May 2012
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May 21st
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Stop Hating Your Body: WHY DO WE PHOTOSHOP PEOPLE? →
maureenjohnsonbooks: Many of you may have seen the articles today about the awesome fourteen year-old who took a petition to Seventeen Magazine requesting that they do one non Photoshopped spread a month. Seventeen, to their credit, heard her out. They ultimately turned her down. Now,…
May 18th
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May 14th
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the dill seedlings are getting a ride on the... →
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May 14th
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May 14th
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about my post-partum depression
Friends, I’ve started at least five drafts of this post in the past several weeks.  It is an exceedingly difficult topic to face head-on without sounding as if I’m seeking a chorus of validating statements.  Please believe me:  I’m not.  I just think I might feel a little better if I got it out. If you’re not comfortable reading about my (very personal) life please go ahead...
May 13th
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.:where we were:. | St. Louis, Missouri
Kai and I took a quick (<24 hour) trip to St. Louis to see old friends. This was the view from the place we stayed.  Kid you not: I really loved these bronzes outside the stadium.  Someone gave this guy some shades:
May 12th
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goodbye, Jack-Jack
The day came…quicker than expected.  My mom put Jack down this morning. When I’m an old lady I’ll still think about this handsome ball of fluff and how much he loved to play fetch and eat yogurt and hang out at our college parties like a real frat boy.  How he never let me out of his sight.  How clearly happy he was to be among humans.   Goodbye and farewell, Jack-Jack, and...
May 12th
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ListenBreanna is an internet friend and soon-to-be...
May 9th
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May 8th
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May 6th
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.:where we were:. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
Again, far too much time was spent seeking out wifi (for worky stuff, you see) instead of seeing familiar faces and places.  I definitely didn’t get to see everyone who I should have.  This always friggin’ happens.  Next time I’m in town, I’m taking the week off.  Even freelancers need vacations. The view from the Skookul Expressway (ahem….Schuylkill, but you know...
May 6th
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May 4th
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May 4th
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.:where we were:. | Nazareth, Pennsylvania (part...
More pictures from my parents’ yard.  Aside from sitting in an over air-conditioned coffeeshop while the power was out, that’s really all we did.  Oh, and laundry.  Lots and lots of laundry. Apple blossoms: Concord grapevine: More apple blossoms: Crabapple blossoms: Apple leaf and backlighting: Our ancient apple tree: I feel like this cluster of blossoms turned its...
May 3rd
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.:where we were:. | Nazareth, Pennsylvania (part...
Since we were “home” recently, I have many pictures to share. Nazareth is where I grew up (though I always say I’m from Allentown when talking to non-Lehigh Valley residents…yes, like the Billy Joel song).  My parents have a really beautiful yard and I went crazy during the golden hour while we were there. Dogwood: Cedar shingles: Pear leaves: Lichens on the sour...
May 3rd
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Welcome, Offbeat Mama readers! →
I’m so pleased and honored to have Kai’s birth story shared with the amazing group of readers at Offbeat Mama.  If you clicked over after reading the version that appeared on Offbeat Mama, thanks so much and welcome!   I document our full-time RVing lifestyle here, as well as share lots of my pictures.  I occasionally reblog some cool shit, too.   I have a few other online presences...
May 3rd
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.:where we were:. | Harrisonburg, Virginia
Just a stopover.  I was nostalgic for collegetimes and wanted the memories to flood my brain.  Unfortunately, I was so busy with work that I barely did ANYthing.  I only stopped on campus to get a license plate frame and a onesie for Kai.  We did have dinner at one of my favorite places, though, the Little Grill: Aside from that, the only pictures I took were of a drag show.
May 2nd
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May 1st
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April 2012
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From Me to You's Memories of London
This is the first photography blog I ever followed and nearly every post continues to inspire me.   I could never afford to shoot much with film; certainly not enough to get any good.  Perhaps, once I’ve built up my skills/confidence a bit more, I’ll want to get the old Pentax out and buy some black and white film.  This post exemplifies exactly the kind of feel I aspire to in most of...
Apr 26th
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.:where we were:. | Indiana, Pennsylvania
There’s not much to say.  We got there late because we stayed in Harrisonburg, Virginia for a couple days beforehand.  It was cold. I bought beer. The End.
Apr 25th
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Apr 24th
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find me on the Book of Face →
The creation of a Miss Minty Fresh page on the Book of Face is solely to prevent spamming my friends with updates about new posts (since I’ve been trying to post something every day lately).  If you utilize Facebook to keep up with people and things do consider following along.  I’ll mostly be using it to share new posts.
Apr 22nd
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Apr 21st
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a little adventure and a stop in Philly
Kai and I are traveling on our own this weekend.  I’ll tell you more in a couple days.  ;) We’ve spent this past week at my parents’ house in the Lehigh Valley and visiting friends in Philadelphia.  The time we spend never feels sufficiently satisfying, and between the baby and my work, this visit has felt particularly harried.  I did manage to shoot quite a few pictures, and...
Apr 21st
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social media manners
Becka’s blog is a daily read for me, and she posted a little interview a while ago that had such a gem contained within it that it deserved its own post. Danielle LaPorte and her take on social media manners…behold the pithy genius of this: LAAA | I really admire the way you are able to be genuine on your blog. As a blogging, female wedding photographer sometimes I feel the pressure...
Apr 20th
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.:where we were:. | Pikeville, Kentucky
New Feature Time! This is the plan, readers…each week I’m going to tell you about the town we just vacated.  If we found some great eats or pretty things you’ll hear about them here.  Perhaps these posts will inform a leisurely road trip or make some business travel more interesting.  Or maybe I’ll add to your armchair travel via the blogosphere (which is, by the way, a...
Apr 19th
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Apr 18th
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watercolors and hiking
I’m so inspired by this new blog that I recently stumbled across.  Kolby has recently done some impressive long hikes (like the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT).  He makes me feel motivated to get out and find some day hike trails each week. I’m most impressed by the journals that he keeps, though.  His artwork is beautiful: He even shared a DIY project for how to put together a...
Apr 17th
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