come on in

Hey have any of my GTA friends been to the Delicious Food Show down at the CNE grounds before?  I went for the first time today, courtesy of Strauss Water Bar (who I’ll tell you all about soon).  But first come on in to the Direct Energy Centre and check out some of the exhibits.

How to Take This Photograph: Mason Jars

Let’s talk about you…

Let’s talk about your photography.  What kind of camera do you use…  Phone camera?  DSLR?  What kind of stuff do you take pictures of…  Your dog and your cat?  Your family?  Your garden?  Your trips?  Hey, guess what…  me too!  Do you wanna learn a few tips and tricks to take better pictures?  Then let’s hang out together.  There’s always always always something new to learn about photography, and that’s part of the reason I love it.  So I’ll share some of the stuff I know with you and hopefully as we go along we’ll all get a bit better at it.  We’ll make a series called…

Ombré Edged Business Cards with Sharpie Paint Markers

Oh business cards.  There are probably way too many of them in the world, right? Even in my own small career there were first the Real business cards, then some for the card-making business, the gift business, and the photography business of course.  And how many of all of those have I given out?  Well, some, but there’s still a whole lot of them left over!

I’m in business

Story of a Fireplace Wall & A Fall Mantel

what to write on the chalkboard…?

Have you ever started out with any kind of project not knowing where it would end?  This is one of those.  Both the mantel decor and this blog post, so wish me luck…here goes…

Photo Finish 36: Lessons Learned from a Kid Photographer

my kid took this one:  Killbear Provincial Park

So hey, check out the new photographer on the block!  It’s Personally Junior.  He went on a camping trip with his Oma and Opa (my parents, God bless them) and Opa took the opportunity to teach him a bit of photography with a li’l ol’ Canon G11 point and shoot.  Opa has infinite patience for teaching, and Oma has infinite patience for board games (did I mention…God bless them!) so PJ was well spoiled for the week.

Photo Finish 35: Ode to School Supplies

pencil crayon, ruler, chalkboard love

I love school supplies.  Love love love.  Love.  Blank paper, sharpened pencils, unused erasers.  I’m a pen and paper girl at heart.  If I could hand-write my blog posts, paste the actual photos onto them and mail them to you via snail-mail I would do it in a heartbeat.  So in honour of back-to-school season, this post is dedicated to some of my favourite school-related items, and my school-related history with them.

Roasted Tomato Soup {Cooking Without a Recipe}

Well guys…love it or hate it here’s the truth:  Fall is in the air.  Or maybe just on the calendar.  Oh wait, was that Fall back in July?  Either way, it started WAY too early this year and I’m not emotionally prepared.  Bring on a little more summer please.  And while we’re talking about summer let’s talk about life being just a little bit easier…