Green

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

Happy B-Day Little Mama!

Yesterday was my little Mama's birthday! So we celebrated the way we do best! In an organic vegetarian tea party fit for only the most fancy (and healthy) of royalty. Little Mama is darling she is always peppy no wonder the circumstance and she is just plain cute! Look at her praishness!

Menu
(All Organic+Vegetarian+Homemade)

Salad
Field greens with sliced cucumbers,
topped with herb & breadcrumb stuffed Shitaki Mushrooms

Fresh Fruit
Oranges and Apples

Pear Sauce
Pears, Rasins, Honey, Cinnamon

Finger Sandwhiches
Ezekiel Bread with herb goat cheese and cucumbers

Orange Chocolate Chip Spelt Scones

Whipped Cream

Berry Jam

Honey

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Shannon and Charlie's Wedding

Here is a few of my favorites from their wedding!


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Mrs. Allbee, herself

Save the Dolphins: Models, Part 2

Brenna and Kelsey, Continued...

Save Japan Dolphins: Bren+Kels Model

Bren+Kels are so inspiring. I swear I go home for some quality sister time and I end up getting a full education in not only how to be an organic vegetarian but how to be an animal activist and take on saving the planet as a personal challenge. These photographs show their passion for fashion (Bren made her shorts, and Kelsey her skirt) paired with their passion for making a difference in the world. I am so proud of them, they rock.

SaveJapanDolphins.org

Love,

Mrs. Allbee, herself

Shannon & Charlie's Wedding: Sneak Peak

Get Excited!

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

Shannon's Bridal Session

Shannon's Bridal Session at the Beach!

Love,
Ashley Allbee, herself

Adventures in Rockester NY

Flew all by my self to Rochester NY for one of my best friends wedding, Amanda (her brother is the fab photographer and friend of mine Sean) and her fiance is also a super fam friend now :) These are the wonderful buildings taken from the car while Sean/Amanda's dad drove me to the hotel Amanda was at! How Pretty!

The wonderfully beautiful Amanda!

Amanda and her mommy and I!

We've always got great poses!

Donny (that's amandas husband) and I!

Sean and I after the ceremony

Building next to the church

PRETTY FALL!

Reception was just dreamy

After the reception waiting for our ride in the cold! I soooooo adore the cold!

City Lights at Night!

Good Morning Airport!

Ummmm YUM

Sean loves his coffee

My frazzled traveler face

Hello Little Snake

Taken at Shannon's Wedding on Marco Island, FL

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Tomato Soup with Swiss Chard and Turkey Meatballs

Ingredients:
(Soup)
Chicken Stock
Organic Canned Diced Tomatoes
Swiss Chard
Red Onion
Carrots
Garlic
1Tsp Evoo

(Meatballs)
No Hormone Organic Ground Turkey
Organic Stone Ground Flaz Crackers + Organic Flour + Parm
1 egg yolk

I didnt give the exact measurements because we'll, i'm not that kind of cook. Ha!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Amanda and Donnie's Wedding on NY!

I just got back from Amanda and Donnie's wedding in Rockester NY! It was sooo much fun and so so so lovely! Here are a few of my favorites of Amanda getting ready.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Adventuring to NY!

Getting on a plane on Sat!

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

This Weekend Crazyness!

ok so I am SO excited for Shannon and Charlies wedding tomorrow! they are just such a darling couple and they have the most darling boys and it will just be a lovely day! Justin is going with me too! Woop!

Then I am off Jet setting it to NY for my good friend Amanda's wedding she is going to be such a lovely bride i'm so excited to see her and adventure and so scared to travel alone but I am going to be beefy and go for it!!!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Same ol' Same ol' heres a few of darling Pacha and Justin

Look at those P90x arms...holy cow! haha

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

well...

