The birthday present Henry Rollins gave my son

As a parent, we try to find the right words for any given situation regarding our children. As a Mother, I have always tried to dole out equal amounts of my viewpoint with… Read More →

Full circle by the river

The sun is starting to set as I sit here on banks of the Mississippi River. A light breeze blows and the walking path behind me shows the occasional runner, dog walker and… Read More →

Women, you are more beautiful than you think

For many years, Dove has launched campaigns on helping young girls build their self esteem to senior women posing nude, showing their true beauty. Dove has a new campaign, “Real Beauty Sketches”, aimed… Read More →

No, you are not seeing double..

Yesterday I did a post telling about my new photography blog. Well the village idiot (me) accidently deleted the blog. Yes, I know..smooth move.. So after re-building said blog I think all is… Read More →

Paper Dolls for us big kids- Mibo Animals

I am probably the most un-arts & craftsy person you will ever meet. I can not draw, knit, do pottery, sew (ok, I can do basic things) or any of those Martha Stewart… Read More →

A husband’s love is captured in photographs

In 2007, Cleveland photographer Angelo Merendino met “The one”, Jennifer. From the first moment of meeting, he knew she was the one true love in his life. Jennifer soon moved to New York… Read More →

Live Below The Line-Year #2

Last year I participated in a global challenge, Live Below The Line. For 5 days I fed myself on $1.50/day for a total of $7.50. Sounds hard? It is very difficult as we… Read More →

Convertibles and Mary Jane

Sidenote: While trying to piece together something resembling a novella I remembered this time in my life. Each year in the springtime there was a local arts festival held in the hippie part… Read More →

Attitude is Altitude, so says Nick

  It’s Friday, end of another week now it’s time to ask yourself a few questions. This past week how many times did you complain or fall into self-pity mode about the job,… Read More →

The world as I saw it this past week

The one thing about dragging a camera where ever I go, everything becomes a photo opportunity. I notice the little (and big) things more and it’s quite addicting. Trash becomes beautiful, children become… Read More →