Leith Walk and environs have become an impassable warren, courtesy of the Tram Travesty blighting Edinburgh for the third year running. In the midst of the chaos, on Annandale Street, I was idly watching some road rage spilling over between White Van Man and Silver Vauxhall. I saw arms going up and down out of the corner of my eye. I turned my head, and saw noticed Green Golf Dad. He was keeping one eye on traffic and one on the two car seats in the back seat. I realized while I was watching his arms pump up and down and up and down that he was singing. After a minute or two, I saw a couple of sets of chubby little arms pumping up and down and up and down right along with his. “The Wheels on the Bus” : I had a eureka moment and a flashback. He kept singing, and smiling, through four changes of the lights. Four changes, no movement, during which all of the other adults in the vicinity were mutating into malignant radgies.
Roll on, Green Golf Dad, and may all the nappies you change be pee ones.
You have questions. We’ve got answers. But how do we find those answers?
Libraries are filled with all sorts of books and information but sometimes it can feel like you’re are looking for a needle in a haystack. But actually, Dewey, our system for finding things, is quite simple. Think neighborhoods then think of the Dewey Decimal System as your road map.
Let’s say you are looking for books on cooking. In a bookstore you would probably look for a sign that says “Cookbooks”. Those books may be placed on shelves alphabetically by the last name of the author or maybe by title. Bookstores are set up for browsing. They want you to look around for awhile. Maybe you find what you are looking for – maybe not. Libraries are different – we’d like you to look around but we really want you to find exactly what you are looking for.
Let’s go to the cooking example. You are looking for a cookbook with recipes on casseroles. You have a big family gathering coming up. You really need ideas for a casserole – what are you going to do?? Your best bet – Ask a Librarian!! Chances are we can take you right to books on casseroles.
How can we do that? The Dewey Decimal System that’s how! Libraries are broken down into ‘neighborhoods’. Those neighborhoods have specific addresses – the Dewey number (what we call the Call Number) is that address. Cookbooks ‘live’ on a library street – 641. There you may find rows and rows of cookbooks. But you don’t want rows of cookbooks you just want one on casseroles!
Well think of the our call number as a street address with a specific house number. The ‘Dewey address’ for casseroles is 641.821. The first three numbers – 641- brings you to a ’street’ called cookbooks, while the numbers after the decimal point – 821 – will take you specifically to the ‘house’ called casseroles. So that intimating number 641.821 is really telling you Cookbooks On Casseroles live here!
Not only does the library have what you’re looking for, we want you to find what you are looking for! You are welcome to visit the links below to learn more about the Dewey Decimal System or Ask a Librarian – we’d be happy to help you!
I am absurdly pleased with my little silver tooth box. Son 1 aged 5y 5m found it under my pillow this morning. I am afraid I am going to have it engraved. By a nanotechnician with very small fingers. Why doesn’t anyone else have rampant pangs over the loss of the first baby tooth? Are you guys all just throwing them out as soon as you’ve done your Tooth Fairy duty? And Nanna! Come here and be called to account! What happened to my first tooth?
Ahem. Anyway. Son 1 was up late; Son 2 aged 2y 5m was a little darling. He chats and chats, with an occasional stop for “I wan’ cuddle.” He had Sugar Puffs and raspberries for breakfast. Torrential rain. New shoes were called for – my others are either suedey, nubucky, or frankly not watertight. Time for my new black shiny patent leather courts. A new pair of shoes is always a Good Thing. And I can’t wait to put Black Shiny Patent Leather into the blog tags. I back up this blog on another site, and you should see the amount of visits I get from the post I did about my Hold Ups.
I got out for a late lunch and tripped round down in my new shoes looking for a present for a friend’s soon-to-be seven year old. In the end I had to give up and ring the mother. Ben 10 Lego, apparently. The Man, who is the expert builder, says Bionicles are far better than Ben 10 Lego, which he says is boring. But another Spider Monkey it is. From Tesco, because now we’ve lost Woolworths and the Independent Toy Shop, there aren’t many places left in the Big Town to buy toys. And guess what. I mastered the Self Service Scanner. It was a bit snobby about my TK Maxx carrier bag, but apart from that I did all right. And for my next trick I really will work out how to get pictures out of my digital camera.