I wanted to update something fab...but the only thing I have photographed was Shannons Bridal session which I cannot release yet...SO...hello to you all, bear with me!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

B-Day at Home

This weekend I went home for my b-day to see my fam! I got to eat the most amazing chocolate tart of all time in substitute for the bla-boring-typical cake, YUMMY! Kelsey…(and Brenna not pictured) are the ultimate organic/earth loving/fashion designer/animal activists ever i’m so proud of them

We match now (when he's reading)!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Happy B-Day too Mee!

Today I am the b-day girl. Old as ever and sporting over sized gift bows. YES!

I am open to accepting any or all of these things for my birthday from a wealthy old benefactor :)

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Me Adventures

More hippie chic pics of me in honor of my upcoming b-day! Woop! I must say the first is my fav with the seed confetti and the butterfly midair!

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

Rain Rain Rain

It rains here a lot, a lot.

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

Update in Photographs

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

Update: Me in Mac Photo's

I am obsessed with Photobooth!

I got this bad burn booboo :(

Cleaning is fun with windex and the Mamma Mia soundtrack

modeling the skirt BK made me!

oh hello

look at BK of Matinee's wonderful wrapping!

Onion Eyes!

We got new shoes!
(cuz justin got new workout weights-I vote shoes are more fun)

This is dedicated to the fact that sean used to have a mustache identical to the one I am sporting...and the fact he should never grow it again. Justin yours is my fav one its like Dali+a Pirate.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

BK Model Visit

Only the cooliest girls ever.

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

PROJECT RUNWAY: Episode 1 Fav

I adore Ra'mon's dress! It's a lovely steel grey meets plumb color (at least it was on TV) and it's so well structured! Sigh, adore.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Hello, Yummy Sushi Rolls

Oh my goodness this is by far my new favorite thing to make! Now only did they come out lovely but they were delish! I would also like to add that Justin even tried on and reported back that he too thought they were yum and thats a lot coming from the guy who "gags" at the sight of sushi. Hooray look! Ingredients can be whatever you like and all you need is organic Nori roll sheets from whole foods.

I had left over avocado and did not want to throw it away so I looked in my fridge and I had left overs of all of the ingredients for Guacamole! SCORE!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Little Mama the Chef

This weekend I went home and was once again dazzled by little mamas culinary expertise. We dined on french onion soup (UM THE BEST i've ever had and i've had it a million times), eggplant "Parmesan", an array salads including one topped with tomato and fresh guacamole, and a wonderful frittata (all homemade fresh and organic everything, Amazing).

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Nautical Vintage Inspired Beach

When I came home this weekend to take pictures of Brenna and Kelsey for their modeling comp cards I also did a fun shoot with them at the beach (again). This time it wasn't vintage swimwear but vintage clothing with a nautical twist. Their hair was left long and wavy, the sea salt and strong winds only added to their voluminous auburn waves. I tried this time to get more images of them together as well, to show off how well they work together. I simply adore this series!

Want to book them for a shoot? Email me ashleyallbee@gmail.com

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Happy Anniversery Gift!

So now I can take pics of things without hauling around and possible breaking for the 50th time my SLR! WOOP WOOP!

Thank you justin for my sweet gift.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

HELLO LITTLE RED!

Red again, woop woop! And BK don't you dare scold me for being a faker! ha!

Haircut is thanks to a collaborative effort from Justin and Sean...whom are now professional stylists thanks to my teaching.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Recipe: Organic Buffalo Burgers

These are simply decisions and a much more lean and yummy alternative to the pretty drab (no offense moo moo's) beef. These savory burgers are of course grilled and made with fresh organic ingredients (LOVE).

Ingredients:
(Makes 3 burgers...or 2 hungry man burgers or 4 "i'm on a diet" burgers)

1 lb organic ground bufalo/bison (from Whole Foods)
1 organic red pepper (diced)
1/2 red onion
2 cloves garlic (diced)
Handful of fresh parsley (chopped fine)
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp EVOO
Sprinkling of Oregano, Rosemary, Salt and Pepper
Organic BBQ

Directions:
Combine buffalo, garlic, parsley, soy sauce, spices and 3/4 of the red pepper. Combine with hands. Flatten into 3 patties (make sure to make them pretty flat otherwise they will look like a ball when cooked).

