A Blur


Life has been quite a blur lately.
But a rather beautiful blur.

Lots of changes and transitions and things happening fast fast fast. 
I'll get back to blogging again regularly soon though. 

P.s.
I have so many lovely photos to share, I just can't wait to show you all! 
Weddings and traveling and styled sessions and traveling and portraits and more traveling.
Get ready.


Powhatan's Festival of Fiber

A few months ago I went to my first ever fiber festival. 
For those of you are aren't knitting/crocheting obsessed like I am and are possibly wondering what the heck a fiber festival is, I will explain.
 It's essentially an event where people from all over the country come and rent booths/tents/spaces to sell their knitting/crocheting/spinning/and other fiber related hobby wares to other knitting/crocheting/spinning/other fiber related hobby obsessed people. 
It's pretty much my version of heaven.
It's actually pretty surprising that I've never been to one before because of just how up my alley it is. 
Anyway, while I was there I learned how to spin yarn on a wheel and from a drop spindle (the former I'm pretty bad at, and the latter I'm still working on mastering...) which has been on the bucket list for quite some time (didn't know that could be on anyone's bucket list did you?). 
So needless to say I felt pretty accomplished and proud of myself by the end of the day.
I also tried my hand at a bit of weaving which was also super fun. 
All in all it was quite the successful day (though my wallet might think otherwise) and I met so many wonderful, helpful and fun people.
I will definitely be returning next year!

(You are now welcome to insert all of your knitting granny and cat lady jokes here)


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You can check out the Powhatan Festival of Fiber on Facebook, Twitter and on their website here.
The next one is on April 25th, 2015 so mark your calendars! 

Maternity | Mary Beth & Dan

So happy for Dan and Mary Beth (and Piper too) and their new little one they have on the way. 
Madi is going to be one loved little girl when she arrives, that's for sure. 
Thankfully it wasn't too hot on this July day, something you always have to worry about when taking photos outdoors in Richmond around this time of year, and I just love how these turned out. 
I mean, isn't Mary Beth just stunning? 
Seriously, what a babe.

Definitely can't wait to meet little Madi and knit her heaps of tiny little baby clothes. 
;)

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Also check out the photos here.
Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?
Email me for more info: by.leney@gmail.com

A Giveaway | Win One of The New Designs!


So I mentioned this giveaway in the original lookbook post, but since I've been traveling and since I haven't been doing the best job of promoting it, I know a lot of you missed it!

So I've decided to just go ahead and extend the giveaway for the rest of July. 
Read on to learn how you can win one of the new designs from the shop!
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In honor of traveling, the new designs and stylish crocheting/knitting loving people everywhere, I am doing 
a giveaway this week for one item of your choice from the shop!
All you have to do is email (by.leney@gmail.com) or message me on Facebook (A Girl Named Leney) a photo with your favorite memory of being on the road.
It can be a sentence, or a small paragraph, whatever you like.
At the end of the month I will put them in an album on my page and people will vote for their favorite!
The winner will get their choice of one free piece from the shop.
So spread the word, the more the merrier!
I want to hear your stories.
Because I love stories, especially travel ones. 


Adventures | Paris Kentucky

Yep, I spent a weekend in Paris recently.
Okay, Paris Kentucky.
But who's being technical... 

I had a wedding in this neck of the woods a little while ago and so of course I hit up a yarn shop and some eateries in the process.
I don't have too many photos from the trip, but I figured I'd go ahead and share these few.
Because, you know, you obviously want to know which yarn store and restaurant to hit up when you're next in Kentucky right?
;)


Places Pictured
Magpie Yarn
Shakespeare and Co.

Immense Discipline

"It takes immense discipline to be a free spirit." | Gabrielle Roth
Walking 20 miles with a near broken toe.
Knitting on the Golden Gate Bridge and being questioned by a police officer who asks, rather concerned, if you're contemplating jumping off.
(Apparently knitting makes you look suicidal...?)
Making Irish friends in Irish pubs and getting called an American cowgirl.
Swimming in the Pacific.
Getting quite adept at using self timers on cameras, because, well, when you're traveling alone it's kind of a necessity.
Eating donuts (some things never change no matter what state I'm in).
Making friends on trains who think you're surely at least 28 because of what you're doing with your life.
Listening to California by Josh Ritter.
Being super grateful for the ability to screenshot maps/Google directions so as to save your always dying phone battery (not to brag or anything, but I really do think I know every trick in the book to counteract this never ending problem).
Getting very very little sleep but being totally and completely okay with it.


This trip has, so far, been quite a memorable one.
Can't wait to see what the rest of it holds.

The Great Affair

On A Chicago Plane
Shot with 35mm film // Minolta x-700

"i travel not to go anywhere, but to go. i travel for travel's sake. the great affair is to move." | robert louis stevenson 

There's lots of suitcase packing going on over here.
I'm going to be a little bit all over the country for the next month or so. 
I'm looking forward to it. 
I am quite in love with traveling after all. 
And what a great love affair it is.