photograph by rinne allen
mud daubber nest
in Daily Beauty
fort pulaski
i have a husband and two sons who love visiting old forts when we travel, especially when we are along the coast...i used to reluctantly tag along, but then i noticed how beautiful they are, mainly because of their tabby (or cocina) walls...they have so much texture! plus, i do love many of the interiors as they were so utilitarian and simple...there is no fluff to them, just the essentials...
recently, we were in savannah and spent the day out at tybee island on the beach...we stopped off at fort pulaski on the way and explored...
photographs and words by rinne allen
jewels of opar
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
fall preview
photographs and words by rinne allen
beauty berries
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
spanish apple and rice salad
when i was in high school, i lived in barcelona for a summer. my host family would make this salad every week. there was so much that i loved about the spanish cuisine, but this salad was my favorite and i still to this day make it often. it is best when you use freshly picked apples which makes it a perfect fall salad!
ingredients
1 1/2 cup rice, cooked
3 apples, a tart variety is best(I used winesap's but granny smith are also great)
1/2 purple onion, diced
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 tsp salt (or more or less to taste)
1 tsp cumin
directions
-make the rice and let it cool for about 30-45 minutes
-finely dice the purple onions
-dice the apples, leaving the skins on for texture and color
-toss the apples, onions, and raisins with the salt and cumin
-when the rice is cool, fold in the fruit mixture
-serve chilled
photos and recipe by kristen bach
galax
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
20 years with rinne
rinne came to ask me for a job at the studio 20 years ago. we couldn't afford to hire anyone, but when i received her handmade thank you note in the mail, thanking me for talking to her, i was sold, and knew i needed to have her around.
rinne and her photos are magic, and i knew right away i needed to let her follow her inspiration around the studio. rinne's photos always made us look good, and projected the beauty and creativity i tried to inspire. we sort of 'grew each other up'. we shared a lot of ideas, inspirations, and hard work. her insights and ideas always helped me to grow my business.
rinne took over 30,000 pictures (with a film camera!) at r.wood studio, documenting the process, people, and plates. she was able to hone her skills and vision before she left the studio to start her career as a photographer. she is now very successful. we still love to get together for brainstorming and flower arranging and photographing, and still collaborate together on our blog, beautyeveryday.
rinne IS instant inspiration, and i've been so lucky to have her in my life these 20 years!
photograph and words by rebecca wood
moss covered wall
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
barn envy
in The Country
i see so much beauty on adrive through the country. every once in a while there is that thing you see that just takes your breath away and leaves you speechless. this barn did just that!
in the middle of a field, sat this vine covered beauty. enjoy!
words and photographs by kristen bach
echinacea
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
sons of sawdust: schoolhouse demolition
i have really enjoyed following along with the gang from sons of sawdust on all of their fun adventures...if you haven't already, check out their instagram feed, as they chronicle these adventures in salvaging materials and repurposing them into tables and furniture...they are doing a great job of storytelling through words & pictures!
recently, i followed them for the day as they took apart an old schoolhouse outside of bishop, georgia. the owner of the building wanted to remove the building, but rather than just trashing it, he called in the guys to salvage what they could. there was lots of dust (and wasps!), but it was fun to watch them take apart the building, board by board. there was a beautiful patina to some of the wood, almost like milk paint, and a few remnants of the former owners remained like where they had scratched out a math problem on the wall or practiced their handwriting.
at the end of the day, the sons of sawdust guys hauled the wood back to their shop and will eventually turn it into furniture or they even had one request to turn the wood into flooring.
one of the highlights of the day was when a carriage pulled by two huge clydesdales pulled up and i was offered a ride around the neighboring fields...of course, i said yes!
it was a gorgeous day to be in the country!
words and photographs by rinne allen
vine beauty
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
quiet
hanging gourds
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
our friend, and fellow Athenian, Hugh Acheson came out with his second cookbook in may of this year (and, a disclaimer: I was happy to again help him with the photographs for it). titled The Broad Fork, this book is aimed at guiding you through the seasonal bounty of ingredients anytime of the year: fall, winter, spring, & summer.
the cookbook has been on our counter a lot the last month as we have cooked our way through our backyard garden patch and the farmer's market. another great thing about the cookbook is that it has a range of recipes, with easy ones as well as more advanced recipes, which makes it a good cookbook for just about anyone.
enjoy!
the broad fork
photographs & words by rinne allen
lily seeds
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
atlanta magazine's HOME
we have been friends with annette joseph for probably 15 years...it has been fun to watch her career grow and she has remained as fun as she ever was...she reached out to us this spring and asked us to host and style a supper for atlanta magazine's newly relaunched magazine, Home. we immediately thought about using sweet olive farm as the setting and began asking various friends if they would contribute to the party...our friend mimi agreed to help with the food and our friends bain and amanda said they would help with the beverages...
we picked a spot in the piney woods, and brought in everything that was needed for a dinner- the tables, plates from r.wood studio, flowers, etc...we loved the improvised crudité platters that we banged out from a slab of wood and nails...! and, kristen made some gelatin-printed napkins and also set up a kids activity, a nature weaving craft. while we were setting everything up, a few farm visitors came and checked in on us (see below)...
around supper time, our families and friends arrived and we all sat down and enjoyed a great meal and delicious drinks together. thanks, annette, for letting us have fun like this!
photographs by rinne allen & kristen bach
mandy & steve's wall
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
one room house
in The Country
i recently visited sautee - nacoochee, up in north georgia. there is a georgia folk pottery museum there that has great dioramas of the history and uses of the pots traditionally made in that area. very nice and worth a visit.
on the premises is a restored old one room cabin typical of the hills. it has two doors and one window. of course, all that wood and the spartan furnishings are enthralling, but i'm pretty sure whoever lived there would gladly trade places with me!
this house doesn't even have a wooden front porch floor, just red clay and two stones for a front stoop. anything beyond this was getting fancy.
photograph and words by rebecca wood