I still am not over the feeling of awe that arises when we “stand where Washington stood.” Or Hamilton. Or Lincoln. Or…. And then I fall down the rabbit hole of contemplating what made the individuals that we remember history makers. What factors combined perfectly to propel them to making the choices they did, that […]
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Since he was able to shell them, actually- before… I spent a good amount of time cracking pistachios a few years ago, he has been in love with these little nuts. As far as snack foods go, they’re a winner in my book, so we even bought him a special pistachio bowl. It has a
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I learned so much in 2016 and am looking forward to where 2017 will take me with film photography! (#1 tip- expose for the shadows ;) ) Pin It
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They’re beach babies. Give them sand and a stick and they’re happy for hours. Pin It
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“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue his own inclinations in all reasonable, and, unreasonable ways.” The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851 New Orleans has a long, long history. The French Quarter was kid friendly at the hours that we were there, but by the time we left around
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The day after Thanksgiving we packed up the family and headed down to Gulfport Mississippi for a quick weekend getaway. I found the most adorable cottage on Airbnb and, in a small way, it felt like we were back in Europe, traveling and staying in homes. With this Airbnb experience, though, there were no
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Oh, the joys that off camera flash has opened up to these children. I’ve never had such willing models in my life. Movement is where it is at, and off camera flash freezes movement, as well as those huge smiles. While I love the directionality of the light that the shoot through umbrella created,
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Playing together? Kind of? One loves Minecraft with all that he is, and the other is quite engrossed with an Angry Birds racing game. Electronics are a struggle in our house, as I know they are in many others. On this afternoon, at least, everyone was content, the devices were being used with consent
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I’ve recently fallen in love with film photography. I tried to fall in love 4 years ago, with a Holga, but I wasn’t quite able to find a reason to keep shooting film. I had put 1 and a half rolls of film through the Holga, when I tucked it all away in a
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Daily, well, let’s be honest, many times per day, he likes to pull all of the pillows and cushions off of this couch. “I’m making castle!” he exclaims, emphatically. I’m contemplating a couch with zero removable pillows.
Early in the week that we left Sicily the kids and I ventured out with our friends for one last day on the beach. My heart both warms and aches as I look at these images. Sicily, we miss you.
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They worked on this project together, for about 2 hours, with very few- if any- arguments. It’s been a bit contentious around here, lately, so this activity and their cooperation was a high point in our week. I think they will end up as very good friends… it will just take some perseverance to get