I see some problems with Valentine’s Day as it is currently taking place in some schools. If the holdiay is going to be celebrated with class parties in elementary school (as opposed to students giving out their own valentines privately, without anything to do with the school), in my opinion, there is only ONE way to do it.
Having been an Elementary Teacher of many years, the ONLY way Valentine’s Day should be celebrated at school is for children to be required to make a card for every other child in the class. This prevents some children going home upset, deflated, egos damaged.
I taught for many years in an overseas American school in a country where Valentine’s were not sold in large packets, as they are in America.
Valentines in America are sold in easy, class-sized packages
I solved this problem by making heart shapes on a paper, writing “to” and “from” on the card, and photocopying the papers. I gave each child a packet to cut out the 25-30 necessary for the whole class, and kids sat with their friends in groups to color valentines and write simple messages on them.
Since we don’t commonly have shoeboxes easily available in this country, I made large envelopes for each child by folding and stapling at the sides an 18″ x 24″ piece of construction paper, and wrote each child’s name largely in fancy cursive on the envelope. That way we could have a Valentine’s party where everyone could go around distributing valentines to everyone else’s desk, and no one would feel left out.
We also had envelopes taped up around the room for other classes, in case someone wanted to send a card to a brother or sister, or friend in another grade. Of course they could make additional valentines “from your secret admirer,” and we always made a special one to take home to Moms and Dads.
This way, at the end of the day, everyone in the class has a whole packet of Valentines to take home, from the whole class, and is NOT LEFT OUT, while other, more popular children get ALL the valentines!
I was surprised to find how many high school children still had their class valentines, saved from our elementary school parties.
We had such a crazy holiday season, I wanted to go back and share a few favorite Christmas cards.
In the past, I did purchase my card templates, but realized I didn’t want all our clients cards looking alike. So now? I custom-create them ALL. Crazy? Yes. Fun? Most of the time!Typically we’ll do a cool design on the front of the card based on a favorite pic…then fill in the rest with a collage.And sometimes? We don’t manage to get all our holiday card sessions in before Christmas… so they turn into New Year’s cards (or in our personal situation, Valentines, or Easter….).This one has to take the prize for my favorite card of the year. Something about it just says… “real life”.
Is it too early to book your holiday card session for next year? Um, yes. BUT we can do baby announcements, graduation announcements, thank you cards… or just notecards for any day. Just another way to show your favorite people to the world.
I bought this fabulous Spotted Rug for our daughter’s playroom. I got the biggest size – it’s rare to find kids’ rugs this big. It’s soft, good quality and great value. However no shoes allowed!
Fun rug with brightly coloured spots on a cream background. Hand tufted. Made in China.
160cm x 230cm = £96, 170 x 110cm = £47.50, 140cm x 80cm = £34
Friday, February 19, 2010
Hello and welcome to my blog!
My name is Katy, and ArtFelt is the name I’ve given my crafty business…..
All my pictures are designed by me and hand stitched with great care. I only ever use wool felt, which is soft and smooth and comes in a gorgeous range of colours. I embellish my creations with sequins and embrodiery. Each picture measures approx. 20cm x 29cm and is then mounted in a wooden frame measuring 30cm x 40cm.
Custom orders are very welcome, so if there is a particular image or theme that you would like created just let me know and we can discuss what you’d like. Pictures can also be personalised with a message or dedication written along the bottom.
I hope you enjoy browsing my pictures as much as I have enjoyed making them!
According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools’ administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families. The issue came to light when the Robbins’s child was disciplined for “improper behavior in his home” and the Vice Principal used a photo taken by the webcam as evidence. The suit is a class action, brought on behalf of all students issued with these machines.
I have been hearing about Operation Smile everywhere lately – NYC Prep on Arena, Giuliana & Bill Rancic and Twitter. So I decided to do some research to find out what it was all about.
Operation Smile is a dedicated group of volunteers that provide reconstructive surgeries to children born with facial deformities such as a cleft lip and cleft palate. This charity has been around since 1982 and has a provided free surgeries to children in over 50 countries.
More than 200,000 children are born with a severe cleft condition each year. This condition can affect eating, speaking, socializing and smiling. Most children with these facial deformities are too embarrassed to go to school. Most parents cannot afford to give their children the surgeries they require in order to live a healthy and normal life. This is where Operation Smile comes in.
