Black and white photo of my mom sitting on a couch in front of a leaded glass window.

A Little Update

August 11, 2026, 4 Comments

Today is a post that I never wanted to make, but here I am. Things have been a little quiet lately because a couple weeks ago my mother passed. My mom lived in Idaho, so Patrick and I recently spent a week up there working on things, and we will return next month. Originally hailing…

The Haunting of Stone Oak Manor

October 8, 2025, Leave a Comment on The Haunting of Stone Oak Manor

WARNING: This blog post contains a grizzly image of a very realistic prop of a dismembered body, that some readers may find disturbing. Tucked away in the hills of Oak Glen rests Stone Oak Manor. Designed by Reginald Inwood for Murle and Samuel Baumann, the manor was built in 1926 using stones found on the…

“Good Morning, Charlie!”

January 2, 2025, 2 Comments

I grew up on a steady diet of Nick at Nite, and later TV Land, watching shows like I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters, and Charlie’s Angels. When I got to be around 12 it came time for me to begin looking for my first car. That was something of a tradition in our family,…

Inside the singing room, a chair and small desk sit against the back wall. The walls are painted a pale green color. In front a small collection of tables and chairs, atop each table are quills and parchment.

Here we are…again…

November 19, 2024, 4 Comments

It’s taken me over a week to go through a roller coast of emotions to be able to finally sit down and write. For long time readers, much of what I have to say will be something you’ve heard from me at one point or another. But I know I’m always getting new readers. I…

Shooting a 70 year old Graflex Press Camera

April 7, 2022, 5 Comments

A Note from Janey: Today I’m happy to have Patrick provide a guest post here on the blog! He has had a bit of a passion project from the last year and we are both very excited to show some of the results! When Janey and I first started dating she soon realized I didn’t…

A red painted building sits behind overgrown bushes. A large sign out front reads "Gene Valla's Blue Gum Luncheon-Dinners." A neon martini glass tops the large sign.

Photo Essay: Americana Through the Eyes of a 16 Year Old

January 26, 2022, 8 Comments

Recently Patrick and I went did a massive clean out and reorganization of our garage. Part of it involved me sifting through boxes of photos. Yes, real, glossy, shot on film type of photos. Growing up in the infancy of digital photography means my early memories were captured on film, and I learned the ropes…

Myself wearing a red and white gingham western shirt, tied at the waist, and wide leg jeans, doing three silly posts. Script across the top reads "Vaccinated" with smaller type below reading "Thanks Dolly!"

Vaccinated!

April 28, 2021, 7 Comments

I am thrilled to say that last Saturday Patrick and I both received our second dose of our COVID-19 vaccine! Which means in a little under two weeks we can begin to venture back out into the world! We received the Moderna vaccine, which was partially funded by America’s sweetheart, Dolly Parton, so I decided…

Myself seated at my desk, wearing a purple Boba Fett shirt. My Etsy shop visitable on my screen.

A Return to Etsy!

February 3, 2021, 10 Comments

December 2022 Update: After becoming vaccinated, things really changed, and I have been going out more and more, while of course continuing to be cautious. I have less and less time now to dedicate towards maintaining my Etsy shop, and made the decision to close it. Thank you for all of your support. Today I…

Welcome to the New Atomic Redhead

April 16, 2018, 16 Comments

As mentioned in previous posts, Patrick and I have been hard at work on a new blog redesign, and here it is! For some time now I have really wanted to and have been working to shift the focus on Atomic Redhead to encompass more than just me and my wardrobe. With the move to…

Long Form: The Truth Behind Blogging

March 1, 2018, 12 Comments

Recently I had one of most annoying and upsetting things that happens to bloggers happen to me. It wasn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last, I’m sure of it. Two of my photos were taken from my blog and used on a website without my permission. The pictures in question were not…