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My Most Memorable Easter Egg Hunt
One year when I was a child we went to an Easter egg hunt in a shopping mall parking lot. It was divided into younger and older kids, and I'd just had a birthday in March, which bumped me up to the older kids' group. Although I'm not certain, my guess is that I was...
Camera Phone Friday: Spring Break Edition
Can you believe it? A Camera Phone Friday with only one image. We're on spring break in our area and we've had lazy days and company this week. I can treat you to a video that I made from our Classical Conversations recent Spring Protocol. We all dressed up for...
Camera Phone Friday: Photoshop World Recap Edition
1. This party's about to get started! #psw12, 2. So fun having lunch with @thegypsymama @Moes_HQ while I'm in DC for #psw12, 3. Crazy cool model setup from @WestcottCo at #psw12, 4. Molten Chocolate Cake - oh my! #psw12, 5. Cool art & good chance to use my degree...
Edit to Tell Your Story
We've all heard the saying "A picture is worth a thousand words," but how do you edit a photo to tell a story? You might need to crop out elements that detract; lighten or darken areas to draw the eye towards where you want it and/or away from where you don't; or...
My First Full Day of Photoshop World in DC, 2012
I'll remember this as the first full day of my first ever visit to Washington, DC; the longest distance I've walked in a single day in an awfully long time; and the day I finally grasped what I should be doing with the collections and catalogs in Lightroom; but mostly...
Camera Phone Friday: LIVE from Photoshop World Edition
1. Cutest house shoes ever (dearfoams @ BJ's), 2. Love my little bobbies from @allorahandmade, 3. Create, 4. Tiles, 5. The scent of carnations still reminds me of high school, 6. Cherry blossoms in DC This week's Camera Phone Friday is coming to you live from...
Treat Yourself: TCBY Now in Walmart!
TCBY and I go way back. My high school had open campus, which meant we could eat out for lunch. My friends and I usually went to a plaza next to the mall that had both a TCBY and a Burger King. Lunch usually consisted of one or both of them. We ate there each month on...
Which do you prefer?
In yesterday's post about the cherry blossom, I originally included the photo on top, but then I looked at the line "wearing white for Eastertide" and decided I should use an edit that looked whiter, so I switched. I'd love to know: which do you prefer?
Loveliest of Trees
Pin It LOVELIEST of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. Now, of my threescore years and ten, Twenty will not come again, And take from seventy springs a score, It only leaves me...
Turning a Challenge into a Habit
At what point does a new habit stick and become routine? Google it and you'll get a variety of answers and maybe some helpful hints. Last month my family agreed to participate in the Listerine and Reach Healthy Habits for a Lifetime Oral Care Challenge, which involved...
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