We miss seasons, but it’s been a nice fall-like week here in SoCal.

More cute here and here.

Not too long ago we came close to shuttering benandcaddie.com. The site seemed redundant with Facebook, Flickr and Twitter accounting for most of our digital lives. We also had a site for our creative work, including a blog, at All Day I’ve Been Thinking. Over time the site at All Day became more about the blog and less about the work it was meant to showcase. We were left with two very unfocused sites. I tried a few methods of CPR, but nothing really stuck. It became obvious that we needed three sites. All Day had to evolve into two; one a creative showcase, the other a home for All Day’s blog component. In addition we wanted to keep a personal blog going, if only to bombard the grandparents with photos of Eleanor. This all sounded great, but the work was daunting to say the least. Today, after a half-million hours (give or take), 40-50 large Sapporos, and more than a few disapproving looks from Caddie as I stayed up past my bedtime, the work is done.

All Day I’ve Been Thinking: What’s inspiring us. Music. Design. Photography. Etc.
Ben+Caddie: A site to showcase the work that doesn’t fall under the Mixed Media Workshop umbrella.
B&C+E: What you’re looking at.

Not to mention, I slipped a redesign of the Mixed Media Workshop site in there as well.

Sapporo time!

Caddie entered Eleanor’s room on Ohdeehdoh’s “Smaller Cooler” contest and we were just featured. If you have a minute – and don’t mind registering on Ohdeehdoh – put in a vote for us? We promise that Eleanor’s room will be the only thing ever forced to enter a beauty contest.

Thanks in advance!

filmed in July 2010 and April 2011. for eleanor.

–special thanks to David Mahony (aka noam dagger) for letting us use his beautiful song–

It’s hard to believe, but Caddie and I went on our first date ten years ago today. Luna at the Bowery Ballroom. It was a Friday, and Caddie accidentally bought tickets for the Saturday show. So we hit six bars that Friday and went back to Bowery on Saturday to see Luna.

Pitchers and catchers reported today.

Much more over on Flickr.

After stopping off in Duxbury to introduce Eleanor to those Kopke’s that could make it, we joined three generations of Conathans on Nantucket. Four if you count the photo of Nana and Ed.

Eleanor just celebrated her twomonthiversary. Many photos over on Flickr, starting just after one month and leading up ’til yesterday.