So, where do I begin? First of all, I want you to know that I am not complaining. I feel totally content and actually happy…especially with the additional humor that has come into my life today. It’s been storming here—did you notice? I mean, I have lived in the Pacific Northwest and Buffalo, NY. I...
Seriously, isn’t that the best quote from an artist? How can you not love a person who likes to dabble in happy? After a lot of encouragement, my friend Erin has FINALLY started a blog to allow people to see her wonderful art. The problem? No photos on the blog as of today, but I...
Beautiful photography, good friends, playtime for the kids and snacks…could you ask for anything more? I’m probably crazy, but I am going to try something new this year. PORTRAIT PARTIES! WHAT ARE THEY? A portrait party is a hosted series of mini-sessions that occur at one location. The location may be either at the hostess’s...
A wonderful and inspiring photographer friend of mine started making these “Family Rules” for her family. She has ended up selling them because so many people have contacted her wanting a copy of their own! I was inspired by this concept as well and decided that I need to formalize our rules. I had showed...
As many of you know, I have been doing quite a bit of soul searching lately which can leave me feeling really good or totally awful. At about the same time that I wrote this post about all of my faults, our minister gave a sermon on “There is nothing wrong with you!” In his...
