It was going so well.  November began after successful October dog shows and charity photo sessions, and the push was on for Christmas photos.  Napa Wine Country Dog Show is one of my big kick off shows for Christmas and the Holidays and it was coming true again.  Day one was wonderful with 14 clients and multiple dogs.  Typical first days are slow and I’m lucky to get five or six.  Saturday was a door buster!  I had over thirty sessions for multiple dog photos, and people an

So there I was , Lodi, CA setting up for a big dog show.  It was hot, mid-80s and sunny.  I got the canopy up struggled a bit with the...

That’s how I started my little obituary for my precious girl Harley Quinn.   I whispered it to her many times in the months before,...

I had an illumination this past week. A trip to northern Manitoba provided so many highs and lows, from late and cancelled flights that...

Some say a song will trigger a memory. That is true; so many songs, so much music passes both good and bad memories. I can’t stand to...

I've been spending more time at Dog Shows with a 'Walk up' Portrait Studio. I have to admit these shows are fun for me personally, as I...

What is New Year’s? One magic day when we all observe the passing of a year and look fresh onto the next twelve months. I am bored with...

I had a new blog to end the year. Actually, I had two. One was about how this year demonstrated learning through mistakes and...

What is Thanksgiving? It certainly is not the pretty picture I grew up with of the loving and peaceful pilgrim embracing the Indian in...

Let’s talk about Chocolate. Dark, sweet, some with nuts and perhaps a little white chocolate too. That is a lot how I’d describe one...

Wow, its been awhile. I've ignored my Social Media enough and I'm back at it. I've been working on new photos, printing, matting and...

Charlie is one of my foster fails. He and his ‘sister’ (not a blood sister, but all my animals are called sisters and brothers) were...

My ‘old life’ was filled with stress and tension: a long commute to a toxic work place and a daily grind of ‘just get it over with’ as a...

I’ve had the opportunity(?) twice in a week to experience how life can change in a second. One was an inconvenience and an exercise of...

It started with a picture that became a memory that became tears. See, there once was a boy who stole my heart and became part of my...

There was a beautiful Iris growing in the weeds and rocks outside a convenience store. It bloomed in spite of a concrete building with...

I was surprised at the compliment, and as I thought about it - I was honored. On a vacation to Cape Cod with family, my cousins from...

Willow Studios. How did that come about? Willow was my love-at-first-sight dog. She was my husband's and my first dog together and...