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Happy New Year from Wonderland!

January 2, 2018

Hey friends! We hope your 2018 is off to an amazing start! We rang in the new year with friends and family, with an Alice in Wonderland themed party. ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Gatherings, Living Tagged: happy new year, holidays, snapshots

Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2017

Hi friends! I just wanted to drop a quick line and wish you all a very happy holiday season. ...

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Filed Under: Holidays, Living Tagged: holidays

Cookie Exchange + Craft Night

December 17, 2017

Christmas is right around the corner and to kick things off, my (practically) mother and sisters-in-law and nieces got together last night for a cookie exchange and craft night. ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Crafts, Desserts, DIY, Gatherings, Holidays, Recipes Tagged: crafts, DIY, holidays, recipes, vegan, vegetarian

Spiced Vanilla Chai Layer Cake

December 12, 2017

I love baking up new treats any time of year, but there’s something extra special about getting creative in the kitchen in the wintertime. The way the oven warms the home, the way the scents of sweet treats fill the air, and, of course, the getting to finally enjoy the resulting pastries. ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes Tagged: cake, dessert, recipe, recipes, vegan, vegetarian

Snapshots: Home for the Holidays

December 9, 2017

It’s been a wonderful first few weeks of the holiday season for us already. We kicked it off by attending the Night of Lights event downtown, and have since enjoyed a Thanksgiving full of friends and family, attended the Fort Wayne Ballet’s The Nutcracker, hosted a birthday party for my mom, and ...

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Filed Under: Holidays, Living, Our Home Tagged: holidays, kindness, pay it forward, snapshots, winter

Why I Wake Early

November 20, 2017

A few mornings ago, I woke, and struggled, slowly, to pull myself out of bed. As my feet touched the cold, hardwood floors and I wiped the sleep from my eyes, I noticed a pinkish glow on the bedroom wall. I knew that this meant a beautiful sunrise was happening, and I wasn't about to miss it. ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Arts + Entertainment, Living Tagged: off the cuff, poems

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Hi! We’re Aly & Jeremy, a wife and husband based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We use this space to share about our adventures at home, around the world, and in life.

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A little bang and a little blonde for summer. 🌞 A little bang and a little blonde for summer. 🌞

Thanks to my girl @alissa.serres for always making my hair dreams come true! ✨

#haircut #hairbeforeandafter #curtainbangs #fringe #fortwaynehair #pinupcurlssalon
Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled with sentimental pieces. I’m the daughter, granddaughter, and niece that will gladly take items the family may otherwise get rid of or have tucked away in closets for decades, untouched. The kind of traveler that looks for leaves and shells and rocks to keep in my pockets and carry with me, so I can always hold a piece of where I’ve been. Usually, I have no idea where these things may come to live in my own home, but they always manage to find their perfect places in time.

These shelves alone hold a basket full of stones and shells from around the world, framed high school love letters my grandpa wrote to my grandma in the 1940s, an assortment of found and inherited books, some well more than a century old, and sweet portraits of my great grandparents. 

While I strive to avoid clutter, I do love filling every room with as many meaningful pieces as I can. Because while many things are just things, some are so much more. 🤍

#interiordesign #heirlooms #shelfdecor #shelfstyling
A love letter to Canterbury: For a fleeting year, A love letter to Canterbury:

For a fleeting year, you were the backdrop of my becoming—your cobblestone streets and cathedral spires an ever-present reminder of the past, your flower-lined pathways and flowing River Stour a symbol to keep blooming, to keep moving toward the future.

I wandered your streets back then as a dreamer, tracing my own footsteps between ancient walls and late-night laughter, finding friendship in the melodies of buskers and clinking pints, and comfort in learning how some places, like some people, leave a mark on your soul.

Returning to you last August—older, wiser, and carrying the weight of grief heavy in my chest—I found solace in your familiar embrace. The same golden light poured over the rooftops, music still wove through the city center, the river continued flowing gently through the canals. In the rhythm of your heartbeat, I rediscovered my own. Each of us changed in ways both subtle and profound—some pieces of ourselves unrecognizable, some lost to time—yet you still felt like home. 

It was good seeing you again, old friend. 🤍

#canterbury #england #travel #wanderlust
Starting the days with sun rays and seeing them th Starting the days with sun rays and seeing them through to golden hour was a weekend highlight over here. ✨
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