10 Questions: Jessica Interviews Lindsay

J: What did you want to be when you grew up?
L: A chef. I used to cook breakfast for my family on Saturday morning, and I would put up a fake ribbon over the kitchen door so no one could come in, then I would have a ribbon cutting when the food was ready. Like, 'Tada! Here's your breakfast, family!'
J: I think you should still do a ribbon cutting. Just cooking a healthy breakfast and getting it to the table calls for some pomp and circumstance in my household.

J: If you could own only three books, what would they be? Why?
L:The Bible. Cause how else would I know God?
The Joy of Cooking. Cause how else would I know how to cook?
I can't choose #3. This is too hard! Can I get a magazine subscription instead? Maybe to Martha Stewart or Mothering?
J: In my house, magazines count as quality reading material. So, yes, magazines count.

J: Heels or flats?
L: Heels. Flats make me feel frumpy. Even just a little kitten heel says "Hey, I tried."
J: Amen to that.

J: If you could vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
L: New Zealand. Mountains. Ocean. Farmland. Kiwi. I think if I went there, I'd never have to vacation again. It just seems that amazing.
J: Now I am daydreaming about a trip to New Zealand.

J: How do you take your coffee?
L: Black, please.
J: I had a feeling you might say that.

J: When did you first know that we would be friends?
L: When you said you thought our photography styles were similar. It was such a compliment to me. I'm pretty much a sucker for a compliment. Then when we actually hung out more, and our children got along so well and you were so laid-back, it made me even more certain.
J: Aww...I should compliment you more often then. I like giving compliments just as much.

J: Do you have any special talents to get your subjects to loosen up during a photo shoot?
L: Talents? Hmmmmm... I like to make people laugh. I'm pretty funny and I can read people pretty quickly, so I can usually get a chuckle out of even the biggest curmudgeons.
J: That's a good talent to have.

J: If you could design your ideal day, what would you do?
L: Can I teleport around? Okay, good. Then I would get up early, take a hike on the Appalachian Trail and do some yoga. I'd go antiquing or yard sale-ing. Then I'd eat some sweet potato pancakes at Rise-N-Dine with that incredible Counter Culture coffee they serve. Can I have a nap? Thanks. I'd play with my girls and read them some stories, maybe do some coloring or a craft. I'd cook dinner for my family and some friends and eat it outside. I would put the little girlies to bed, I love sleepy kids. Then I'd go for a walk on the beach with my husband.
J: laughs. Teleport? Sure. You can do anything in an ideal day. I think you would need a nap with all that hiking and crafting.