i had the most wonderful visit with my brother, his wife and their six day old baby yesterday. she was so perfectly lovable. hours just melted away and i fell in love with her. she is so tiny and precious. i almost didn’t want to take photos of her, i didn’t want to interrupt the...
Monthly Archives: March 2010
comfort food
well after two days of being in bed with what might be the worst migraine i can remember (and i have had them since i was twelve) so you get the picture. it was bad, i woke up today feeling like i had been run over by a truck. my whole body hurt and my...
cake and strawberry love
those of you who know me know i am suffering from a wee addiction, no its not wine. i will save that for another post. but i have this addiction at the moment to food blogs and to baking. i have spent hours pouring over beautifully written food blogs and looking at amazing photography and...
so proud
this past november my baby brother made me so proud. he married an amazingly strong and brilliant woman. he was happy and he found someone who totally loved him. as a big sister i was so overwhelmed with emotion to see him so happy. today, i received a phone call. he and jodi had a...
best friends and not even a year old
how cute it was to spend the morning with two sweet babies. the sun was shining, there were flowers everywhere. we went for a wagon ride in the park and then just watched the sweet little people play on the blankets. it was so lovely to capture two beautiful mothers with their babies on such...
a lovely spring drive
a short drive from us there is a horse. he is friendly and he has been there for years. when the kids were about two years old we would drive by and take a few carrots with us and let them feed the horse a carrot or two. they would giggle as the horse would...
from green to yellow
i had every intention on making a lime curd for st patricks day. but the limes i bought were duds. i could not for the life of me get half a cup of juice from them. so i replaced the limes with lemon. and truth be told, i love lemon curd so how could it...
happy saint patricks day
i always wonder how i get through my day. i mean i am horrible at remembering events, and activities and even with the help of a calendar on every electronic device i have. i worry i will forget those things mom’s are not supposed to forget. but i have to say i have such a...
local produce
i walked by the market today and saw these beautiful carrots. they were in a special bin of crushed ice, along with bunches of radishes and a sign that said “local”. i was sold. although we have had the most incredible winter ever on record in victoria, it has been a long time since our...
new subjects and new camera lens
i had a busy day, i spent most of it in my car. driving kids to lessons, picking up things, paying bills, groceries and chatting on the phone and catching up. the whole time i kept thinking about my new camera lens purchase. i have wanted this lens for a long time. i tried to...