Operation Smile
At Operation Smile, medical volunteers provide children safe, effective and free cleft lip and cleft palate repair surgery. Their volunteers are dedicated to raising awareness and providing solutions. Every procedure has a high standard of safety and hygiene and ensures children and their families receive a high level of post-op care, cleanliness, respect and dignity.
Every child deserves the chance to smile. This charity is healing their smiles and bringing each child hope for their future.
This is an absolutely inspiring charity. There are so many ways to give generously, please visit their website. You can make a difference knowing that you are helping to bring a smile to a childs face. What could be better than that?
I went to Anjuna market again today – not particularly to shop (there are only so many sarongs, pashminas and necklaces that one woman needs) but to say hello to the El Shaddai team, drop off my used paperbacks for their bookstall, soak up the atmosphere and take photos.
I travelled via boat – not an experience that I’d recommend or will be repeating. It was a small, six seater boat with an outboard motor, piloted by two psychotics who thought it was fun to gun the boat into 20’ high waves. To be fair, there were five other people in the boat with me – young “up for it” Russian tourists who loved it; cue much screaming and arm waving as if we were at Big Splash Mountain (or whatever it’s called). The journey is only a mile or so, but it took twenty minutes, due to all of this water based chicanery.
So of course, we arrived at the market completely soaked – I was absolutely sodden from head to toe, hair to flip-flops, and staggered up the beach as if I were re-enacting the Normandy landings.
To continue the analogy, I then had to fight them on the beaches and fend off the ministrations of the hawk-eyed female beach sellers, who take up residence on a rock and wait for soaked tourists to drag themselves ashore.
“Hello madam! Oh you are so very wet. Come, come, I help you get dry. Come to my shop [stall], relax, buy lovely new dry clothes. My name is Nikita, what is you? Where you from, how many children you have?”
Etc.
However, the amount of child beggars and performers at the market continues to depress me; apparently, people travel from all over western India to participate in this huge orgy of tourism, and that includes children.
At the market this morning, I witnessed tiny children performing on a tightrope in front of a paparazzi like array of camera and camcorder wielding western tourists, who then filled the begging bowl which was passed around by the adult ringmaster.
(For obvious reasons … I don’t have any photographs of this event – I actually felt so nauseated by it that I couldn’t bring myself to be part of the throng – but here are, I assume, the parents, setting up the tightrope first thing).
What do these visitors think when they get home and show their friends and family that film footage of a tiny child, perhaps five years old, balancing on a tightrope – how cute? Isn’t she clever?
Or: “why isn’t she at school?” Or: “what future can she ever have if this is how she spends her time as a child?”
This week, there are more Western children than usual in evidence, as it’s the British school holidays, and so the contrast between the children that one sees is particularly pronounced – some are in Ben 10 t-shirts and are on holiday with their parents … others are working or begging, or both. I was staggered (and disgusted) to see one tourist filming the child performers and then sending his seven-year old son down to the beach to pay the children – with no apparent sense of the irony of this act, as far as I could see.
Goa seems to be such an economic magnet to so many people from other India states, particularly Karnataka. If western tourists stopped making it appear to be so economically advantageous to be either a child who begs or to have a child who you can send out to perform (thus making your child a resource) then perhaps the influx would cease or at least slow down?
I truly believe that every time a tourist gives a child money, be it for either begging or performing, they reinforce the notion (to both child and adult) that begging is an economically viable way of spending time and that it is, in every sense of the word, “worth” it to be on the beach or at the market rather than at school.
The Goans are constantly telling me that their state’s infrastructure (water supplies, electricity, the road system, food supplies, accommodation) can’t cope with this influx of workers from other states and that the Goans disapprove of the children who beg – but yet I don’t see any evidence of the powers that be challenging it – for example, policing child beggars/performers and/or the adults who visibly control them.
I think I need to go back to Rainbow House again tonight (I’ve been going to see Renuka every few days) in order to remind myself that there is another way and that it’s possible, through the work of El Shaddai and other charities, for children in Goa to have a different, brighter, more hopeful future.
Scripture: Mark 10:13-16 (from “The Message,” by Eugene Peterson)
The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus was irate and let them know it: “Don’t push these children away. Don’t ever get between them and me. These children are at the very center of life in the kingdom. Mark this: Unless you accept God’s kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you’ll never get in.” Then, gathering the children up in his arms, he laid his hands of blessing on them.