They are now ready for grilling! (Justin does that part)

In a skillet combine EVOO onions, and the rest of the peppers. Sautee until onions are tender. Use a topping for burgers.

They are best when topped with a little organic BBQ Annie's brand is my fav.

Oh, and if you must bun...use 1 slices of your fav organic bread cut in half.

Enjoy!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

A Ton of Updates

1. Mama Mia is totally rocking amazing!

This play was marvelous! I already adore all things theater and seeing this production was really icing on the cake. The singing and dancing and live orchestra were all breathtaking! I have got to say I am not dying to see the movie, hoping that it can be just as good as the one I saw live from the second row! Woop Woop! Oh yea, and I now love all things disco.

2. Brenna...
lovely as always and sporting the Parkins signature tiny waist and big booty! Go you BB!
Also take note of her WONDERFUL outfit!

3. Sunset
Coming from one Fort to another was wonderful as well.

4. BBQ fun
Sorry there are not more photographs my camera was going to die and most of the night my hands were covered in the food I was cooking so I only paused to photograph the darling cupcakes Amanda made for us! They Say Happy BBQ even! Don't forget to notice that the yellow frosting is amazing not only for the color but for the fact that it's glittery! That's right, if frosting were joy, it would be yellow and glittery!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Mamma Mia!

Yesterday little Mama and BK invited me to see Mamma Mia with them and their friends! WOOP WOOP! We got 2nd row seats too! It was amazing i'm going to write more later!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Emi, Leon and Zach

Their totally FAB shoot this weekend! We did gentleman attire, hippie chic, 80's fun and more! There is so much to say that I feel I shall say nothing at all and let the pics do the talking. Happy Sunday Night!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Me today!

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

Petit Fours

Today we bought 4 Petit Fours from Fresh Market to subdue my urge to photograph food constantly. Here's a few of my fun favs. Check back for new flower photographs tonight!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Floating Leaf

I saw a floating leaf yesterday morning while walking pacha, it was marvelous.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Kristin Shoot: Iced Coffee, Back Ally Cafe

After Kristin went to BN for coffee/tea we opted to do a short photo-shoot, after raiding all of her roomies closets for an hour (sorry girls). We went for a "I'm having coffee in a small secret back ally coffee shop, i'm a chic traveler with a pup" kind of theme! Ha! I love the way they came out though...it was killer hot out, but really fun. Plus it was puppy London's modeling debut! She is such a little doll.

Meet Puppy Model, London

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Thank You! Jewelry Surprise!

Yesterday I cam home to 2 surprises from Justin! The bracelet I LOVED but was $65 at Fossil was on sale AND this totally amazing necklace too worth $130!!! WOW let's just say he got it all for under $20! What, What! And you all of course know how much I love a deal especially when it's something that's worth a lot and is absolutely stunning! Hope you love them...go to Fossil for some!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Some more little things

There are few things I like about where we live, but I admit I make the most of it by trying to find as many neat things as possible. Seeing even these small gems let's me relax and be thankful for what I do have here. The solace I am free to find amongst the trees in a forgotten field not yet defaced by marred by the modern world. Find places you treasure and places that make you feel at home where you live. Hold onto them and cherish them for being seemingly simple, yet deeply meaningful.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

FAB Fav Breck&Lunch!

This morning I made myself some piping hot peach tea with organic honey, one of my favorite things in the world and eggs with rosemary and yes ketchup (shh don't bully!) They go exceedingly well with old issues of magazines, Oren Lavie and window sunshine.

