From the category archives:

daily life

just a walk to the shop on the corner for a treat

August 15, 2010

in between bursts of rain we set out to just get out.  i grabbed my phone for the walk for one reason…the camera on it. one thing we stressed on our photography panel at BlogHer was that whatever camera you have, it is not going to take very many great photographs sitting in your bag [...]

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one night in a cheap motel

August 14, 2010

is what happens when you land at LAX on time, but one half hour after the rental car company (who took your reservation knowing your flight details and one-would-hope their own hours of operation) CLOSES. after standing on the curb for 30 minutes watching every rental car company shuttle pass at least 2 or 3 [...]

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the kids of new york and los angeles

August 13, 2010

in one image for each. (for now) my trip was not just for the conference.  there were photos to be taken as well! as you can imagine, there are A LOT of pictures to edit so i just pulled one from each folder as a preview.  i am taking the weekend to cuddle my children [...]

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taking a moment as i recover from blogher

August 12, 2010

to get caught up from the hi-tech disasters that followed me as I travelled the world to BlogHer and back. my laptop was taken over via malware (yes i am on a pc.  no, i do not want to get a mac.  yes, i think macs are pretty.) on the day i arrived in new [...]

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off we go . life without training wheels

July 31, 2010

gemma is off on her bike with no training wheels!!!!   and i am off on a plane to BlogHer (also with no training wheels!!!!) this will be my first blogging conference and i am looking forward to finally meeting so many of my online friends.  the photography world and blogging worlds are really not [...]

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putting the “messy” in messy morning playgroup

July 28, 2010

why were my kids the only ones with paint in their hair?  I am going to have to buy hooded art smocks. thank you universe for this activity so that i do not have to do much “art” at home with them yet. i forgot to take the D3 with me, so these phone shots [...]

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taking snapshots of the girl this afternoon and

July 27, 2010

i realized she has really grown up lately.  holy cow. she is wearing tops made for 7 year old girls. my little beautiful young lady. sidenote:  if you are going to see me speak with the awesome mishelle and lotus at blogher, this is one of  the “after” shot that you may see.

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managing the chaos

July 25, 2010

i forgot that bit about having a toddler…or maybe it was not as bad as when i just had one child… there were different challenges, i am sure. the book is right in the middle of production (writing, culling information, pulling old shots and scheduling new is all i think about now.  wakes me up [...]

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the world needs more nunny love

July 22, 2010

it is so strong, this love for their nunnies.  those threadbare stuffed rabbits can fix almost anything. currently clover is sitting  in front of the washing machine as her dear friend has a much needed “bath.”  there is not much to do in the laundry room, but we had to sit vigil for 30 minutes. clover [...]

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she owned the place

July 20, 2010

clover went back to the hospital today to meet with her metabolic team.  she walked in the door and marched off towards the elevators.  i was merely there to keep up with her and push the stroller holding our bags.  you would never know that only a year ago, she was stuck in a bed [...]

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