lollipop

So I got this email first thing this morning from my friend Dave, the reference was 'lollipop'. His wife, my dear, dear friend Mouse, had a baby this morning. A wee little lass, that's all I know... I wonder if she looked liked a lollipop? Or maybe Dave was having a lollipop when she made her grand arrival... or maybe he was having one while he sent the emails announcing the great news... I wonder...

I love this little girl, and welcome her with oodles of love and best wishes and I can't wait to meet her... She's across the pond, so I don't know when it'll be that I get to, maybe she'll be sitting up and smiling and giggling or maybe she'll have started to crawl, I hope she hasn't started walking by the time I make her acquaintance, as that would just be too long... all I know is that she is loved by people on both sides of that huge expanse of water that sometimes causes me such pain...

Mouse & Dave, and wee lollipop (aka Fluff) we are so happy for you all, congratulations. Welcome to this fabulous journey of parenthood! We love you all x

10 years

10 years ago today I married this pretty cool guy... I can't believe how the time has flown, and the great things that have happened over the last 10 years... Adriana being the best of those things (of course!) but there have been a lot of happy times, with hopefully many more to come...

Anniversaries are good, I got pancakes for breakfast on a weekday!!

I love my hubby! Happy Anniversary, Ray...

Graduation cards

Seniors, it's time to order graduation announcement & thank you cards... We have a great selection, some very cool cards... lot's of deals and special offers until May 15th....

it's time for those reorders and new orders too...


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love the earth

Today is Earth Day. We need to love our planet - there are so many simple ways, but it needs all of us... Here are easy things you could do today: bring your own bags shopping, change a standard lightbulb for a flourescent one, turn off the water when you're brushing your teeth - doing the dishes - whenever, collect rainwater to water your plants, pick up litter around your neighborhood, turn off your computer when you're not using it, make your own cards - preferably on recycled paper, wrap your presents in material, or reuse the gift bags your presents come in, worry more about a green earth than a green lawn, use both sides of a piece of paper, recycle all of your plastics/glass/aluminum/paper/magazines/catalogs, pick up after your dog, unplug your chargers when they're not in use, use rechargeable batteries in everything, eat locally grown food, eat organically grown, local food, shop local too, reuse packaging material, write letters to your leaders on behalf of the environment, teach someone else to love the earth, do all of your errands at one time to save gas, or better yet - walk or ride your bike, compost all of your organic matter, hang your laundry out to dry instead of using the dryer, use the backs of all of those masses amounts of paper we get everyday from school/junk mail/ etc. for scrap paper, buy recycled whenever possible, use teatowels/cloth napkins instead of paper towels/napkins...

and that's without even thinking about it - imagine the difference we could make if everyone just cares...

remember Earth Day is everyday....

Sophie

Sophie is so delightful! She's truly a bundle of joy, she started smiling at me the moment she came through the door, and was such fun to photograph. Her beautiful blue eyes so expressive, playing with her tiny toes, her cheeky smile while she was trying to chew on my background! It was a great way to spend the morning!!!

I first photographed Sophie's mom, Emily, for her high school senior portraits... I then photographed Emily's mom's second wedding - a lovely affair at the Cape Museum of Fine Arts... and now I'm photographing Emily's beautiful baby and her family, how cool... Being a part of families as they grow, and getting to be a part of all of the important moments, it just really doesn't get better...

Who knows if I'll photograph Sophie's senior portraits, class of '27 (or thereabouts), hmmmm.... we'll see... I hope to see her smiling face a lot between now and then, we'll just stay in the now!!

Happy Easter!

I wish you all a very happy Easter... happy spring... happy return of the Ospreys...

As always, take time to enjoy your families, connect with those you love, play a game, dye Easter eggs, blow bubbles, celebrate being together...

an image of Mexico

one of these days I'm hoping to have time to explore my images from Mexico... I took hundreds, but have scarcely had a chance to even look at them as my life is slightly overbooked these days!!!

But I love this image... it's the end of the day in Tepotzlan, the market is closed, the cobblestones have been swept clean, tarps are covering the stalls, it is quiet and calm, and the rose seller is heading home... It brings back Mexico for me. I love the peace of this image. I love how proud and strong the woman is. I love the pride within her, within all of the people there. I love the colours. I love the mountains in the distance. (I love the fact I climbed those mountains to get to Tepozteco Pyramid) This image has a story to tell, to share.

I can't wait to play with this one, to create an altered image that shares a part of my story as well as a part of hers... I'll share my altered creation someday...