Just when I thought I had reached my ultimate breakfast I topped it off with the ultimate lunch and by ultimate I mean, taste bud crying for joy, now I am way fat, amazing. We got it at this hole in the wall mexican place by out new townhouse called Maria's goodness me it was good and the food is so pretty too...ooo Cilantro how I love thee. Yes yes I am going to Pilate it all off, don't any of you sas me.

Love a very full,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Happy Face

Today was lovely. In photographs and happenings.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Shop "Matinee" Custom Skirts+Accessories

Let's recap on the sweetness...

Custom Skirt- only $30! Custom Mens Bow Tie- only $8! Custom Ladies Bow Tie Bracelet- only $8! Vintage Rings- Price TBA

Brenna and Kelsey, dynamic twin duo, of Matinee, have decided to now offer their wonderful apparel to the public. The first design/item of Matinee’s ready to wear casual line is a basic figure flattering skirt. PLUS they now offer mens/ladies bow ties and rings!

The Skirt

The Bow Tie &/or Bow Tie Bracelet

Vintage Rings -Pricing TBA Soon!

NEW Colors Available

(click for large view)

Time to recap!

Why is this the coolest skirt ever you ask? It is simple.

1. This high wasted skirt flatters all figures…it can hide your “poof”, while accentuating the smallest part of your waist.

It is offered in custom…

2. waist sizes, so simply measure, order, wear (details at bottom of post)

3. length to fit your height/taste

4. color (swatches available upon request)

Why shop Matinee?

Brenna and Kelsey are not your typical designers. They are not the girls trying to make it big in the fashion world by longing for designer handbags and copying the “in” style. They are a team that works to promote what will look best on YOU. They want you to be able to look in the mirror and say, “Wow, I look amazing in this skirt!” Not, “I love this skirt because my friend said the brand was cool”. PLUS they work hard to give you the BEST DEAL only $20 even though it's worth more, they are committed to helping you!

Shop Matinee and you get: custom creations, high quality, fresh perspective and the passion for design you will NEVER find on the racks of a department store.

Don’t be a cookie cutter buyer.

Support two women whose goal is to make you feel and look marvelous.

Shop Guilt Free?

100% of your purchase goes to fund Brenna and Kelsey in seeking a Bachelors Degree in Fashion and Costume Design at SCAD (where they were accepted but as of now cannot afford to attend), they can’t do it without your support and they are so entirely thankful for purchasing a skirt and/or making a donation.

Thank you for blessing the designers of Matinee with the chance to pursue their talents and passions.

Today you helped make a dream closer to a reality.

Ok, now what?

Email me with the following information:

Name:

Waist (and or wrist/neck) Size (where you’d like the skirt to rest):

Length (measure waist down to where you want skirt to stop):

Desired Color:

Email:

Shipping Address:

Payment is taken via cash or check

Custom Color: $5 extra Standard length 23" (changed upon request)

Shipping Fee?

If you live in SW FL it is possible one of us could make a day to meet you with your skirt, shipping free if not, the shipping fee is $5 per skirt.

How long will it take to get in the skirt?

1 week for production, 3-5 days for shipping

What are "Special Request Projects"?

If there’s something you are dying for us to make you give us a shout and we will let you know if we can help, give you sketches of our ideas, and a quote your garment.

What's your email again?

ashleyallbee@gmail.com

Thank you SO MUCH for shopping!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

HAPPY 1st Birthday Pacha!!!

Today is Pacha-poo's first birthday! He is such a wonderful dumpling and while he might have been hard to potty train and might bark at everyone, he is also the most snuggly pup in the world and knows a ton of tricks. We are so thankful for him and thus took some fun pictures with him this afternoon. Mine were taken in the rain! Ha! Justin got the sun. Oh, and I broke my lens again it wont zoom past 24, ugh! I'll make do.

We love you little man.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Busted Windows

At work I get a call from Justin "You're not going to believe what happened..."

Naturally I feel like i'm going to throw up and or have a panic attack. Needless to say this is what I was not going to believe (or want to believe is more like). Justin opened his car door got in and closed it and the back window spontaneously burst into a billion pieces.

