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Canon Powershot G7 X Mark II – first impressions

State of Ohio Asylum for the Insane Cemetery

a few of my favorite headstones

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5 rad things I bought in May

10 things making me smile

hair dye diaries – two tone blue

Skull Cleaning 101

three favorite Cleveland cemeteries

globe collection 2018

    Its a jungle out there…

    by Kaylah Stroup June 9, 2014
    Soon after I met Jeff he asked me if I knew about the dinosaurs in Mentor. Mentor is halfwayish between where I live now and where I used to live. It was where I did all my shopping before moving, and I’d definitely consider myself pretty darn familiar with the area so for me to not know about big dinosaurs was kind of strange. Truth be told, I didn’t believe him. But just like the time he told me the glass studio had a pet chicken they let run around (they do) and that the West Side Market sold fruit I’d never seen before (they do), there are dinosaurs in Mentor. Better than that, there were tons of different animals. It was like a mini version of South of the Border and I’m pretty sure I made it abundantly clear how much I loved that place.

    It’s crazy how there are still things out there in an area I’ve lived near my whole life that I still don’t know about.
    xoxo

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  • fog

    by Kaylah Stroup May 27, 2014

    One of my favorite things to shoot is fog. The opportunity rarely arises for me, I think the last time I took fog pictures I really loved was way back in 2012. (See here, they’re still some of my favorites!) Last week on the way over to Jeff’s place I saw it was pretty foggy …

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  • the BEST estate Sale

    by Kaylah Stroup May 26, 2014

    It’s no secret that I love estate sales. Now that I’m living in Lakewood I’m finding that there are A LOT more sales nearby than where I used to live. I’ve had some pretty awesome luck at the sales too. Even if I don’t find anything I really just enjoy snooping around people’s homes. But …

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THE DAINTY SQUID
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    • all the posts!
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    • window shopping
    • explore everywhere
  • about me
  • contact
  • shop