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Happy holiday week

By Anna Sawin

We’re having a great week–hope you are, too!

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Sparkle and shimmer

By Anna Sawin

This time of year, snow or no snow, just seems to have an extra bit of sparkle and shine to it.  And today, with a rare Christmas snowcover here on the coast, the whole world is sparkling in the sunshine right now. Hope you have a sparkly backdrop to your day, no matter where it…

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The Shortest Day

By Anna Sawin

Winter solstice sunset A friend posted a snippet of this poem the other day, and I loved it, and wanted to post it all here. This time of year with its mix of darkness and revelry, its hard, shiny cold and soft, welcoming warmth is always a dizzying spin of emotions, particularly when I reflect…

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Style Me Pretty

By Anna Sawin

Dec. 2009, Island Farm I know, don’t keel over from two posts in one day, but this is just a quickie to say how excited I am to be featured as part of a collaborative team of Connecticut wedding vendors today in a four-part post on Style Me Pretty! Designed and styled by the incomparable…

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Be merry

By Anna Sawin

Love these two in their Christmas card shoot from earlier this fall. This one didn’t make the card, but is one of my favorite outtakes! I love Christmas cards and everything about them. I love the letters, and the sentiments. I love the photos from the first time pet or baby parents. I love the…

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Island Farm Sessions

By Anna Sawin

Family portrait season is in full effect, and when I see families tickling each other in the grass, I am always reminded just how much I LOVE these sessions. I like to think it isn’t too painful to come and do photos with me, even if no one really wants to put on fresh clothes…

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The Hank & Willie Annual Holiday Photo Fix

By Anna Sawin

Photo and original card design courtesy of smugmug.com. Card available at smugmug.com. Cute dog not available, sadly. Sigh. I take THOUSANDS of photos a year. Beautiful babies and blushing brides.  Captivating kids and their patient parents and pretty pets. Did I say THOUSANDS? You’d think I could get ONE  keeper of my own offspring, but…

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Something as simple as breathing

By Anna Sawin

Breathing—we do it all day and all night, and almost never think a thing about it, until we’re knocked out with a nuisance of a cold once or twice a year. And having giant healthy lungs, which most of us are blessed with, means that we never really give any thought to tiny premature baby…

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Katryne + Kevin: Married in Rhode Island

By Anna Sawin

There is hardly anything better than a fall wedding in New England, unless it is a small, intimate fall wedding in New England. Katryne and Kevin hosted the loveliest event on October 23, and every detail echoed them, from Katryne’s signature hot pink accents everywhere (even on the guests), the black and white rocks they’ve…

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Beautiful girls

By Anna Sawin

Mothers of boys, have you SPENT any time with girls recently? I’ve been hanging out with a number of lovely girls of late, and I have to say, I had no idea they were like this. Despite a tired sub-two-year-old young lady, I think we had a winning shot about, oh, 20 seconds after we…

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