It Isn’t All Cake Last Spring a couple of my friends embarked on a grand adventure, opening a business together. Running a business isn’t easy and life is about change. One of the original owners, Sheela Namakkal, has taken a once in a lifetime position with The Bleeding Heart Bakery in Chicago. Rather than shutting […]
Flying High
Winter Fun With Strings Attached Minnesotans must find unique ways to entertain themselves over the long winters. Some are into snowmobiling, skiing, snowboarding, ice fishing. I prefer the more inexpensive yet creative options. Yesterday we braved the sub-zero windchills, bundled up in snowpants, to toddle around on Lake Harriet for the 10th Annual Kite Festival. […]
O Tannenbaum
Christmastime is Here We’ve done it! Somehow we have survived all the blizzardings (though it is, again, snowing) and are in the home stretch. Christmas is THIS WEEK. My son is thrilled. And I’m pretty pleased as well. Holiday parties have been attended, presents purchased and wrapped, and I did manage to reschedule a couple […]
Winterlude
Too Much of a Good Thing In Minnesota it is Mother Nature who is the supreme authority. Plans can be tentatively made but ultimately? They must be rubber-stamped by her. And she can be a cruel cruel mistress. Take last Saturday. I had lined up back-to-back sessions with families around the metro area, and had […]
A Beautiful Sight
Sleigh Bells Ring Last Sunday I had some lovely photo sessions at Krueger’s Christmas Tree Farm in Lake Elmo, MN. We couldn’t have asked for better weather! There was still snow on the ground but it was a balmy 42° and partly cloudy. Perfect. Well, we’ve now bypassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Time to […]
Battle of the Bulge
Sweet Tooth It’s hard enough at my wonderful workplace, what with all the donuts and pizza and various other waistline un-friendly treats laying around. But now we’ve entered the holiday season of excess! I will try to indulge only in moderation. And maybe opt to take photos of many sweets instead of eating them. It […]
Holidaze
Dashing Through The Snow It’s been slowly building in the back of our minds. Even before Halloween had ended Target employees were sneaking in their holiday merch just an aisle over, to plant the seeds in our thoughts. Now the snow is flying, albeit mixed with freezing rain, and Thanksgiving is this week! With Black […]
Tricks and Treats
Nothing Lasts Forever And so ends Halloween season for 2010. But it will not be forgotten! We have many happy memories after hosting an enjoyable pumpkin carving party. And fun was had with a very Four Square-y Halloween at Clockwork. We also attended a swank costume party (where everyone really got into the spirit *and* […]
Deep Breathing
Watch Me Jumpstart This morning I took a break from my usual hectic routine. To pause for just a moment. And to take a few deep breaths. I allowed myself to enjoy the relative calm of Como Lake. Sure, there were your usual joggers and dog walkers and baby stroller pushers on the paths, but […]
Capturing Curtiss A
Open Up Your Eyes Today I worked with legendary Minneapolis musician, Curtiss A. And it was for a very good cause! “The Minnesota Beatle Project is a collaborative effort on behalf of the Minnesota music industry to provide support for music and art programs in Minnesota public schools.” I’ll post more information here when phase […]