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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – working from home as I run my photography business is impossible…especially with this tiny little dictator who only eats bread and yells at me to get off the computer. As I sit here simultaneously teaching homeschool in two languages and trying to edit client’s images, […]

Best Things to Buy to Help Entertain your Toddler While you Drink. Err, Work.

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Hey all you last minute Mother’s Day shoppers – this post is for YOU! Not sure what to buy the special Mama in your life? Here are a few quick ideas to get you started — all of which can be purchased quickly off Amazon! Have another idea for a gift? I’d love to hear […]

Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Mother's Day Gift Guide 2020

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“Those coulda been guests at her wedding”. “THEY WERE SCONES!!!!!” Don’t know what I’m referencing? Yikes. Dear LORT please tell me you know this movie. PLEASE?! Here’s the clip, if you need help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HAWB5wDzSE Anyway….you ready? Here’s my take/ adaptation of Baker by Nature‘s Strawberry Scones with Lemon Glaze. They’re delicious, and difficult to screw […]

THEY WERE SCONES

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Hello from my lockdown camp in my suburban Chicago home! In an effort to do our part to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and flatten the curve, we’ve been HOME, and staying busy! I’ve been cooking, baking, crafting, and more – while I simultaneously help my child learn Chinese, as I wash endless amounts […]

That’s Pear-y Delicious

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My job as a photographer is to observe, then capture that observation. To find little fleeting moments of joy you don’t see happening; the ones which exist in front of my camera you’d never even notice, not even in the very moment you’re living it. I watch my client’s fix their child’s shoelace, and brush […]

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