it’s dueling topsy turveys on our deck…my kids are each growing yummy stuff in their own topy turvey planters….strawberries for her and hot peppers for him! it’s a daily “challenge” to see who’s is growing more, better, faster… so far, so good…we’ll let you know if and when we enjoy strawberry shortcake and homemade salsa!
Category Archives: just for fun
[ contest winners ]
Thanks to everyone for the overwhelming response to my recent contest. and the winner is… I haven’t photographed Heather’s children in several years, so I look forward to photographing for them again very soon! Or perhaps this time we can capture portriats of the entire family.
[ pie. ]
i have met so many wonderful mothers and grandmothers in my job. the love you have for your children or grandchildren is always obvious from the moment i meet you. sometimes things start out a little hectic (we all know getting children ready for their portraits is stressful!), but my favorite moment during a session...
[ sharing a recipe ]
i was cooking these carrots with dinner…shocker, I know, because those who know me know i really don’t/can’t cook and prefer my dinner from a menu! i thought i would share the recipe with all of you…my kids are so picky (and so is their mom!), so if these are a hit in our picky...
our cat, lucy…
last week it was the dog (who is getting better)…now it’s the cat. our hearts are heavy this week…our cat has been “on an adventure” since sunday night after dinner. at some point that evening she managed to sneak away and we haven’t seen her since. please come home, lucy…your family misses you. updated 4/15:...
our dog, mandy…
this week, my blog post is about my dog. my dog is almost 16 years old. what’s that, like 112 in human years? besides the grey on her face and the few extra lumps and bumps on her body, today is the first day we can see physically that age is catching up to her....
the yummy side of photography
i finished lesson 4 (the final lesson) of the food phoography class i told you about here… this was the yummiest lesson by far…the instructor said we could “show what we know” and use any subjects we wanted…of course i went for something sweet, something chocolate from Edibles Incredibles in Reston Town Center…and after the...
an apple a day keeps the snow away…
…oh, if only that were the case these days! this is how i kept busy on a recent snow day! i recently signed up for a photgraphy class, the art of food photography. thought i would try something a little different…and this is as different as it gets from my usual children’s portraits! if you...
the million dollar question…
we have sun, we see melting… but…will there be school tomorrow? UPDATE: well, we just got the answer to that question…no school again!
another snowstorm!
Wow! What a storm! It’s almost hard to believe we ever could get this much snow in Northern Virginia! This will be the winter our kids tell their kids about some day. First, there was the “Blizzard of 2009″ – shown HERE. And now seven weeks later we get hit again. The final tally that my...