Context
This coming Sunday, February 21, is the first Sunday in Lent. It is a time of forty days, not counting Sundays, that stretch from Ash Wednesday (February 17) until Easter Sunday (April 4). It recalls the time of Jesus’ temptation or testing in the desert (see Luke 4:1-13).
Our scripture readings during Lent this year, however, will not follow the typical pattern. Instead, we are using materials that focus on “A Journey to Hope,” with scripture and suggestions provided by the “Rethink Church” campaign of The United Methodist Church. The idea during Lent is to look at the various ways in which we are equipped to start–and continue–on “A Journey to Hope.”
This Sunday, the focus will be on “traveling companions.” The scripture reading is taken from the Gospel of Mark, coming at a time when he is coming closer to Jerusalem. It comes after Peter’s confession of him as “the Christ, the Messiah”(Mark 8:29) and the Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-8). He has already spoken of the importance of honoring and valuing children. (Mark 9:36-37). He has gone to an area of Judea on the east side of the Jordan river, where he continues to teach to a large crowd.
People are bringing children to him, hoping that he might at least touch them. The disciples are shooing them away. But Jesus interrupts and makes sure to welcome and bless the children.
Reflection Questions
Who brought us to Jesus? Who have been our “traveling companions” along our journey of faith?
What is so important that we sometimes create impediments for others to come “face to face” with Jesus?
What kind of “traveling companions” are we for Jesus? Do we bring people closer, or do we keep them away!
Prayer
Lord, help us to recognize the need for persons to come close to Jesus–and to bring others with them. Help us not to stand in the way but to invite and involve others in our journey to hope. Amen.
Hilariously, the top three Google Images results for "feral youths" all came from the nation's favourite right-wing newspaper...
Yet another report this morning highlights just how important the early years for children are…
Children from the poorest homes are almost a year behind middle class pupils in language skills by the time they start school, research suggests.
Labour’s immediate defence (not yet though) will be to say that it proves their SureStart programme is the right idea, and that the Tories want to scrap it, etc. etc: a message that is somewhat unclear, because some reports say the Tories won’t scrap it, while others say they will cut money from its budget.
But in this case, I’m not interested in the partisan hackery. We’ve had enough of that over the past few days regarding the issue of care for the elderly.
This time, the point is simple. Study after study is showing that the biggest “damage” is done to a child’s prospects before they even enter school. Indeed, the sceptics might argue that all school does is merely nurture a child’s abilities as they get older and turn them into what has essentially already been pre-determined for them by the facts of their early childhood.
A very depressing argument, but there has to be some element of truth to it. After all, why is it that bad schools tend to be in “bad” areas, with high levels of poverty, unemployment, and general deprivation? And that this just never seems to change, decade in, decade out?
Time and again, the evidence shows that early intervention is the only way we can tackle the long-term nature of the underachievement from the difficult estates of Britain.
Such a platitude is very easy to say, however, without defining what we mean by “intervention”. And that’s where it begins to get tricky.
Parenting classes are the solution offered by The Sutton Trust, the ones who sponsored this research. Only problem is that you’re broadly dealing with people who, let’s just say, aren’t the sharpest tools in the box in the first place. How much will they be able to absorb and actually put into practice?
More money spent on the right things might help, but in our short-termist mentality it’s just not doable, even though it would probably pay itself back in the long run.
So are we talking then about very aggressive intervention? Social workers and health visitors keeping a very close eye on the development of children? It doesn’t sound very liberal, does it? Where do we stop after that: will people be required to take an IQ test before they’re allowed to reproduce?
“I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity. – Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize Wish”
“Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food.
Jamie Oliver is transforming the way we feed ourselves, and our children. Jamie Oliver has been drawn to the kitchen since he was a child working in his father’s pub-restaurant. He showed not only a precocious culinary talent but also a passion for creating (and talking about) fresh, honest, delicious food. In the past decade, the shaggy-haired “Naked Chef” of late-’90s BBC2 has built a worldwide media conglomerate of TV shows, books, cookware and magazines, all based on a formula of simple, unpretentious food that invites everyone to get busy in the kitchen. And as much as his cooking is generous, so is his business model — his Fifteen Foundation, for instance, trains young chefs from challenged backgrounds to run four of his restaurants.
