layover in chicago where I will need to pick up some new makeup because Iāve lost mine in the move.
I just donāt wear it out here because itās so sticky and hot.
We have Jeremys sister and her son out here visiting so Iām sad to leave them but excited to s...
2021-07-30 23:20:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Getting emotionally prepared to head back out on the road for work with American Pickers in just a few days. Each time I go out These days it takes a bit of getting used to. Things I do to make my travel better include taking vitamin C, hydrating with water and lemon keeps my guts healthy, practicing daily yoga really helps with my travel aches, I bring a heating pad and ice pack with for comfort, bringing my favorite masks that are comfortable since Iām traveling and meeting many new peopl...
2021-07-29 11:25:39 +0000 UTC View Post
This week Memphis is in Chicaho with Oliver so we are watching these precious babes. Picolina and Lua are visiting Grandma for the week and we have them all tuckered out.
I honestly had some hesitation and worry about having all of the dogs but itās been incredible. I did get kicked out of my bed in the middle of the night, four dogs in one room with only one bed is a lot, however Iām getting used to it and Iām loving the daytime.
All of the dogs work as a pack and they ju...
2021-07-28 15:44:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Alcyonacea, also known as sea fan coral, is a soft, woody coral found all over the world and particularly here in the Caribbean. It comes in a rainbow of colors and grows wide like a fan, giving the coral itās name.
Though it looks like a plant, sea fan is actually a living animal with a central skeleton called a colony. Each colony has numerous polyps and each one of those has eight tentacles which spread out like a fan to catch plankton.
This amazing coral is so b...
2021-07-28 15:12:09 +0000 UTC View Post
This was one hell of a night! I remember the night starting off with Haley and myself so excited to see the Asian burlesque festival. I was so excited to see my friends that I havenāt watched on stage for quite a while. My buddy, Calamity Chang took her time to interview with us and I learned so much about her. Normally most of my Burlesque takes me through Chicago in the mid west on a regular basis so going to New York is always such an exciting time especially to see burlesque. Especially...
2021-07-22 23:24:47 +0000 UTC View Post
This is my personal nod to Lili St. Cyr who sensationalized the bathtub burlesque concept and molded burlesque in her very unique way with routines such as āSalomeās Bathā. To read more on Lili St. Cyr please read āGoddess Of Love Incarnateā by my dear one, Leslie Zemeckis.
āLili St. Cyr was, in the words of legendary reporter Mike Wallace, th...
2021-07-22 23:13:59 +0000 UTC View Post
What is a coral reef?
Coral reefs are one of the most attractive and most complex biological communities on the planet. The word ācoralā is used to describe a group of tiny organisms, from the phylum Cnidaria, that secrete hard calcareous skeletons and live in colonies in the form of polyps.
In the Caribbean, there are more than 70 stony corals, whose skeletons are complex structures we call coral reefs. Associated with thes...
2021-07-22 23:13:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to our fun little under water adventure in the mangroves.
The Mangroves are a sweet little spot in the intertidal and coastal areas of the ocean where trees and shrubs thrive. In this environment with plenty of space to hide, new life is born. Baby sharks, squid, stingrays, fish etc. are born here and are able to hide among the roots of the trees and shrubs for safety and protection.
There are many different types of trees that grow in the mangroves due to the low oxygena...
2021-07-21 09:55:08 +0000 UTC View Post
We actually took this video deep in the pandemic. We were not allowed to go to the beaches so we would find a little private spots that we could go to where nobody else was, early early early in the day before anybody else had woken up. This is one of the spots, Iām not gonna say the name of this place but if you live on the island, Iām sure youāll know where this is.
On this morning I had only worn exactly this to the beach, we decided last minute to do a little fun photo shoot ...
2021-07-21 09:45:30 +0000 UTC View Post
An oldie but a goodie! After having all of our content deleted from Vimeo we are finally finding some older gems that you have been asking for, like this video!š
2021-07-20 10:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Wet & Messy!
I couldn't have said it better myself.
Read what Katie Tandy has to say about food fetishes.
Sploshingāalso known as Wet And Messy (WAM)āis a fetish nothing short of a multisensory extravaganza. We're talking a bona fide kaleidoscope of bodily stimulation. As with any kink, it manifests itself in all kinds of wonderful, panty-tingling ways, but at its essential self, sploshing is all about ...
2021-07-19 20:32:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The CanCan first appeared in Paris in the 1830's, it was known as a high energy and scandalous performance, giving a show through high kicks and lifting of the skirt. You may know it best from Moulin Rouge.
The Cancan was a call for change - The cancan was a way of fighting against strict Victorian values, particularly for women. At a time when women were not supposed to be out of breath or show their ankles, lifting their legs into the air couldnāt have been more different for women ...
2021-07-18 10:50:05 +0000 UTC View Post
When you are on a down swing, do not feel bad. Know the swing will change and things will get better...
I know that each one of you experience low points and every once in a while you reach out to talk about those moments. Know that youāre not alone. Weāre all working through difficulties. You are never alone. Thank m sending extra love to you today. Youāve got this! Weāve got this!
I just realized itās Sundayš but we got this anyhow!
2021-07-18 10:44:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes life needs to be about play. Itās important not wear ourselves so thin that we create illness and instability. I know the hustle is real but listen to your body. If youāre tired sleep. If youāre overworked, take more time for yourself. Listen to the rhythm on your cycles. When to stop and when to go.
Folks tell me āthatās a luxury I can not afford ā. To that I say, I see you! But after I stopped hustling, I started making better money and working fewer hours. Prio...
2021-07-15 00:07:45 +0000 UTC View Post
https://oceana.org/living-blue/10-ways-you-can-help-save-oceans
Oceans cover 71 percent of the planet and are home to important species and ecosystems that we rely on for food, livelihoods, climate regulation and more. But the oceans need our help. Saving the oceans can sometimes feel like an overwhelming task, but if we all pitch in, we can make a big difference.
How can vintage help our environment? Humans are wasteful creatures, this we know. So many flash in the pan fashions start out with a bang and then I find them littering the aisles of thrift stores and attics all across America. Defunct reminders of the social acceptance we just had to have then discarded when social opinions change. Iām guilty if it too! Trust! Buying primarily vintage clothing can help decrease our carbon footprint and give us a more unique sense of style. One thatās no...
2021-07-07 12:13:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Say hello to Azrael Abyss š¤ she was a birthday gift for Jeremy but decided she is a mamas girl. She will not leave my sideš She slept between me and Jeremy last night, Muriel took it OK. Muriel is definitely showing Azrael how to be a dog since she is only 10 weeks old. We took a trip to the pet store to get her some toys, food and things. She had peanut butter for the first time and is understanding how to play tug of war, but is very gentle. Thank you @barksofhope for taking such good...
2021-07-04 12:03:43 +0000 UTC View Post
