As a photographer, I love to take photos of kitschy things….. and this one takes the cake. This “vintage” Santa has freaked me out for the ten years that I’ve lived here. Maybe it’s retro, or nostalgic, but this Santa who always poses at the edge of Elm St. at the Easter Seals Christmas tree lot, is...
It’s no secret that photographs hit us the hardest in a sentimental kind of way. But what’s funny about it is that you don’ t always know which photo is going to become a favorite. I stumbled across this photo of Parker, taken one year ago when he was just about 18 months old. I...
This weekend I took my 4-year old son to the village to check out the big Christmas tree in the town square, which just had its official tree lighting on Friday. When we got there, the tree had not been turned on yet, so we parked the car and walked up one side of Main...
A little-known fact about me: I love November. Most people think I’m all about October, and I am, but there is something about November that I find beautifully calming, quiet, stark and subtle. October is wild, weird, and wonderful in its messy crazy flurry of activity, but November is clean and peaceful. I like that....
Every fall Greater Manchester Restaurant Week is a highly anticipated time for me, and I make all kinds of notations on my calendar to make sure my husband and I are able to partake in a dinner out or two. I get so excited when the menus start appearing online and on the Facebook page....
I was so excited to again attend Intown Manchester’s Taste of Downtown Manchester for the 2nd year in a row. We had such a great time last year that I knew this event is going to be a repeat on my calendar every September for a long time. I was so excited, in fact, that...
When I saw that the SOPHA aka The Studio for Photographic Arts was having a field trip shooting the night time lights of downtown Manchester, I signed up pretty much immediately after I saw the post on Facebook. This is something I always want to do, but would never do alone as a female toting around...