Now, Oliver is using his fame and charm to bring attention to the changes that Brits and Americans need to make in their lifestyles and diet. Campaigns such as Jamie’s School Dinner, Ministry of Food and Food Revolution USA combine Olivers culinary tools, cookbooks and television, with serious activism and community organizing — to create change on both the individual and governmental level.”
Jamie Oliver, one of the celebrities I have respect for. Passion for what he loves, food. Educating a child from young is a good idea to start this positive cause. Well, I don't usually like to post negative subjects, but I know that food to all our health are so important. Lets focus on how to make everyone eat healthier. Fresh, 100% home-made food is a good way to start. I understand most businesses will look at how to increase profit as the primary key in their business plan, well, each boss don't? So F&B companies do have to change their mindset and have a kinder heart. Giant positive cash flow is not the most important goal in a business. Is giving more value back to customers who supports the companies' products that is utmost important.
This issue is a global one, and I can see China is coming up fast. If all humans are healthy and having the prefect weight and shape their want, slimming salons will go bust some might say, tell them to change business model then. Thanks.
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So, my youngest son Cody walks in the room and says”I want to watch a movie.” My husband Chad says, “And why would I let you do that?” “Because I am cute!” “What! Your not cute!” “No……I am VERY cute!!”
LOL! Just another day at the Wright household.
As a side note, I have no idea where he got that idea!
Over the past couple of weeks 5D have learning about Poetry and the different types of poetry.
Below are some Limericks which pupils in 5D have written. . .
We all kept our fingers crossed…No rain please! Boy were we lucky! Instead we got dynamic clouds, beautiful light, and a lovely afternoon. The sea of yellow was like walking in the sun! xoxo Yorgensen Family!
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I just love the ones of these two!
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loves to watch Iggle piggle and Thomas the tank engine, starts dancing when he hears their music!
loves to scribble on the black board and the occasionally on my furniture…
loves tomatoes, blueberries, mandarin and squeezie yoghurt (thanks aunty kel for introducing)
loves water either in the bath, pool or playing with the hose in the garden.
loves to copy what Stella is doing, including pushing the toy pram and even asked me to put a hair clip on his hair… (and no I didn’t put any! but there were times when Stella thought it would be cute to put hair clip on Jake’s hair)
loves throwing ball or anything that resembles a ball, eg. mandarin and oranges
Jake did some painting this morning, he really enjoyed it, in fact he wanted to paint the whole easel!
I thought I’d write a bit about my goals for 2010. Because it’s February, and everyone knows that February is the time when you let everyone know how you’ve already failed at keeping the goals you wrote down in January. (Even worse, I found a post I wrote in January 2008 (yes, ‘08) about my goals for that year, and they are pretty much the same as my goals for this year. Gulp.)
I recently read a book on organization by a Christian woman named Donna Otto. The title was compelling–Secrets to Getting More Done in Less Time–and I found many helpful tips inside. In the book, she urges women to write down their goals, which we’ve all heard before. But she also urges women to look at their goals regularly after writing them down. I’ve taken the first step, and I plan to put the goals inside the cover of my prayer notebook, which hopefully I’ll be opening daily (one of my goals). So this will either go really well or really badly.
Otto suggests 8 areas to help you brainstorm your goals: intellectual, physical, emotional, financial, social, spiritual, family and career. Here are some of the goals I wrote down in these areas:
Emotional–display the fruits of the Spirit to Noel and the kids (And apparently, yelling and grumpiness are not fruits of the Spirit.)
Financial–save money in areas of our budget where Noel asks me to do so
Social–have someone over for dinner once a month
Spiritual–spend time daily in God’s Word and develop a more disciplined prayer life
Family–spend time every week working with Will on pre-reading skills
Career–I don’t have one, but in this area, I’ve set the goal of writing a post on this blog every week. Obviously, this isn’t happening yet!
Other–scrapbook at least one year’s worth of photos, start Sarah Kate’s baby book
Other than reading books to myself and to Will, none of these goals are going too well. I’m hoping that by making them public to the 8 people who read this blog (hi, Mom!), it will provide some accountability and motivation. I do feel like these are all areas in which I should be growing and progressing. I don’t want to look back at this post in 2012 and be struggling with the same issues. I want to look back on 2010 as the year that I developed a vibrant prayer life, learned huge lessons from God’s Word, applied them to my life, shared them with others, and served my family with joy. (And if I happened to lose 5-8 pounds and finish a scrapbook along the way, that would be a bonus!)
