Happy Blog Collaboration Anniversary!

I’m just about to celebrate a big milestone on my other blog. “My” other blog is actually an “our” other blog. It’s a collaborative effort between Cheryl Ruffing and myself and on August 1st it will be two years old. Call &...
Golden Hour Glory

Golden Hour Glory

It is late Friday evening as I finally get a chance to sit down and write this. I’d like to play along on more link-ups — it’s just finding the time to get the posts written, you know? It’s easy enough to snap pictures through out the day,...
Trust the *&#$% Process

Trust the *&#$% Process

My copper bowl with fruit picture hit the big time on Saturday (well, in the limited world of internet photography addicts anyway). It got to the #12 spot on Explore. I was in such awe that I took a screenshot to share with all posterity. My kids got excited. My...
Play and Creativity

Play and Creativity

I’m not a very confident writer. In fact, I feel rather self-conscious about it. The more I worry and angst the worse the writing becomes. Madeleine L’Engle wrote about that (I warned you that I really like her!). “A writer may be self-conscious...
GOBO* Gets You More

GOBO* Gets You More

Maximize the effect of natural-light side lighting I got very lucky Saturday morning. We had a grey, drizzly morning that turned into one of those bright but overcast-type afternoons. The diffused and soft light meant that my glass front door turned my entry hall into...