Dealing with Getting Laid Off

I Fall To Pieces

I don’t usually write much about my personal life on the blog. I typically reserve the blog for photography-related events, or at least things that affect more than just myself, like a holiday or national tragedy. I’m making an exception this time, because more and more people are going through a similar situation in this …

Summer Date Giveaway

Date Night

Today is May 1. We are now a third of the way through 2013. That seems crazy to me. Who sat with a flute of champagne in their hand four months ago and said, “I WILL spend more time with my husband/fiance/boyfriend this year!” but you haven’t, for a variety of reasons? It’s not your …

The importance of taking a moment

New Beginnings

These last few weeks have been weird for me. My boss of the last seven years is retiring next week, after 28 years at VCU. It would be weird enough to not see him around campus, but to compound the weirdness, I’ve been promoted to his position. So not only will he not be around …

Bell Peppers

Reaping What you Sowed

My good friend Jared, owner of Onetribe and gardener/farmer/food extraordinaire, has graciously and enthusiastically written a series for anyone wanting to know more about home gardening. I’m starting to grow my own herbs and food this year, and am finding his posts to be extremely helpful. He’ll talk about the whys, hows, whats, and wheres of growing …

Grow okra!

You Are What You Grow

My good friend Jared, owner of Onetribe and gardener/farmer/food extraordinaire, has graciously and enthusiastically written a series for anyone wanting to know more about home gardening. I’m starting to grow my own herbs and food this year, and am finding his posts to be extremely helpful. He’ll talk about the whys, hows, whats, and wheres of growing …

Herbs!

Talk Dirt(y) to Me

My good friend Jared, owner of Onetribe and gardener/farmer/food extraordinaire, has graciously and enthusiastically written a series for anyone wanting to know more about home gardening. I’m starting to grow my own herbs and food this year, and am finding his posts to be extremely helpful. He’ll talk about the whys, hows, whats, and wheres of growing …

Time to plant the vegetables!

How Late is Too Early for Planting?

My good friend Jared, owner of Onetribe and gardener/farmer/food extraordinaire, has graciously and enthusiastically written a series for anyone wanting to know more about home gardening. I’m starting to grow my own herbs and food this year, and am finding his posts to be extremely helpful. He’ll talk about the whys, hows, whats, and wheres of growing …

Blue Skies

How Does Your Garden Grow?

My good friend Jared, owner of Onetribe and gardener/farmer/food extraordinaire, has graciously and enthusiastically written a series for anyone wanting to know more about home gardening. I’m starting to grow my own herbs and food this year, and am finding his posts to be extremely helpful. He’ll talk about the whys, hows, whats, and wheres of growing …

Growing Your Own Food

Gardening 101: Why Should I Grow My Own Food?

My friend Jared, owner of Onetribe and gardener/farmer/food extraordinaire, has graciously and enthusiastically written a series for anyone wanting to know more about home gardening. I’m starting to grow my own herbs and food this year, and am finding his posts to be extremely helpful. He’ll talk about the whys, hows, whats, and wheres of …

Children, Families and Couples Photography

Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Jennifer Love for winning the random drawing for a 16×20″ canvas! Jennifer and many other awesome fans entered the drawing by pinning the below image to Pinterest, or sharing it to Facebook, and then commenting on the giveaway blog post that they had done it. Easy as pie.  I used www.randomnumbergenerator.com to find …