Screenshots from the free childrens game that is being made in RPG-Maker VX and is going to be released with the first book – game is still in developement, some of the screenshots are unfinished and subject to change. Updated regularly!
I have a few things to show you now, but I need to track down the camera - maybe I can raid the husband’s briefcase tomorrow morning, it may be there. Today’s achievement is Super Girl and me turning an old pair of the husband’s boxer shorts into a slightly lopsided skirt for SG’s doll Camille. It’s still a work in progress, but it’s recognisably a skirt – it just needs the threads tidying up, and elastic putting in the waist, and I think Super Girl plans to sew a few decorative buttons on. So that’s one good thing. What else?
Snow! I know it’s a nuisance and it can be dangerous, but my heart still leaps when I see those big fat flakes falling from the sky. It’s stopped now, but it is lying, so maybe we’ll get a bit more.
Super Girl is happy, she’s going to be a “reading buddy” at school. She’s been waiting patiently (and not so patiently) to be appointed someone to work with, but now all is well and she’ll be experiencing the joys of the Oxford Reading Tree twice a week – rather her than me!
As a professional hair styling, I noticed that was essentially what types of parents when it comes to hair styling of children. There are parents who really knows their child's hair with seriousness and precision as the hairstyle you want to go to last section, and then there are those who want to be short and simple. Fortunately, the second is usually more in number, because most parents understand that children need simple hairstyle.
Kids need simple hairstylesa number of reasons. First, they are children and are in an age where appearance has so much power and when they get to this point, trust me parents, you lose all say how they dress or hair style. Second, because most children are very active, hairstyles that are simple are easy to manage and style are the best choice, as most children their hairstyle anyways lead to ruin. Children also get their hair dirty and tangled, so the hair will be "Keep it simplereally allow them to be naturally playful without worries. Did I mention less work for you as parents.
Well, what kind of hairstyles are easy for your children? Well, for boys, there are some easy to handle, cut the hairstyles are still very beautiful and young. For women is more complicated, because long hair seems most mothers want for their children to the skin, but do not want to run too often. There are some optionshere for cute, seems easy.
For boys, the hairstyles are more in the short and comb the dunes. Hairstyles like spikes and staff cuts are for young people who manage him head first into something bigger. The haircut is to enable a quick and simple, without any confusion to be active. Amortization Comb are also a good hair style for boys. The look is a different kind of shorthand is still easy to style and manage. For Boysnot as active, it is probably the best choice.
As for the young girls are the easiest hairstyles medium length cut is slightly above the shoulders. This look offers a trendy look, which seems to be always connected, or even more different. The hair is short enough not to tangle or get caught in things so often. The coat is shorter and easier to clean and produce stylish looks cute. A paradigmatic example is that of the young starlet Dakota Fanning, has this particular hairstylerepeatedly.
Parents Well, I hope you have learned from this article, the hair of your children as easy as possible. Easy to see children as cute can offer styles as complicated as possible. And if you visit us, professionally, make us wonder about the simpler styles nice for your children. Many of us have children to be good enough to choose the hair style for your children.
Typically my work is seasonal since I do portrait sessions almost exclusively outdoors with the exception of babies. Two weeks ago that changed when I was contacted about doing some work to illustrate a homeschool catalog. While none of my models are in truth home schooled, they are all students (and parents of students) and willingly complied with my setups.
I had a list of specific shots they wanted so the shoots were pretty structured. Still, I had fun doing it.
You can see the rest of the photos here if you are interested.
Truth be told, I’m not really a beach person. I like the idea of the beach, of idyllic frolicking in cool water and soft sand, of sitting and contemplating sky and sea, of making sand castles and collecting shells. But the reality is sitting exposed in the full, hot sun, with sand sticking to sun-block-covered skin, trying to get tender-skinned babies to keep hats on.
So early in the day and short doses is the key. But the photos look good, anyway….
Typically we’ll do a cool design on the front of the card based on a favorite pic…
then fill in the rest with a collage.
And sometimes? We don’t manage to get all our holiday card sessions in before Christmas… so they turn into New Year’s cards (or in our personal situation, Valentines, or Easter….).
This one has to take the prize for my favorite card of the year. Something about it just says… “real life”.
I just love the ones of these two!
