Wandawega Blog Archive
The story behind the dress above our bed: 87 years ago a little girl was given this cloak for her initiation into the historic “Campfire Girls”- for the next 10 +yrs she marked every major life achievement by the tradition of sewing on a commemorative bead she had earned for a good deed. This little dress is now heavy with the hundreds of her own hand-sewn-on symbols of pride – marking the formative years of a girl now long gone.
Good morning, WISCO. Oh, how we love your sunrises.
Thank you to Heather & Co. at Vavoom Pinups for the old school Camp Portrait! #SaturdayEveningPost
PAY IT FORWARD, FRIENDS :) At the end of the day, notes like this make it all worth it. A Heartfelt, handmade card is pure soul candy. (Especially when this much love goes into crafting it) Thank you, Frances McLeod – you are always welcome back.
you won’t recognize it.
…we had to look really closely to make it out. the creative brains behind Jayson Home & Garden moved into camp to shoot the just-launched Fall 2014 issue of creative home inspiration- and we are swooning. they shot in the treehouse, tipi, lodge, game room, showers, card room, woods— but its like ‘where’s waldo’ picking out the spots, they recreated each space so much!
Cardgame, anyone? #rainyday #gameroom
My dad- Tom Surratt, with my brother & mom. I never once saw him without his epic grizzly Adams beard. A mason & carpenter who built our country house from ground-up for his 5 kids. Supported the family as a mechanic (and built drag cars on the side). He taught us how to split wood, glean corn, change oil, and stand up for ourselves. #bestdadever #missedmuch
Love the first cup of the day from the dock #bestcup #campsunrise
A sweet cover story, hot off the press.
I don’t consider myself a ‘writer’ by any stretch, I just like to tell stories. So I was surprised (again) when the fine folks at Sweet Paul magazine took a shot in the dark and let me write my second feature story for them. The first was our Tasty Nugget recap). I have to say, it was a fun weekend– I got to work with 3 dear friends of mine & filled the pages with friends who didn’t mind smiling for the camera. It was perfect weather, and an amazing afternoon. It’s shoots like these that make me think ‘will I look back on…