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Rectory School Graduation
Middle school. A time of growth The beginning of teenage self-expression, facing towards the light of adulthood. It’s awkward and often the source of my stress (I’m living the “dream” of raising TWO teen girls right now, people). I’ve been photographing the 9th grade Commencement Ceremony at The Rectory School…
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Eclectic Art for the Modern Home
You could say painting is in her genetics. Ashley Garland of Ashley Floorcloths learned a unique method of artful decoration from her grandmother at just 13 years old; painted floorcloths. With roots in traditional floor covering, Ashley is bringing the technique back with some modern flare. Offering consultations for custom…
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Letter-boxing at Logees
You ever bring your kids to the park, only to find that it’s still completely covered in snow? What do you do then We decided to visit Logee’s Greenhouse in Danielson, CT. It’s a magical place that I’ve visited my whole life, and a great place to get a bit…
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Portrait Tips for Difficult Kids
Let me start by saying this Raising kids is not easy, raising your voice is. I absolutely lose my cool, but I hate it. Bickering and yelling are so very tiring. Ain’t nobody got time for that. But I do know this little secret: sometimes, when a stranger is…
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Dogs Are People Too
614 square feet. No closets. 5 people and two pets. Of course in a cape they don’t count the slanted roofs as useable space. Now you know exactly why we need a bigger space. Sometimes it feels greedy to want a bigger home. We are warm and dry, and that’s…
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10 Tips for Moms of Boys
Let him dream. He will aspire to be a spy, or Turtleman Explore the woods with him.
Muscle Shirts are for muscles. Keep your cool when he gets staples, just beside the place he got stitches last year. Because Battle wounds. Pick Wild Flowers with him. Some day, some lucky…
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Movies Suggested by Anthony, age 6
You’re probably in this middle of this very issue Your kid completely loves this ONE movie and will watch it 837 times a week. You wake up with the songs in your head and use lines from that movie in everyday life as a pun, except you’re the only one…
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Beautiful Strange Irony
“I had a craving for something sweet, so I ate that cranberry sauce you gave me - it was great!” she text me. My exhausted, swollen eyes began crying, again Irony is a beautiful and strange thing. Living on the other side of the US, there’s no way that she…
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Calling all snow bunnies!
Are you a little like me - a true New Englander who enjoys the threat of an impending blizzard I am looking for some brave souls who want to make magical portraits in the snow (at a deep discount!). Romance in the empty street. Playful laughs of a snowball fight.…