WIND AND JEWELS

This past weekend I was down at the beach shooting for House of Ruth Designs, a amazingly beautiful line. Laura, "the creator and owner", designs sterling silver and gold using semiprecious stones. She also creates sterling silver stamped and heirloom photo necklaces and bracelets.

This is the second time I have done a photo shoot for them, but this one was a bit different. Although we had sunny skies, the wind was fierce. In all my years going to the beach, I have never seen it that blustery. That said, the models were troopers and we got all the shots...

OBRIEN SCHRIDDE DESIGNS FRAMES

I am so thrilled to be able to carry the fabulous designs of Obrien Schridde!!! I have loved them for years and highly recommend a visit to their website to see all of the new designs they have available.

http://www.obrienschridde.com

MY DADDY

My sweet dad, now 82 and retired "master butcher" from NY has started his own blog. Check it out, he offers buying, cutting and selling tips for chefs or just people that want to cut well, and save money. I am so proud of him, he even has a twitter following....
Way to go dad!!!

http://thegourmetbutcher.wordpress.com/
http://twitter.com/joebroder

SWEET SOUNDS

Ok it is not often that a mom gets to brag so here goes....My son, Harrison (the drummer) and his friends have a band and after many weeks of practice, they had their first "gig" New Years Eve. They sounded great and everyone had a great time. Here are some photos from the big show. By the way they still need a name, can anyone help them pick one?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRBwUAgwO3k They won first place here is a copy of the performance.

ENGAGED!!!

We are so pleased to welcome a new addition to our family, My sweet stepdaughter, Lindsay became engaged to Rob this holiday season. They are so excited and I don't know if there feet have hit the ground yet. We are thrilled and I was honored that they asked me to take their engagement photos. Here are some from our shoot. Now the wedding planning begins!

CARILLON BEACH

I am so excited to announce a new website for Carillon Beach. I have been lucky enough to work on it! Please take a moment and check it out!

http://www.carillonbeach-fl.com

THE ROSEMARY THYMES...ADORABLE KIDS, MY FIRST AD AND A FRIENDS DAUGHTER

How exciting... I am running my first ad in the Rosemary Thymes. They also featured photo I took this summer with some adorable kids and my friend Stacy's daughter Annie as this issues featured artist. What a cool issue for me...If you are visiting the gulf coast feel free to pick one up.
Enjoy!

NEW STUDIO!!!

Finally, I have a new studio with some very cool "one of a kind" backdrops.

A few weeks ago my friends daughters, Caroline and Elizabeth came over and we spent time in the new studio taking tons of photos...Here are some of the shots and some of the new fun backdrops I now offer. I still will carry kaki, blue and other standard but give these new backdrops a whirl... color and design can really look amazing.

There will be many packages offered and at least 3 backdrops per session. So check out the new studio next time you want something bit different.