Monthly Archives: August 2010

Who knew dinner could be so much fun?!

It was so much fun for me to watch these two playing together at dinner Sunday night. Ben initiated the interplay by leaning over towards Madi. By the way, you might notice the tasty and diverse dinner Nana prepared for Madi and Ben. So Madi offers him a blueberry nacho — a blueberry on a...

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It’s all in the eyes!

When photographing people or animals, we’re taught to focus on the eyes. They eyes are what show life. “You haven’t got the shot unless you have the eyes” is an often preached mantra for photographers. So here’s a shot of Madi’s beautiful brown eyes (well okay, just one of them) as proof of the mantra.

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Clouds, Honey Buns, and Aunt Ruth

I’ve found myself paying a lot of attention to clouds recently. At least part of the reason for that is a statement my cousin Ron made at his mom’s recent funeral. My Aunt Ruth was an artist whose talents and skills we all admired, and as Ron was talking about that facet of her life,...

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Four Reasons We Love Nana’s House!

Love, Ben and Madi

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Talking on a Phone is Not Natural

Madi  has taught me that talking on the phone is not a natural thing. She’ll listen. But then instead of talking, she’ll look at the phone to see where the person is that’s talking to her. It’s not that she doesn’t carry on two-way conversations when she is with others in person. She’ll go on...

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