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Molly & Michael. Getting married in 8 days. You see fall in all it’s multi-hued grandeur. You take your camera and shoot away. And you get home and wonder why you didn’t quite capture the rich, eye-popping color you saw with your own eyes. While I am nobody’s idea of a landscape photographer, there are…
Read MoreI’ve never done the Wordless Wednesday thing out there in blogland, mostly because I’m not usually one to be wordless. However, I’m not really sure what to say about this one, so Wordless Wednesday it is! For photos and less talk, click over to Wordless Wednesday.
Read MoreThis is a very late Food Friday post, but I can’t go another week without posting this deliciousness. At a recent meetup of mommies and current/future mommy & food bloggers I enjoyed the most divine lunch, outside on the patio, on a gorgeous 75-degree October day. And now, you can, too. The bread seen above…
Read MoreOne of my favorite things to do with subjects of all ages is make ’em jump. Kids in particular can’t seem to get enough of it, and I’ve had a lot of fun this summer stopping the action. Technique-wise, it’s easy to do, at least from the camera’s point of view. 1. Shoot in manual…
Read MoreOkay, my heart is officially broken. The real world, it has broken through our little bubble, and everyday little nuggets like this one pop out. My sweet firstborn boy, carefully examining the youthful, bright blue-and-green repeating dinosaur pattern on his pajamas last night said, “Mom, is this cam-U-flage?” “Uh, yes, I guess you could call…
Read MoreUnless you care about things like, oh, the economy, our environment and global climate change, civil rights, health care, Social Security, the war, the future of the Supreme Court, women’s rights, rising fuel prices, the future of clean energy, gay rights and education. If you do care, then you might want to vote. Leonardo and…
Read MoreWell, it happened. Someone found me by Googling hedgehog cupcakes. Which reminds me that was in a post about summer cupcakes, and it is high time for a roundup of fall cupcakes. Ready? Start your ovens! (Complete recipe and decorating instructions linked to the titles.) Pumpkin Patch There are lots of weird, overly-orange-pumpkin-homage cupcakes out…
Read MoreThis week’s Theme Thursday theme over at photographer Stacy’s is MULTIPLE and I just had to participate since I had a ready-made entry—these fantastic triplet boys, taken way back in March when they were just weeks old. Now, of course, these handsome fellas are so grown up they are practically ready to drive and go…
Read MoreHenry, 27 months 1. Tell me, in breathless, painstaking detail, what you had for lunch at school that day when I pick you up. You know, the lunch I made you that morning. “I gotta peach, Mama! And noodles!” 2. Refer to the skin of the peach as the “wrapper” and the pit as the…
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