WOW. Just lovely. Like seriously? Does that really happen. WOW.

At least I also came home this this precious face. He does this every day now that we have a window when we come or go. It's a darling display that makes me want to go inside and give him a good squeeze. Plus it's Pacha's 1 year birthday today!!! 1 year birthday pictures to take place in 2 hours...but first little man needs a bath.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Fire and Outside

I came home the day before yesterday to find see a huge cloud of smoke from a fire down the road and I found myself choking back tears as my mind began to race. I left the straight iron on, oh my gosh, the apartments on fire. Where's Pacha? Is he ok? Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Finally I got close enough to our street to see that the fire was just over the bridge from where we live! I couldent help but snap some pictures, um good timeing, I had my camera with me in the car. The nature pictures to follow were taken on an early morning nature adventure yesterday. Always a bright way to start a day.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

ugh

photobucket has taken my pics off til the 18th, thanks for the warning, jerks

New Surroundings

Now that we are living in a totally different setting I have so many new places to explore and simple sights to see. There is a huge grassy field (well a few actually) in walking distance from our house; I walked to one yesterday and explored the tall grass. I hate summers here, it's hot and humidity makes you feel sticky and dreadful, but the one thing I do adore about summer is the rain and the tall grass that sprouts in accordance. Those two things make the hot almost bearable.

Expired Polaroid Film

A few weeks ago I purchased a replacement Polaroid camera because I somehow misplaced my old one. I got it for a super deal, $3 at thrift. I immediately went to the store to find that the film had already been taken off the shelves and at $2 an images I was less than excited about purchasing my 30 pack for $60. When my family came to visit me yesterday they brought along a wonderful gift; a pack of expired film that my grandpa had found in the back of his car! Wahoo! I love how the expired film looks even more than the original film. I love the way looking at the film makes me feel. Nostalgia and melencoly mingled with passion and the urge to create. *sigh* these three images made me realise they are so worth the $2 each, which might be bad considering I very badly would love to take more.

BK are modeling the records from musicals that I got at thrift and i'm modeling Dad's vintage Nikon Film camera.
Adore.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Fav Visits: Whole Foods, 5Min Mini-Shoot, Thrift

When the fam visits we do things right. We started the visit off with some always delish, always amazing Whole Foods lunch. BK and I had margarita pizza, Daddy had BBQ and little Mama and Gram shared some amazing looking (and tasting) turkey and veggies. Note: Brenna was not happy about my photographing of her pizza cutting as you will see momentarily (ha!). Then we stopped for a 5 min mega mini photosession. It was scorching hot outside and the peak of sunshine for the day so we opted for sunglasses; let's minimize squinting! Unfortunalty there were only a few images and I shot them on the wrong ISA speed (ditz moment to the maxx! so they are not my fav, but of course the models "made it work!"). After that we ran back to the car thankful for airconditioning and whole foods .89 cent water. Next everyone toured our new townhouse and we took our Polaroid pics (POST TO FOLLOW TONIGHT! Woo!)! We ended the day with thrift store fun and meeting Justin on his break for Gelato, yum.

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself

Sneak Peak: New Appt Style

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Mrs. Allbee, herself

$8 Bowties & Bracelets!

Matinee is now offering AMAZING Bowties and Bowtie Bracelets!
ONLY $8
That's like, less than the price of basically everything in the mall! What! What!
I am so stoked I can hardly type for the joy is consuming me

Let's just say I think I want one in every color and every pattern, even made even much loathed paisley (ok, maybe not paisley) for I adore these.

As always 100% of this money goes into their college fund for art school! Fashionable and Giving are the 2 best things to be!

Don't be drab, be whimsical and classic.

Here are the colors offered (black and white stripe is SOLD OUT)
but Red and White Stripe is available! :)


Happy Shopping! Thank you!!

Love,
Mrs. Allbee, herself