The Christmas portrait – DIY style

My latest piece at Savvymom.ca is about holiday photo cards. I wanted to spend a little more time talking about the Christmas portrait angle of that article. Do you do a family portrait this time of year? Why or why not? The issue of Christmas photo portraits is one I have ranted on about … Continue reading →

Christmas 2010 – action packed and photo-heavy, to say the least

Christmas Eve turned out to be a beautiful sunny winter day here in Ottawa. So we went to Westboro Beach for a round of sledding. (Which, by the way, is a very pretty place to go, with an easy hill for young kids.) Here's a view of the river: … Continue reading →

Christmas Day 2010 – one hour at a time (Hourly photo results!)

... as referred to in yesterday's post. :) This page will be updated in fits and spurts as the day goes on and all updates will be posted below (most recent at the bottom), although the Flickr set will always be updated first. You can click to enlarge too. Wake: 7:00 a.m. - First … Continue reading →

Hourly photo project: Christmas Day 2010

Lara asked me if I was going to undertake another Hourly Photo Challenge on Christmas Day. I was already thinking of doing it, but wasn't going to post about it. But then I considered it for 1.2 seconds and figured, why the heck not post about it? Here are last year's results. As per previous … Continue reading →

Here we are again, my friends

It's December 23. Last night we were about to walk to up to our neighbourhood rink for a short after-dinner skate (Day 22 of our 25 Days!) when I noticed a huge crowd of people standing on the stoop of a neighbour's house. It took me a moment to realize what was going on there. They were … Continue reading →

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The Christmas portrait – DIY style

Christmas 2010 – action packed and photo-heavy, to say the least

Christmas Day 2010 – one hour at a time (Hourly photo results!)

Hourly photo project: Christmas Day 2010

Here we are again, my friends