happy Thanksgiving!

Pies on the piano

May you have much to be thankful for. And may all your pie crusts be flaky.

living in a bakery

Apartments have circulation problems. Smells tend to become the last lingering guest at any dinner party. Isn’t it odd that even the tastiest dish can leave an unpleasant after-odor? Ever since I moved into my 690-square-feet of-all-mine place I have tried all sorts of methods to clear the air. Scented candles can only burn a [...]

strictly for looks

I bought vegetables I knew I wouldn’t eat because I think they’re pretty [...]

old travel pictures

It’s taken me ages to figure out how to use this gallery plugin, so though I feel compelled to post something, I didn’t have time for anything new. These are from my 2007 trip to Turkey. Click SL to start the slideshow and click FS to see it in full screen size.

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fall portrait class week 7

Thanks to my boss taking on some of the last minute Monday insanity, I was able to make it to the last class of the term [...]

looking at you looking at me

Young children do not duck the camera in the ways so many of their parents do. They let me take as many pictures as I want without ever seeming to regard my shooting as intrusive. They regard the camera with a complete lack of self-consciousness. [...]

Mama's kitchen window

Mama's kitchen window

fall portrait class week 6

This week we did eye studies in pencil [...]

arlington national cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery

a walk in the woods

Hiking with my sisters